New highway west out of Fort McMurray receives planning funds in budget 2025
Highway 686 would be paved and extended over 200 km through thick muskeg and boreal forest to connect Fort McMurray to the Peace River region and communities in-between.
Alberta wildfire conditions better than last year, minister says
Muted wildfire activity is giving Alberta's government optimism after last year's grim start to the season, but experts say ...
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Alberta wildfire conditions in ‘substantially’ better shape than last year: minister
Muted wildfire activity is giving Alberta’s government optimism after last year’s grim start to the season, but experts say ...
Over $1 billion in commercial losses in Canada last year due to natural disasters, the most costly in a decade
Commercial losses in Canada were well over $1 billion last year, as severe weather events tore through the country.  New data published by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) determined that last ...
The Alberta wildfire evacuation
In May 2016, residents of Fort McMurray in Canada were evacuated due to a raging wildfire. The chief of Fort McMurray's fire department, Darby Allen talked to presenter Eddie Mair about the evacuation ...