Northern Alberta
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Alberta woman dies after pipe detaches from truck’s load, crashes through windshieldThe woman was driving with her daughter and swerved when the pipe came towards the passenger side so it came through the driver’s side windshield, according to a family member.CanadaOct 2
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Man dies in single-vehicle rollover near Smoky Lake, Alta.The man, a resident of Goodfish Lake, was trapped in the vehicle after the collision and died from his injuries shortly after being extracted, police said.CanadaSep 25
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Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening land and cultureThe worst wildfire season in Canadian history is displacing Indigenous communities from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, blanketing them in thick smoke.CanadaJul 19
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Wildfire prompts evacuation order for Little Buffalo community in northern AlbertaResidents of the northern Alberta community of Little Buffalo were put on a mandatory evacuation order late Friday night because of a wildfire threatening the area.WeatherJun 30
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1 dead, 1 injured after suspected impaired driving collision in northern AlbertaA woman was killed and another person seriously injured in a Northern Alberta crash that RCMP believe was caused by impaired driving.CrimeJun 29
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Worker dies at Fort McMurray ammonium sulphate production plantA contractor working on the roof of the Chemtrade site in Fort McMurray, Alta., died Thursday.CanadaJun 9
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Cabins destroyed in northern Alberta wildfire: ‘I’m terribly sorry’The chief of Mikisew Cree First Nation said some homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that's burning near Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta.CanadaJun 2
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‘We got this’: Chief Adam urges calm as Alberta wildfire threatens Fort ChipewyanAbout 1,000 people left the community in the last few days, according to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam.FireJun 1
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3-year-old hit, killed by pickup truck in northern AlbertaThe child was hit by a truck in the southeast part of town and later died from the injuries, according to Slave Lake RCMP.CrimeMay 24
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Alberta wildfires: Evacuation order issued for Chipewyan LakeAn evacuation order was issued Sunday night for Chipewyan Lake, a small community in northern Alberta, because of a wildfire.CanadaMay 14
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