Fort McMurray mother gets hefty airline bill despite Air Canada promise
A woman returning to Fort McMurray for the first time since the wildfire had to pay hundreds of dollars to fly her suitcases homes even though the airline promised there would be no charge. ......
View ArticleFort McMurray, After the Wildfires
Nearly two months after fast-moving wildfires in Fort McMurray forced 80,000 people to evacuate the Canadian city, some residents are still returning to their homes—or what’s left of them. Verna...
View ArticleAlberta wildfire: 'Welcome home Fort McMurray'
(CNN)At dawn Thursday, Ian Seggie expects to find his northern Alberta home just the way he left it. The air conditioner was on. A single light illuminated his flat. The soup that was to be his light...
View ArticleVisit to Fort McMurray (Governor General of Canada)
(Source: Governor General of Canada) June 22, 2016 OTTAWA- His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex will visit Fort...
View ArticleReturning home to Fort McMurray - Insurance tips from IBC (IBC - Insurance...
(Source: IBC - Insurance Bureau of Canada) 'We can appreciate that residents feel overwhelmed as they re-enter their community. That's why we are on the ground in Fort McMurray and are here to help,'...
View ArticleGovernments of Canada and Alberta announce continued support for people of...
(Source: Government of Canada) June 17, 2016 - Edmonton, Alberta The governments of Canada and Alberta have been working to support and bring relief to the people of Fort McMurray and all those...
View ArticleGovernments of Canada and Alberta announce continued support for people of...
(Source: Western Economic Diversification Canada) June 17, 2016 - Edmonton, Alberta The governments of Canada and Alberta have been working to support and bring relief to the people of Fort McMurray...
View ArticleGovernments of Canada and Alberta announce continued support for people of...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) June 17, 2016 - Edmonton, Alberta The governments of Canada and Alberta have been working to support and bring relief to the people of Fort McMurray and all those...
View ArticleWestJet returns to Fort McMurray (WestJet Airlines Ltd)
(Source: WestJet Airlines Ltd) Airline to resume scheduled flights as airport reopens tomorrow CALGARY, June 9, 2016/CNW/ - WestJet announced today it will resume flying to Fort McMurrayInternational...
View ArticleAir Canada Resumes Fort McMurray flights from Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton,...
(Source: Air Canada) Air Canada Express first carrier to operate into re-opened airport MONTREAL, June 10, 2016/CNW Telbec/ - With the arrival of Air Canada Express flight AC8371, the carrier's...
View Article'Fort McMurray is coming back': Kids allowed back in city after air quality...
Fort McMurray — The kids are back. Along with restaurants, shops and other businesses, daycares, recreation centres and playgrounds have reopened. Victoria Adeosun, who operates Amazing Grace Daycare...
View ArticleCanadian North Pilots Lend Support to Wildfire Evacuations in Fort McMurray...
(Source: ALPA - Air Line Pilots Association) As wildfire ravaged Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, Canada, the pilots and staff of Canadian North Airlines mobilized to safely and efficiently transport...
View ArticleReturn to Fort McMurray after wildfire devastation 'will not be a matter of...
Premier Rachel Notley said Thursday officials know the Fort McMurray region’s 88,000 displaced residents are worried, exhausted and anxious to return after Tuesday’s mandatory evacuation. But the...
View ArticleCanada Wildfire: Watch This Dramatic Footage of the Fort McMurray Blaze
Canadian officials are airlifting to safety 8,000 people who fled north of Fort McMurray after the city was devastated by a massive wildfire this week. The entire city—more than 88,000 people—was...
View ArticleBobby Fisher Was a Genius and a Jerk
Days before he was due in Iceland for the world chess championship in 1972, Fischer was still concocting reasons not to go. Brad Darrach captured every moment of the madness. The opening section of The...
View ArticleRavaged by Fires and Oil Bust, Fort McMurray Ponders What's Next
Long before the oil era, Fort McMurray first flourished as a fur trading hub tucked in a valley of northern Canada’s boreal forest. Even then, the area’s shiny black soil stood out. Devastated by...
View ArticleCanada: Epic wildfire threatens to engulf Fort McMurray as 88,000 flee
--> Canadian officials said very hot and dry conditions meant "extreme wildfire behaviour" on all fronts around the fire. A massive wildfire that has forced the evacuation of all 88,000 people from...
View ArticleFort McMurray evacuees drive through 'war zone' as they leave wildfire behind
WANDERING RIVER–A mass exodus involving thousands of evacuees trapped since Tuesday north of Fort McMurray has begun. At 4:30 Friday morning, police began shepherding convoys of vehicles, 50 at a time,...
View ArticleConvocation helps Fort McMurray grads stay strong (University of Alberta)
(Source: University of Alberta) (From left) Nursing grads Bronwynne Baatjes, Kristin McKenzie and Heather Pelley all plan to work at Fort McMurray's Northern Lights Regional Health Centre, using their...
View Article'Nasty, dirty' wildfire continues to attack Fort McMurray and area
A "nasty, dirty" wildfire fuelled by winds and tinder-dry forests suddenly expanded the evacuation zone around Fort McMurray on Wednesday night. Shifting winds forced out residents in Anzac, Gregoire...
View ArticleGunter: Fort McMurray air quality gets a bad rap according to World Health...
I'm not especially keen in bringing up bad, old memories for Fort McMurray residents at a time when they are still unable to return to their home city, but remember in the fall of 2013 when rock icon...
View ArticleOnly rain can stop Fort McMurray wildfire — expected to double in size...
Rain is the only thing that can stop the wildfire ravaging Fort McMurray. The blaze intensified Friday, and was expected to double in size overnight to 2,000 square kilometres — three times larger than...
View ArticleCity supports available to Fort McMurray residents (City of Fort Saskatchewan)
(Source: City of Fort Saskatchewan) FORT SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA, (May 11, 2016) - Information from the Alberta Emergency Management Agency states: The wildfire continues to burn in the Fort McMurray...
View ArticleAbout 85 per cent of structures saved in Fort McMurray
While an “ocean of fire” raged around Fort McMurray last week, Premier Rachel Notley said just over 10 per cent of the city was destroyed and much of the city’s critical infrastructure is still intact....
View ArticleUpdate 14: Fort McMurray Wildfire (May 13 at 7 p.m.) (Government of Alberta)
(Source: Government of Alberta) 'I thank all Canadians in every part of this country for their outpouring of support for the people of Fort McMurray. Your help, your donations and your prayers are...
View ArticleFort McMurray: the Canadian boom town turned to ashes
Fort McMurray, or Fort Make Money as some Canadians nicknamed it during its recent boom years, was the kind of place where second chances and fat paycheques beckoned. Those who settled there were...
View ArticleFort McMurray evacuees caught in uneasy limbo week after wildfires
As Canadian officials begin to assess damage and provide aid, displaced residents, feeling anxious and tired from their frantic flight, wonder what remains of home...
View ArticleCanada wildfire: 85% of Fort McMurray has been saved, says Alberta premier
Rachel Notley describes devastation wrought by ongoing wildfire as ‘heartbreaking’, with residents facing long wait to return to their homes...
View ArticleCanada Wildfire Still Burning — Plans For Re-Entry To Fort McMurray Scheduled...
As reported earlier on The Daily Croton, the Canada wildfire is still burning, but rain and cold temperatures have slightly dampened the massive blaze. The wildfire started on May 1 in the city of Fort...
View ArticleUpdate 4: Fort McMurray Wildfire (May 6 at 12:30 p.m.) (Government of Alberta)
(Source: Government of Alberta) May 06, 2016 Media inquiries Public safety remains the key priority as the wildfire in Fort McMurray continues to burn. Provincial fire crews continue their efforts to...
View ArticleDisplaced residents to return home while Canada's Fort McMurray wildfire...
EDMONTON, Canada, May 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 80,000 displaced residents in Fort McMurray city of Canadian western Alberta province are expected to return home from June 1, the Alberta provincial...
View ArticleCanada is Evacuating Thousands of People From Wildfire-Stricken Fort McMurray...
(FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta) — Canadian officials will start moving thousands of people from work camps north of devastated Fort McMurray in a mass highway convoy Friday morning if it is safe from a...
View ArticleEdmonton — Alberta RCMP releases documentary to recognize RCMP efforts during...
Boots on the Ground: Nature of the Beast - Transcript The primary police responsibility, during a disaster or emergency situation,is the protection of life. This is the story of how the RCMP helped...
View ArticleAlberta RCMP releases documentary to recognize RCMP efforts during Fort...
Boots on the Ground: Nature of the Beast - Transcript The primary police responsibility, during a disaster or emergency situation,is the protection of life. This is the story of how the RCMP helped...
View ArticleFirst damage assessment says 80 per cent of homes lost in Beacon Hill in Fort...
Click here for mobile ScribbleLive updates As firefighters prepare to spend the day doing battle with a wildfire that is burning inside Fort McMurray city limits, causing the largest evacuation in...
View ArticleFort McMurray fire: Syrians join others to help those in need
(CNN)Free cab rides. Cross-country contributions. Thousands of dollars in donations. In ways big and small, Canadians are doing what needs to be done to help those devastated by the Fort McMurray...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau says Canadians have yet to grasp the 'amazing' work that saved...
Fort McMurray residents can expect “significant” federal dollars to help them rebuild after the wildfire disaster last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, but he would not say how much or...
View ArticleCanada wildfire: flames disrupt convoy near Fort McMurray
A land convoy to evacuate people trapped by a huge wildfire in the Canadian state of Alberta was suspended on Friday after 60m flames came close to the road. The convoy included hundreds of people who...
View ArticleUpdate 13: Fort McMurray Wildfire (May 12 at 1:30 p.m.) (Government of Alberta)
(Source: Government of Alberta) 'I know how strong the desire is, in the aftermath of an event like this, to be back home, and start putting your life back together. There are a number of things that...
View ArticleTimeline: Fort McMurray wildfire -- A small fire turns into The Beast
Alberta Forestry’s wildfire experts are at the mercy of the weather when forest fires burn out of control. The Fort McMurray blaze that at first seemed manageable turned into a raging inferno bearing...
View ArticleBetter weather means Fort McMurray wildfire crews can get a 'death grip' on...
Good news hasn’t been easy to come by at Alberta’s emergency management centre. Each day last week, news seemed to get worse as the Fort McMurray wildfire kept growing, creating its own weather system,...
View ArticleFort McMurray: Fire could double in size, Canadian official says
(CNN)The Fort McMurray wildfire in Canada is already massive, but officials warned it could double in size Saturday. Dry and extremely windy conditions are fueling the blaze, which has already scorched...
View ArticleFort McMurray wildfire 'may be turning a corner,' official says
(CNN)The massive wildfire that forced the evacuation of almost 90,000 people in Alberta shows signs of slowing down, thanks to the hard work of firefighters and a turn in the weather. The fire had...
View ArticleGrace under fire (University of Alberta)
(Source: University of Alberta) A Fort McMurray resident checks out a poster of important contact numbers for evacuees staying at Lister Centre. (Photo: Richard Siemens) Prologue Even more than the...
View ArticleInside fire-ravaged Fort McMurray: Utter devastation, glimmers of hope
Fort McMurray, Alberta (CNN)The regional fire chief doesn't remember what some of the structures in some parts of Fort McMurray used to be. They are unrecognizable to his eye now. Any landmarks to help...
View Article'I began to accept the thought of death': Fort McMurray school students on...
Three weeks ago a raging wildfire forced a mass evacuation in Fort McMurray, Alberta. A teacher and her students describe the day the fire engulfed their town, how they cope with the loss and and their...
View ArticleFort McMurray re-entry could start June 1
Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees will be able to begin going home on June 1, as long as conditions are safe to do so, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced during a update in Edmonton on Wednesday...
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