Fort McMurray evacuation

• Fort McMurray flood: Resident support ramps up as cleanup looms

  As flood evacuation orders are lifted in Fort McMurray and residents are being permitted to return home, many people now face a massive cleanup job.

  Features

  May 2, 2020
• Fort McMurray floods: Evacuation orders lifted for most areas

  Evacuation orders have been lifted in some areas of Fort McMurray, after water levels receded significantly in the Lower Townsite.

  Canada

  May 1, 2020
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tours flooded Fort McMurray, offers support

  Officials with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo said the water on the Clearwater River continued to rise Tuesday, but at a slower rate than on Monday.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2020
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• Fort McMurray resident flees flood by boat: ‘It brought back all those wildfire memories’

  A Fort McMurray man who was forced from his home early Monday morning due to rising flood waters said he couldn't help but think back to 2016 when the town was evacuated due to wildfires.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2020
• Evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray

  Provincial and federal governments say they are ready to help with flooding in northern Alberta as the number of evacuations in Fort McMurray continued to increase Monday.

  Weather

  Apr 26, 2020
• Fort McMurray wildfire saved Alberta man’s life by forcing weight loss

  Tony Bussey weighed 567 pounds when he was forced to flee Fort McMurray in 2016. His size meant he had to take up two coveted seats on the plane out.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2018
• UN agency backs enabling smartphones as FM radios

  "Citizens of the world would benefit" if all mobile devices could be enabled as FM radios, a UN agency announced earlier this year.

  Canada

  May 25, 2017
• WATCH: 1 year later, firefighters recall running towards ‘The Beast’ while thousands fled

  On May 3, 2016, while tens of thousands of people fled Fort McMurray, hundreds went running in to begin to battle the wildfire now known as "The Beast."

  Canada

  May 3, 2017
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• One year after wildfire, was the evacuation of Fort McMurray called at the right time?

  Michel Chamberland, who captured the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire evacuation on his dashcam, looks back on that day and realizes how close he was to not getting out.

  Environment

  May 1, 2017
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• Global Edmonton wins Canadian Screen Award for best news special

  Global Edmonton picked up a Canadian Screen Award for best news special for the Fort McMurray wildfire evacuation Tuesday night.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2017