McMurray

Canadians are hopeful shifting winds may push wildfire away from the oil sands hub of Fort McMurray

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EDMONTON, Alberta — Favorable winds are expected to push an “out of control” wildfire away from Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, officials said Wednesday, a day after thousands were evacuated. Wildfire season has started early in Canada this year with several fires burning across the country’s west, forcing residents out of their … Read more

A wildfire has forced out hundreds of residents in Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Hundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada’s oil sand hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, were ordered to evacuate with a wildfire threatening the community, authorities said Tuesday. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo said residents in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace needed to … Read more