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Mayor Melissa Blake reflects on Fort McMurray wildfire one year later
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Mayor Melissa Blake reflects on Fort McMurray wildfire one year later01:01 | May 2, 2017
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ASIRT clears the officers involved in 2020 Fort McMurray arrest of Chief Allan Adam01:55 | December 19, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire: Evacuees eased as crews, weather douse flames01:50 | May 16, 2024
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Cooler temps, rain helping fend off wildfires in Western Canada01:48 | May 16, 2024
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Tour of evacuated Fort McMurray neighbourhoods03:13 | May 16, 2024
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‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire01:57 | 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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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee01:38 | May 15, 2024
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Evacuations leave Fort McMurray residents in limbo01:56 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta’s forestry minister ensures firefighter retention, preparedness better than 2023 amid wildfire season02:00 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta wildfires: Premier Smith ‘prepared to do whatever is necessary’ to ensure people’s safety03:24 | May 15, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire: Crews working to protect evacuated neighbourhoods02:00 | May 15, 2024
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Wildfire that forced thousands to flee Fort McMurray ‘continues to be very active’: officials03:30 | May 15, 2024
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Anxious wildfire evacuees ‘waiting and waiting’ as flames inch closer to homes02:14 | May 14, 2024
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Wildfire evacuation order issued for several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods03:54 | May 14, 2024
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‘Surreal, chaotic, stressful’: Wildfire evacuees anxiously wait for word on fate of homes02:12 | May 13, 2024
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Alberta wildfires: June forecast not expected to help fire situation02:28 | June 13, 2023
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Canadian military helping airlift wildfire evacuees out of Fort Chipewyan04:58 | May 31, 2023
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Alberta wildfire activity increasing after break in conditions, Fort Chipewyan wildfire breaks out02:28 | May 30, 2023
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Anger grows after Alberta oilsands leak kept from public for months01:58 | March 8, 2023
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A different kind of boom: How Fort McMurray is facing high oil prices in 202202:05 | September 19, 2022
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UCP leadership candidates spar over sovereignty act at conference in Fort McMurray01:49 | September 14, 2022
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Brian Jean wins UCP nomination in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche01:51 | December 13, 2021
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Federal exemptions blamed for fueling AB oilsands COVID-19 outbreaks01:48 | May 30, 2021
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Canada’s worst outbreak at Alberta oil sands site still getting worse02:27 | May 11, 2021
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Fort McMurray: Adversity and Resilience23:36 | May 3, 2021
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Oil worker infected with COVID-19 angry about workplace conditions01:59 | April 26, 2021
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Alberta health minister explains EMS dispatch consolidation under AHS02:09 | September 28, 2020
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4 Alberta mayors who oppose 911 EMS dispatch consolidation meet with health minister01:35 | September 24, 2020
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‘I’m not scared to voice out what had happened’: Chief Allan Adam after describing own experience of police brutality01:19 | June 6, 2020
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First Nation chief recounts his own experience of police brutality03:42 | June 6, 2020
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$147M in disaster funding for northern Alberta residents affected by floods02:43 | May 8, 2020
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Mayor Melissa Blake reflects on Fort McMurray wildfire one year later01:01 | May 2, 2017
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ASIRT clears the officers involved in 2020 Fort McMurray arrest of Chief Allan Adam01:55 | December 19, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire: Evacuees eased as crews, weather douse flames01:50 | May 16, 2024
-
Cooler temps, rain helping fend off wildfires in Western Canada01:48 | May 16, 2024
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Tour of evacuated Fort McMurray neighbourhoods03:13 | May 16, 2024
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‘Stressful and uncertain time’: Thousands flee Fort McMurray wildfire01:57 | 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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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee01:38 | May 15, 2024
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Evacuations leave Fort McMurray residents in limbo01:56 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta’s forestry minister ensures firefighter retention, preparedness better than 2023 amid wildfire season02:00 | May 15, 2024
-
Alberta wildfires: Premier Smith ‘prepared to do whatever is necessary’ to ensure people’s safety03:24 | May 15, 2024
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Fort McMurray wildfire: Crews working to protect evacuated neighbourhoods02:00 | May 15, 2024
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Wildfire that forced thousands to flee Fort McMurray ‘continues to be very active’: officials03:30 | May 15, 2024
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Anxious wildfire evacuees ‘waiting and waiting’ as flames inch closer to homes02:14 | May 14, 2024
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Wildfire evacuation order issued for several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods03:54 | May 14, 2024
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‘Surreal, chaotic, stressful’: Wildfire evacuees anxiously wait for word on fate of homes02:12 | May 13, 2024
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Alberta wildfires: June forecast not expected to help fire situation02:28 | June 13, 2023
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Canadian military helping airlift wildfire evacuees out of Fort Chipewyan04:58 | May 31, 2023
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Alberta wildfire activity increasing after break in conditions, Fort Chipewyan wildfire breaks out02:28 | May 30, 2023
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Anger grows after Alberta oilsands leak kept from public for months01:58 | March 8, 2023
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A different kind of boom: How Fort McMurray is facing high oil prices in 202202:05 | September 19, 2022
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UCP leadership candidates spar over sovereignty act at conference in Fort McMurray01:49 | September 14, 2022
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Brian Jean wins UCP nomination in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche01:51 | December 13, 2021
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Federal exemptions blamed for fueling AB oilsands COVID-19 outbreaks01:48 | May 30, 2021
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Canada’s worst outbreak at Alberta oil sands site still getting worse02:27 | May 11, 2021
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Fort McMurray: Adversity and Resilience23:36 | May 3, 2021
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Oil worker infected with COVID-19 angry about workplace conditions01:59 | April 26, 2021
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Alberta health minister explains EMS dispatch consolidation under AHS02:09 | September 28, 2020
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4 Alberta mayors who oppose 911 EMS dispatch consolidation meet with health minister01:35 | September 24, 2020
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‘I’m not scared to voice out what had happened’: Chief Allan Adam after describing own experience of police brutality01:19 | June 6, 2020
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First Nation chief recounts his own experience of police brutality03:42 | June 6, 2020
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$147M in disaster funding for northern Alberta residents affected by floods02:43 | May 8, 2020
Mayor Melissa Blake reflects on Fort McMurray wildfire one year later
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May 2, 2017
One year after the Fort McMurray wildfire, mayor Melissa Blake looks back on the day her entire community was evacuated. She said it was terrifying.
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