"A lot of those people probably didn't have flood insurance and found out the hard way." FORT SMITH, Ark. — Severe weather season is in full swing, bringing heavy rainfall and significant ...

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 ...

Semple said the aim is to prepare the community for another one-in-100-year flood — which is what Fort McMurray experienced in 2020 — as well as a one-in-200-year flood, in which the river would rise ...

Flood-proofing Fort McMurray Posted: December 28, 2024 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 Fort McMurray stands at the confluence of two rivers — Athabasca and Clearwater.

Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods — Beacon Hill ... but hotels are already full from an initial flood of evacuees who arrived Tuesday. The City of Edmonton has set up an evacuee reception ...

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 ...

FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Thousands of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray were ordered out Tuesday as a wildfire threatened the Alberta city, bringing back ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Fort McMurray’s mayor took to social media to deliver a pep talk Saturday as ...

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 ...

In 2016, a wildfire jumped the Athabasca River and headed straight for Fort McMurray, an Alberta oil town 600 miles south of the Arctic Circle. In this excerpt from ‘Fire Weather: A True Story f ...

On Wednesday morning the return of the first wave of wildfire evacuees began in Fort McMurray and surrounding communities. A dozen Postmedia reporters and photographers are in Fort McMurray to ...