Fort McMurray The Road Back

• Global News wins 11 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

  Global News has won 11 regional Edward R. Murrow awards in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan for outstanding achievement in electronic journalism, the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2018
  
• Global Edmonton’s coverage of Fort McMurray rebuild wins Canadian Screen Award for best news special

  Global Edmonton was presented with a Canadian Screen Award on Tuesday for the station's coverage of the one-year anniversary of the Fort McMurray wildfire.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2018
  
• Advertisement
• 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
• Advertisement
• GALLERY: Fort McMurray wildfire before and after images capture devastation, recovery

  In May 2016, nearly 2,600 dwellings were destroyed by the Fort McMurray wildfire. Here's a collection of images showing the devastation before and the rebuilding happening one year later.

  Canada

  May 2, 2017
• Fort McMurray family looks back at birth of first child: ‘May 3 was actually my due date’

  Parents Fallon and Stefan Spohr look back on the day they were forced to flee Fort McMurray, the day Fallon was also due to give birth to her first child.

  Canada

  May 2, 2017
• WATCH: Global News’ 30-minute special ‘Fort McMurray: The Road Back’

  On May 3, a Global News special presentation took viewers back to the community for the stories of those rebuilding their homes, and their lives, in the wake of the fire.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2017