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It’s dry, windy and warming up in Alberta, which has led to wildfires sparking across the province, including up near Fort McMurray. As Breanna Karstens-Smith explains, officials and fire crews are applying lessons learned from the 2016 inferno to try and prevent a repeat disaster.

A wildfire has forced an evacuation alert to be issued for people in Saprae Creek, southeast of Fort McMurray. Plus, the Polish president is in Edmonton ahead of a meeting with Premier Danielle Smith on Monday, and the Oilers are getting ready for the playoffs.

Tour boat operator Jason Llyod had to evacuate the Fort McMurray wildfires 8 years ago, and now his business is struggling after this summer’s fires in Kelowna. He talks about his plea for help for those in the same boat as him.

Wildfires have been raging across Alberta for months, a trend we’re seeing going upwards in the past decade. Author John Vallant has been taking a closer look at the wildfires in our province following the fire in Fort McMurray in 2016. He joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton to talk about his book ‘Fire...

It’s even more dry across Alberta right now than it was when Fort McMurray went up in flames in 2016. Experts say between the low humidity, hot weather and strong winds, conditions are prime, not only for wildfires to start, but also to spread. As Sarah Ryan explains, fire bans are popping up all over...

In 2016, a fire so big it was dubbed “The Beast” consumed Fort McMurray — now, a beast of a different kind is taxing resources across Alberta. More than 80 wildfires are raging, affecting dozens of communities to the north, west and south of Edmonton. As Morgan Black explains, it’s a challenging situation for both...

Alberta’s UCP announced cancer coverage for Fort McMurray wildfire firefighters on Monday, but the Opposition NDP and Alberta Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Association say the details in the bill are different than what province said it would be. As Saif Kaisar reports, the government rejected calls to make it easier for firefighters to get...

A volunteer-led team of veterans who helped Fort McMurray recover from disaster has begun heirloom recovery on Lytton First Nation land after a wildfire devastated the village June 30.

First, there was the 2016 wildfire — since then, Fort McMurray residents have dealt with flooding, an economy slow down, and the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fletcher Kent speaks with Amanda Holloway, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association Wood Buffalo Region, about the long-term mental toll that crisis after crisis has on...

As Fort McMurray begins to clean up from devastating floods, it’s also bringing back memories for many who lived through the wildfires in 2016. Breanna Karstens-Smith talks to Dr. Peter Silverstone, a professor with the University of Alberta’s faculty of psychiatry, to talk more about the mental health impacts of overcoming a natural disaster.

Thousands of people are being forced out of their homes in Fort McMurray, Alta., which is being hit with the worst flooding in more than a century. As Heather Yourex-West reports, the current catastrophe comes after the massive wildfires in 2016, and is only compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Fort McMurray Fire Aid concert will go down in Edmonton Wednesday night, in support of the Fort McMurray United Way. Up to 17 acts will hit the stage to raise money for wildfire relief. Gord sits down with Diane Shannon, executive director of the F…

Material donations for those impacted by the Fort McMurray wildfire will now all be handled by a single organization, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency. As Fletcher Kent reports, the province says now that the initial scramble to help is over, the targeted, long-term work is set to begin.

Danielle Larivee, Alberta’s municipal affairs minister, said the Fort McMurray wildfire will cost around $615 million to date. However, that amount is likely to rise into the billions as the recovery and cleanup efforts continue.

Danielle Larivee, Alberta’s municipal affairs minister, said the Fort McMurray wildfire will cost around $615 million to date. However, that amount is likely to rise into the billions as the recovery and cleanup efforts continue.

We’re getting a better idea of just how much the Fort McMurray wildfire has cost the province. As Tom Vernon explains, the bill has now topped $600 million.

Country singer Dallas Smith has a whole lot of Alberta roots and is one of the performers at Fire Aid, a concert to benefit Fort McMurray. Gord Steinke caught up with him at Commonwealth Stadium to talk about how he reacted to last month’s massive wildfire.

On Sunday night, 300 firefighters from Johannesburg, South Africa arrived to help fight the wildfire burning in northeastern Alberta. Julia Wong reports live from the Edmonton International Airport.

Fort McMurray firefighters put up a special welcome home sign for residents returning to the community. Set up on an overpass heading into the city, firefighters parked two fire trucks and hung a Canadian flag, Alberta flag and Municipality of Wood Buffalo flag.

Fort McMurray resident Andrew Harris brought Global News into his home to show some of the damage caused by the wildfire. Harris is one of the residents that was cleared to return home on Wednesday.