The threat of a wildfire near Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing Wednesday, a day after thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes in the city ...

Fort McMurray has a population of about 68,000, and a wildfire there in 2016 destroyed 2,400 homes and forced more than 80,000 people to flee.

Favorable winds are expected to push an "out of control" wildfire away from Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, officials said Wednesday, a day after thousands were evacuated.

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 ...

Jessica Lipton, marketing and communications manager at the Fort McMurray Airport Authority, unveils the Unearthing Black ...

She moved to Fort McMurray in 2012, during the height of the oil sands boom. Open this photo in gallery: Owner Sarah Thapa works at Avenue Eatery and Café, in Fort McMurray, Alta., on April 25.

Wildfires burning in Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta have affected more than 344,000 barrels per day of oil sands production, or about 7% of the country's overall crude oil output, ...

Candian officials say favorable winds are expected to push an “out of control” wildfire away from Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, a day after thousands were evacuated ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Hundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta have been ordered out. The Rural ...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Favorable winds are expected to push an “out of control” wildfire away from Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, officials said Wednesday, a day after ...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Canadian officials say favorable winds are expected to push an “out of control” wildfire away from Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, a day after ...