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Guy Boutilier, 1st mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, dies at 65
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMany are commemorating Guy Boutilier, a former politician who served for decades in municipal and...
Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThousands of residents in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have been ordered to leave their...
Councillor in Fort McMurray suing mayor and municipality for $1.1M
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA Wood Buffalo councillor is suing the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and mayor for more than...
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...
Fort McMurray residents told to be ready to evacuate on short notice due to wildfire threat
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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...
Residents forced out of Canada's oil sands hub by wildfire cleared to return, officials say
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoResidents who were ordered out of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, due to a nearby...
A wildfire has forced out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoHundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada’s oil sand hub of Fort...
Residents of Canadian oil town menaced by wildfire can return home
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoResidents of the Canadian oil town threatened by an out-of-control wildfire can return home,...
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...