The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire revealed the need for more routes out of isolated northern Alberta communities and now, the province is putting money towards making that happen. Right now ...

A major project is in the works for Alberta’s north that would connect Fort McMurray to the rest of the region, including Grande Prairie. CBC’s Fort McMurray reporter Dennis Kovtun and CBC’s Grande ...

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Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods — Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace — were evacuated Tuesday as a wildfire grew dangerously close. Evacuees are being told they will ...

Poor internet connection? Access a low-bandwidth, accessible version of this story on CBC Lite. A wildfire that forced more than 6,600 people from their homes in Fort McMurray continues to grow ...

May 15 (Reuters) - A wildfire threatening the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray has prompted thousands of people to evacuate the remote northern Alberta city, reviving memories of a ...

After extreme wind speeds and fire behaviour Saturday, crews hope for calmer forecast Residents of Fort McMurray remain under orders to prepare to leave their homes at a moment's notice as ...

A wildfire near Fort McMurray, Alta., almost quadrupled in size over the weekend, as dry conditions fuelled the blaze and brought back painful memories of one of the country’s costliest ...

TORONTO, May 11 (Reuters) - An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the major Canadian oil town, making it among the first ...

FORT McMURRAY, Alta. — As the urban centre at the heart of Canada’s oilsands industry, Fort McMurray has seen more than its share of ups and downs. A decade and a half ago, the northern Alberta ...

After fruitless communication attempts, three officers entered his room at the Holiday Inn Express, but he shot at them, barricading himself inside. A Fort Lauderdale police officer was shot and a ...

Fort McMurray's housing market, once among the hottest in the province, has seen prices decline in a big way. Since the spike brought about by an oil boom in early-2010s, when a single-family home in ...