Alberta Wildfires
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5 things to know about the 2011 Slave Lake wildfireHere are five things we've learned about the Slave Lake wildfire 10 years ago, when nearly 400 homes and businesses were reduced to ash and rubble with little warning.CanadaMay 9
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Former Slave Lake mayor remembers wildfire that burned through town 10 years agoKarina Pillay was in her third term as mayor of Slave Lake when the wildfire, with little warning, burned about one-third of the northern Alberta town 10 years ago this month.EnvironmentMay 9
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Parkland County wildfire grows beyond 2,200 hectares as evacuation order remains west of EdmontonA wildfire burning west of Edmonton has grown beyond 1,000 hectares in size as dozens of people remain out of their homes Friday.EnvironmentMay 7
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Evacuation order in Parkland County as wildfire rages west of EdmontonParkland County issued a mandatory wildfire evacuation order early Friday morning after the wildfire flared up near the hamlet of Tomahawk, south of Wabamun Lake.EnvironmentMay 6
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Wildfire in Lac La Biche County now 90% containedThe alert was issued shortly after 6 p.m. Officials said the wildfire was burning near Township Road 652 and Range Road 165 in Lac La Biche County.WeatherMay 6
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Fires and floods: How Fort McMurray is addressing risk of disaster 5 years after massive wildfireFive years after a wildfire tore through Fort McMurray, the fact that the community is in a boreal forest is much more front of mind for the people who live there.FeaturesMay 4
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5 years after ‘The Beast’ ignited, investigation into Fort McMurray wildfire ‘remains open and active’Five years after a wildfire event wreaked havoc on Fort McMurray and surrounding communities, the RCMP says its investigation into the blaze remains open and active.FeaturesMay 3
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Fort McMurray residents preach resilience 5 years after wildfire swept through communityMonday marks the five-year anniversary of one of the largest mass evacuations in Canadian history as a catastrophic wildfire began to wind its way through Fort McMurray.FeaturesMay 3
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Trans-Canada Highway reopens west of Calgary after grass fireThe Trans-Canada Highway was shut down in both directions Friday evening due to a grass fire.CanadaApr 30
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Woman severely burned in southern Alberta wildfire recovering in induced comaAchik Duot was driving along a highway in the area when she went off the road, according to RCMP. Duot was able to get out of the vehicle, but was badly injured in the incident.CanadaApr 9
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