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New highway west out of Fort McMurray receives planning funds in budget 2025TrafficMar 4, 2025Highway 686 would be paved and extended over 200 km through thick muskeg and boreal forest to connect Fort McMurray to the Peace River region and communities in-between. -
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Thick, black wildfire smoke rolling into Fort McMurray prompts RCMP warningWeatherJul 11, 2024 -
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Cool, wet weather leads to ‘significant decline’ in Alberta wildfire riskEnvironmentMay 23, 2024 -
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Fort McMurray wildfire classified as ‘being held’FireMay 20, 2024
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Global News Morning EdmontonFort McMurray wildfire evacuee shares her experience with wildfire destruction -
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CanadaFort McMurray wildfire: Evacuees eased as crews, weather douse flames -
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NewsFort McMurray wildfire didn’t grow overnight Wednesday, Alberta Wildfire officials say -
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Canada‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire -
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Fort McMurray wildfire classified as ‘being held’In a Sunday evening update, officials downgraded the status of a wildfire near Fort McMurray, which was previously classified as 'out of control.' The fire is now 'being held.'FireMay 20, 2024
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Fort McMurray evacuation order lifted after subdued wildfire behaviourThe Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for the residents of several communities in Fort McMurray, Alta.FireMay 18, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire behaviour expected to be ‘subdued’ with cooler temperatures, rainAlberta Wildfire officials said the Fort McMurray wildfire remained the same size Friday morning as it was on Thursday.FireMay 17, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire that forced evacuations did not grow overnightThe MWF-O17 fire has already forced thousands of people in the Fort McMurray area to leave their homes this week.FireMay 16, 2024
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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to fleeAs thousands of Fort McMurray residents were forced from their homes due to wildfire, the provincial government said it is exploring another road out of the Alberta community.CanadaMay 15, 2024
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Changing winds expected to help fight Fort McMurray wildfire that forced evacuationIn all, about 6,600 residents from the southern part of Fort McMurray, a community of about 68,000 people, have been forced to leave their homes.CanadaMay 15, 2024
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Wildfire evacuation order issued for parts of Fort McMurrayResidents of several neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray have been ordered to leave their homes due to an out-of-control wildfire.FireMay 14, 2024
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Book about Fort McMurray wildfire shortlisted for Shaughnessy Cohen PrizeJohn Vaillant's bestselling book about the Fort McMurray wildfire is shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.CanadaMar 20, 2024
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The 10 most expensive years for weather, natural disaster in Canada: insurance bureau2023 ranks among the top five worst years on record in insured damage from extreme weather events, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) said, but it wasn't the worst.EnvironmentJan 8, 2024
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Hot weather breaks 34 records in Alberta as wildfires rageWildfires across the province have been aided by record breaking temperatures, dangerous wind and dry conditions.CanadaMay 5, 2023
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