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Nearly half of northern Alberta community destroyed as wildfires flare
As Albertans forced out by wildfires wait for word when it will be safe to return home, other evacuees are learning their ...
Calgary Herald on MSN4d
Wildfire updates: More hot, dry conditions expected | CNRL restarts oilsands site | Air quality warnings issued for northern Alberta
Showers were expected Tuesday in the area around Edmonton, where some of the province’s wildfires are burning, according to ...
Wildfires Are Raging in the Canadian Prairies: What to Know
Lightning, which is more common in hotter temperatures, is usually the cause of wildfires that burn the most land. In 2023, ...
Alberta Fire Danger Eases With Rain as Oil Output Restored
A second day of rain slowed the spread of wildfires in Alberta, allowing some oil sands production to resume. Conditions ...
Canada wildfires spread, forcing more than 33,000 to evacuate as smoke impacts U.S. and reaches Europe
Wildfires scorching several Canadian provinces have driven at least 33,400 people from their homes, with smoke now reaching ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN1d
Experts use AI to map wildfire probability as more Northern Alberta communities forced to evacuate
As of Friday several communities remain under evacuation orders or alerts, while residents of Swan Hills were able to return ...
Calgary Herald7d
Wildfire updates: 25 Alberta blazes deemed out of control | Workers flee oilsands sites | More evacuations in Saskatchewan
With hot temperatures, strong winds and threats of lightning throughout the previous week, Alberta Wildfire warned weather conditions could cause fires to be very active and likely grow.
Alberta's wildfires disrupt some 7% of Canada's oil production
Wildfires burning in Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta have affected more than 344,000 barrels per day of oil sands ...
Wildfires force Alberta oil sands producers to evacuate workers, stop some oil flows
The massive wildfire that destroyed part of Fort McMurray in May, 2016, resulted in oil sands production losses as high as ...
Wildfires Erupt Near Alberta Oil Well Sites Amid Hot Weather
Hot weather sparked a string of wildfires around Alberta over the weekend, including some near oil and gas wells operated by ...
How Wildfires Impact Canadian Midstream Operations
Wildfires burning in Canada’s oil-producing region are prompting investors to examine the potential impact to midstream ...
Calgary Herald on MSN2d
Wildfire updates: Evacuation order in County of Grande Prairie | How to register for evacuee payments in Alberta
This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. The County of Grande Prairie has issued an evacuation order due to Wildfire. The ...