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7 years ago today, 88,000 Albertans fled due to the Fort McMurray wildfire
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Wildfire near Fort McMurray grows to 5,500 hectares but flames pushed south of city
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoRichelyn Fabian, a Fort McMurray, Alta., resident of 17 years, and her family are trying to live as...
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...
Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThousands of residents in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have been ordered to leave their...
Fire threatening Fort McMurray could burn for weeks, maybe months
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Officials hope rain, favourable winds aid in fight against Fort McMurray wildfire
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoResidents of Fort McMurray remain under orders to prepare to leave their homes at a moment's notice...
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...
Rain, cooler temperatures reduce wildfire risk in Fort McMurray
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCool temperatures and rainfall have significantly reduced the wildfire risk in Fort McMurray but...
As nature ignites, wildfires are becoming more common. Here's how we must adapt to our fiery future
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFlames engulf trees along a highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on May 6, 2016. COLE BURSTON/AFP...
Rain helps stall wildfire near Canadian oil city
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoOvernight rain helped firefighters stall a large wildfire near the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, and wet weather on Thursday was...