Fort McMurray News

• Fort McMurray wildfire named Canada’s news story of 2016

  Dubbed "the beast" for its merciless unpredictability, the Fort McMurray wildfire garnered 39 of the 67 votes cast by senior editors across Canadian newsrooms.

  Environment

  Dec 20, 2016
  
• Fort McMurray fire chief Darby Allen to retire in February

  Darby Allen became the face of the northeastern Alberta community's scramble to beat back a fierce wildfire that laid waste to 10 per cent of the city.

  Environment

  Dec 18, 2016
  
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• ‘It’s been a struggle’: Rebuilding Fort McMurray could take up to five years

  More than a hundred residents of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have permits to build, but few will break ground before frigid temperatures settle in.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2016