Firefighters are battling a wildfire in Fort McMurray that prompted the closure of a section of highway. Alberta Wildfire says a wildfire designated as "MMD001" started earlier Friday in Fort McMurray ...

The name Fort McMurray rolls off the tongue easily when you talk about oil and gas in Alberta. Perhaps Nisku, Leduc and other places dotting the Alberta landscape also deserve prominent spots in ...

The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire revealed the need for more routes out of isolated northern Alberta communities and now, the province is putting money towards making that happen. Right now ...

A major project is in the works for Alberta’s north that would connect Fort McMurray to the rest of the region, including Grande Prairie. CBC’s Fort McMurray reporter Dennis Kovtun and CBC’s Grande ...

CBC’s Fort McMurray reporter Dennis Kovtun and CBC’s Grande Prairie reporter Catherine Garrett tell us the latest about the Highway 686 expansion project. More for You ...

Roughly 1,000 school support workers have hit picket lines in Fort McMurray, and union officials say the strike could go Alberta-wide by the spring if the province doesn’t act. The Canadian ...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Striking school support workers at Fort McMurray Public and Catholic school districts will expand their job action starting Tuesday. The strike which began ...

Ever since the devastating spring floods of 2020 in Fort McMurray, the northeastern Alberta community has been shoring up its defences against rising rivers. Now, officials with the Regional ...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schools across Fort McMurray could be closed on Tuesday, September 17 th at 6 a.m. as education workers in both Public and Catholic school divisions in ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. The Alberta municipality governing the oilsands hub of Fort McMurray says residents ordered out due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home as of today.

May 15 (Reuters) - A wildfire threatening the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray has prompted thousands of people to evacuate the remote northern Alberta city, reviving memories of a ...

TORONTO, May 11 (Reuters) - An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the major Canadian oil town, making it among the first ...