‘This was a significant fire’: fire chief on ongoing wildfire in Fort McMurray
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‘This was a significant fire’: fire chief on ongoing wildfire in Fort McMurray
Description
May 9, 2016
Darby Allen, the director of emergency management and fire chief, said on Monday that 2,400 structures were burned from the blaze and that two lives were taken in a traffic accident outside of town. Allen also spoke about the heroes helping to combat the fire.
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‘This was a significant fire’: fire chief on ongoing wildfire in Fort McMurray04:53 | May 9, 2016 -
Hard to swallow: Wine advocates say they’re being unfairly targeted by value tax01:57 | 11 hours ago -
Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main could be back in operation by Friday, says city02:01 | 11 hours ago -
Victims of man killed in Edgemont self-defence incident share harrowing stories01:47 | 11 hours ago -
Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 1413:28 | 12 hours ago -
Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 1314:29 | January 13, 2026 -
Calgary police investigate after women allegedly run out on $800 bill at salon and spa02:08 | January 13, 2026 -
‘Peaked’: Alberta’s top doctor weighs in on severe flu season02:01 | January 13, 2026 -
Calgary father renews safety calls following Edgemont landlord attack01:55 | January 13, 2026 -
Alberta past the worst of flu season, province’s top doctor says02:00 | January 13, 2026 -
Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Coastal First Nations in B.C.01:53 | January 13, 2026 -
Alberta’s chief medical officer says respiratory viruses activity has ‘peaked,’ cases in ‘decline’05:20 | January 13, 2026 -
Canada’s canola producers watching as Carney heads to China for trade talks01:49 | January 13, 2026 -
Calgary man has sticker shock after eco fee charges in washer fluid02:01 | January 12, 2026 -
Calgary councillor critical of feeder main report, author claims council was ‘sidetracked’02:08 | January 12, 2026 -
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 914:44 | January 9, 2026 -
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Current, former Calgary councillors say they weren’t aware of feeder main’s fragility02:02 | January 9, 2026 -
Small-town Alberta brewery up against movie studio, all over naming rights of signature drink02:14 | January 9, 2026 -
Heavy snowfall in Alberta Rockies will help break cycle of winter droughts, experts say01:21 | January 9, 2026 -
Mitigation measures being constructed for future Calgary water main breaks01:21 | January 9, 2026 -
Calgary ‘turning corner’ in Bearspaw feeder main repairs02:03 | January 8, 2026 -
Remote work request leaves some questioning actual impact02:00 | January 8, 2026 -
Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community01:48 | January 8, 2026 -
Calgary ‘chronically underinvesting’ in its water system the last 20 years: report02:00 | January 8, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 814:40 | January 8, 2026
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‘This was a significant fire’: fire chief on ongoing wildfire in Fort McMurray04:53 | May 9, 2016
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Hard to swallow: Wine advocates say they’re being unfairly targeted by value tax01:57 | 11 hours ago
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Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main could be back in operation by Friday, says city02:01 | 11 hours ago
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Victims of man killed in Edgemont self-defence incident share harrowing stories01:47 | 11 hours ago
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 1413:28 | 12 hours ago
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 1314:29 | January 13, 2026
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Calgary police investigate after women allegedly run out on $800 bill at salon and spa02:08 | January 13, 2026
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‘Peaked’: Alberta’s top doctor weighs in on severe flu season02:01 | January 13, 2026
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Calgary father renews safety calls following Edgemont landlord attack01:55 | January 13, 2026
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Alberta past the worst of flu season, province’s top doctor says02:00 | January 13, 2026
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Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Coastal First Nations in B.C.01:53 | January 13, 2026
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Alberta’s chief medical officer says respiratory viruses activity has ‘peaked,’ cases in ‘decline’05:20 | January 13, 2026
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Canada’s canola producers watching as Carney heads to China for trade talks01:49 | January 13, 2026
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Calgary man has sticker shock after eco fee charges in washer fluid02:01 | January 12, 2026
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Calgary councillor critical of feeder main report, author claims council was ‘sidetracked’02:08 | January 12, 2026
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 1214:34 | January 12, 2026
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 914:44 | January 9, 2026
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Thousands of Canadian restaurants will close in 2026, report predicts01:52 | January 9, 2026
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Current, former Calgary councillors say they weren’t aware of feeder main’s fragility02:02 | January 9, 2026
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Calgary ‘turning corner’ in Bearspaw feeder main repairs02:03 | January 8, 2026
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Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community01:48 | January 8, 2026
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‘This was a significant fire’: fire chief on ongoing wildfire in Fort McMurray
Description
May 9, 2016
Darby Allen, the director of emergency management and fire chief, said on Monday that 2,400 structures were burned from the blaze and that two lives were taken in a traffic accident outside of town. Allen also spoke about the heroes helping to combat the fire.
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