* WCS for June delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, ended the day
at $13.45 a barrel under the benchmark, according to brokerage
CalRock. On Tuesday the Canadian heavy benchmark settled at
$13.40 a barrel under WTI.
* The heavy crude benchmark has tightened this week on
concerns about wildfires in Alberta, one trader said, even
though so far only light oil and gas production has been
impacted.
* The wildfires eased on Wednesday, allowing some producers
to reopen shuttered production, but hot dry conditions are
forecast over the weekend and officials warned fire activity
could intensify.
* Suncor Energy said a worker was injured in a bear
attack at the company's oil sands base plant in northern
Alberta, the latest in a series of safety incidents at the
Canadian oil producer.
* Global oil prices fell by more than a dollar a barrel,
ending a three-day rally, as economic data suggested the U.S.
Federal Reserve might hike interest rates further.
* That put the outright price of WCS at just over $59 a
barrel.
(Reporting by Nia Williams
Editing by Chris Reese)
May 10 (Reuters) - Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy
crude's discount to the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
inched wider on Wednesday:
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