Alberta Fire
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Air quality alert cancelled after fire at eastern Alberta oil lease siteAir quality is no longer a concern for people in the eastern Alberta County of Minburn, following a fiery blaze at an oil lease site Tuesday evening.FireJan 31
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‘We got this’: Chief Adam urges calm as Alberta wildfire threatens Fort ChipewyanAbout 1,000 people left the community in the last few days, according to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam.FireJun 1, 2023
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As wildfires upend Alberta election campaign, here’s where the race standsDanielle Smith and Rachel Notley have suspended campaign events to focus on the wildfire crisis, but political analysts are split on whether it's making an impact on the election.PoliticsMay 14, 2023
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Alberta wildfires: Grande Prairie residents prepare in case they need to fleeAs a wildfire burns outside the northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie, residents are on edge and preparing to evacuate. Canadian Forces personnel have been deployed to assist.FireMay 12, 2023
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Overnight temperatures to bring relief in upcoming B.C. and Alberta heat waveAlberta is bracing for an unseasonable heat wave with daytime highs soaring up to 15 degrees above normal over the coming days, overnight temperatures said to provide relief.WeatherMay 11, 2023
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Wildfire risk grows as Alberta and B.C. prepare for early heat waveWestern Canada is bracing for an unseasonable heat wave and dry spell that will raise the risk of wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia over the coming days.FireMay 10, 2023
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Alberta wildfires: 40 structures ‘substantially damaged’ in Sturgeon Lake Cree NationAbout 90 per cent of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is without power, natural gas has been shut off, and 40 structures 'damaged substantially' from the wildfires.FireMay 10, 2023
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Alberta wildfires: Mayor of Yellowhead County wants provincial election postponedThe mayor of Yellowhead County is calling on Alberta political parties to postpone the provincial election and focus on the wildfires.CanadaMay 9, 2023
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Alberta wildfires: Municipalities asked UCP to keep aerial wildfire firefightersThe Alberta Rapattack program once had 63 firefighters stationed around the province, including at Edson, Fox Creek and Lac La Biche -- communities now threatened by wildfires.CanadaMay 9, 2023
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Alberta wildfire evacuees shelter in RVs in nearby towns: ‘I never imagined this’A box store parking lot in Hinton was transformed into a campground for hundreds of Edson residents taking refuge from a massive wildfire threatening their town this weekend.FireMay 7, 2023
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