In May 2016, the fire swept through nearly 6,000 square kilometres of boreal forest in northern Alberta.

As residents of Fort McMurray continued to assess their flood-damaged homes and businesses and began the difficult task of cleaning them this weekend, they also marked the anniversary of the start of an evacuation that emptied the northern Alberta city four years ago.

Tree Canada, a national charity, announced the campaign known as #OperationReLeaf, Wednesday in Halifax.

The province says wet conditions this summer combined with fire-damaged soils caused the trees to fall, even in moderate winds.

From communication issues to struggling to obtain vet records and caring for exotic animals, a Calgary researcher says the Fort McMurray wildfire showed how pets are often overlooked in disaster planning.

Walmart Canada has been ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for selling contaminated food after a devastating wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta. two years ago.

Firefighters have contained California's record-setting Mendocino Complex Fire, which burned across an area far larger than most major cities in Canada and the United States.

Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help as they investigate a structure fire and explosion in downtown Fort McMurray early Friday morning.

A dollar store in Fort McMurray, damaged in the May 2016 wildfires, is once again closed for repairs following a fire at the business next door.

Lawmakers in Fort McMurray have approved a plan to help prevent destructive wildfires such as the one that ravaged the community in 2016.