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Tour of evacuated Fort McMurray neighbourhoods
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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee
Description
May 15, 2024
As wildfire evacuees crowded the roads out of Fort McMurray and travelled down the two highways out of town, the scene brought back memories of a scramble to leave the city in 2016, as a ferocious blaze consumed thousands of homes. Now with a wildfire burning nearby once again, the experience bringing renewed calls for change — including more routes to escape. Morgan Black reports.
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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee01:38 | May 15, 2024
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Little Warriors receives $5M funding boost from Alberta government01:57 | May 27, 2024
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Feds, province sign $627M agreement for Alberta seniors’ care01:46 | May 23, 2024
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Tour of evacuated Fort McMurray neighbourhoods03:13 | May 16, 2024
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Alberta health-care workers respond to system restructuring01:59 | May 15, 2024
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Fort McMurray residents who fled 2016 wildfire experiencing traumatic déjà vu01:56 | May 15, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire: Crews working to protect evacuated neighbourhoods02:00 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta unveils new health-care system structure01:56 | May 14, 2024
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Wildfire evacuation order issued for several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods03:54 | May 14, 2024
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Gil McGowan bows out of Alberta NDP leadership race01:39 | May 13, 2024
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Alberta municipalities fear Bill 20 will push untenable costs on small towns01:59 | May 13, 2024
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Alberta wildfire danger set to spike: Officials01:49 | May 9, 2024
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Alberta introduces legislation to take disaster response control, delay election01:58 | May 9, 2024
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RCMP present but not enforcing injunction at northern Alberta oil blockade01:57 | May 9, 2024
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Alberta’s Bill 20 criticized for voting changes01:55 | May 7, 2024
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Fires, floods and more: How to prepare for emergencies01:32 | May 7, 2024
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Long-awaited Trans Mountain pipeline expansion opens01:55 | May 1, 2024
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Political analyst expects municipal political parties if Bill 20 passes01:48 | May 1, 2024
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Alberta Municipalities speaks out over province’s Bill 20 to have more control over local politics02:05 | April 29, 2024
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Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ Bill 20 raises a lot of questions01:57 | April 26, 2024
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Alberta to pilot new social studies curriculum after facing blowback01:39 | April 26, 2024
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Edmonton city councillors call on Danielle Smith for apology on anonymous letter comments02:18 | April 25, 2024
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Alberta walk-in clinics, family doctors say soaring costs forcing them to close01:45 | April 23, 2024
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Why doesn’t Alberta cover fertility treatments? Advocates fight for provincial funding01:59 | April 23, 2024
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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee01:38 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta government dismantles energy ‘war room’02:02 | June 12, 2024
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Severe summer weather sweeps across Alberta01:54 | June 11, 2024
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UCP government hits one year anniversary of mandate01:50 | May 29, 2024
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Global News wins Canadian Screen Award for Decision Alberta 2023 provincial election coverage01:20 | May 29, 2024
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Manitoba principal backs late bedtime for 9-year-old Oilers fan01:39 | May 28, 2024
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Pride Month about to get underway in Alberta as provincial policies loom01:56 | May 28, 2024
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Little Warriors receives $5M funding boost from Alberta government01:57 | May 27, 2024
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Feds, province sign $627M agreement for Alberta seniors’ care01:46 | May 23, 2024
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Tour of evacuated Fort McMurray neighbourhoods03:13 | May 16, 2024
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Alberta health-care workers respond to system restructuring01:59 | May 15, 2024
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Fort McMurray residents who fled 2016 wildfire experiencing traumatic déjà vu01:56 | May 15, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire: Crews working to protect evacuated neighbourhoods02:00 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta unveils new health-care system structure01:56 | May 14, 2024
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Gil McGowan bows out of Alberta NDP leadership race01:39 | May 13, 2024
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ASIRT may probe Edmonton, Calgary police response to pro-Palestinian encampment removals02:04 | May 13, 2024
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Alberta municipalities fear Bill 20 will push untenable costs on small towns01:59 | May 13, 2024
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Alberta wildfire danger set to spike: Officials01:49 | May 9, 2024
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Alberta introduces legislation to take disaster response control, delay election01:58 | May 9, 2024
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RCMP present but not enforcing injunction at northern Alberta oil blockade01:57 | May 9, 2024
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Alberta’s Bill 20 criticized for voting changes01:55 | May 7, 2024
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Fires, floods and more: How to prepare for emergencies01:32 | May 7, 2024
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Long-awaited Trans Mountain pipeline expansion opens01:55 | May 1, 2024
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Political analyst expects municipal political parties if Bill 20 passes01:48 | May 1, 2024
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Alberta Municipalities speaks out over province’s Bill 20 to have more control over local politics02:05 | April 29, 2024
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Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ Bill 20 raises a lot of questions01:57 | April 26, 2024
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Alberta to pilot new social studies curriculum after facing blowback01:39 | April 26, 2024
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Edmonton city councillors call on Danielle Smith for apology on anonymous letter comments02:18 | April 25, 2024
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Alberta walk-in clinics, family doctors say soaring costs forcing them to close01:45 | April 23, 2024
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Why doesn’t Alberta cover fertility treatments? Advocates fight for provincial funding01:59 | April 23, 2024
Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee
Description
May 15, 2024
As wildfire evacuees crowded the roads out of Fort McMurray and travelled down the two highways out of town, the scene brought back memories of a scramble to leave the city in 2016, as a ferocious blaze consumed thousands of homes. Now with a wildfire burning nearby once again, the experience bringing renewed calls for change — including more routes to escape. Morgan Black reports.
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