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Smoke clouds northern Alberta as wildfires burn near Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAir quality in much of northern Alberta worsened overnight, as wildfires burn near Grande Prairie...
Factbox-Why is fire-threatened Fort McMurray so important to Canada's oil industry?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA wildfire threatening the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray has prompted thousands of people...
Fort McMurray college opens first-of-its-kind esports arena in Alberta
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoKeyano College in Fort McMurray, Alta., has opened the first-of-its-kind esports arena in the...
Wildfire near Fort McMurray grows to 5,500 hectares but flames pushed south of city
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRichelyn Fabian, a Fort McMurray, Alta., resident of 17 years, and her family are trying to live as...
A wildfire has forced out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoHundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada’s oil sand hub of Fort...
Before Fort McMurray's wildfire, Alberta's costliest disaster was 2013 flooding
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Rain, cooler temperatures reduce wildfire risk in Fort McMurray
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoCool temperatures and rainfall have significantly reduced the wildfire risk in Fort McMurray but...
Canadians are hopeful shifting winds may push wildfire away from the oil sands hub of Fort McMurray
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoFavorable winds are expected to push an “out of control” wildfire away from Canada’s oil sands hub...
When the Fire Came for Fort McMurray
Outside via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2016, a wildfire jumped the Athabasca River and headed straight for Fort McMurray, an Alberta oil town 600 miles south of the Arctic Circle. In this...
5 worst weather events to hit Canada in the last 100 years: Hurricanes, fires, ice storms and more
Yahoo News Canada· 2 years agoA Mountie surveys the damage on a street in Fort McMurray, Alberta. (Courtesy Alberta RCMP) Handout...