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After taking it upon themselves last month to fill potholes on Highway 63, Fort McMurray residents say they’ll do it again if provincial funding doesn’t quickly translate into roadwork. As Katherine Ludwig reports, the province is promising millions of dollars for repairs, but some residents are demanding action soon.

People in Fort McMurray are taking matters into their own hands to protest poor road conditions on Highway 63. Locals blocked off a lane on that road Friday to repair potholes themselves. Erik Bay has more on the protest and what the government is doing about maintenance.

Sunday marked 10 years since the people of Fort McMurray, Alta., experienced the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. A fast-moving wildfire raced through the city, causing widespread damage and panic with 88,000 people forced to evacuate. A decade later, Fort McMurray is still being rebuilt. Erin Chalmers reports on what’s changed and what still...

Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo Mayor Sandy Bowman met with Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen on Wednesday to discuss the response to the recent spring snowstorm that left hundreds of stranded drivers on Highway 63 without food, water, or proper communication for almost 24 hours. Bowman is looking for answers before figuring out who will...

In May 2016, nearly 90,000 people fled the Fort McMurray region as a wildfire dubbed The Beast tore through the northern Alberta city, destroying thousands of homes and businesses. For the 10th anniversary, Erin Chalmers looks at how Fort Mac has grown from the ashes into a stronger, more resilient community.

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo issued an evacuation alert for residents of Draper, about 12 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray along the banks of the Clearwater River, due to ice jams and the risk of flooding.

Hundreds of people were stuck in whiteout blizzard conditions for nearly a day and a half on Highway 63. Some Fort McMurray locals banded together to collect donations of food, fuel and water to take to people stranded on the road. Katherine Ludwig reports.

Accusations abound as politicians bicker over the leak of millions of Albertans’ personal information on a separatist website. A new study finds foreign actors are creating false and misleading content about Alberta separatism. Leaders from Fort McMurray look for answers from the province over the response to the Highway 63 snowstorm that left drivers stranded.

U.S. President Donald Trump is looking over a new 14-point proposal submitted by Iran last week that calls for an end to the war within 30 days. As Candice Cole reports, Trump has already signaled he’s prepared to reject the new terms. Oil exports to countries such as Syria have been an economic lifeline for...

Elections Alberta’s timeline of events is questioned as voters react to their personal information being a separatist group’s public website. The Edmonton Oilers are eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Fort McMurray wildfire, 10 years later: a look back at ‘The Beast’ that drove 90,000 people from their homes.

AHS enacts a ‘one bag, one visitor’ policy in the Royal Alexandra Hospital E.R. Fears of Clearwater River flooding prompt an evacuation alert for residents living near Fort McMurray. Albertans push back on the provincial government’s referendum website with their own ‘Referendumb’ site. Chronic cancer patients share their life stories via art as part of...

People stuck for a day in a snowstorm on Highway 63 near Fort McMurray are frustrated with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the province and RCMP on what they say was a lack of emergency response. However, officials say emergency crews and plows were responding, but the high snow drifts also made it difficult....

Nearly 24 hours later, the road closures are still in place in a notoriously isolated area of Alberta. RCMP said whiteout conditions have led them to close Highway 63 northbound between Wandering River and Fort McMurray and both lanes of traffic south of Mariana Lake and Fort McMurray. Highway 811 is also closed, north of...

Emergency services have been working through the night to bring food and gas to stranded Alberta motorists along Highway 63, outside Fort McMurray. For many who have spent over 13 hours on the road, the response hasn’t been enough. Sarah Komadina has more.

The older brother of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter has been arrested in central Alberta. Wood Buffalo RCMP in Fort McMurray confirmed to Global News that Jacob VanRootselaar was arrested in Sylvan Lake after being wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for attempted murder.

A Fort McMurray teen is getting help in his rehabilitation journey from a group he’s never met. The Men’s Shed program builds birdhouse and tool box kits for the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital recreation therapy program, which the teen is using to help rebuild his memory. Quinn Ohler has more on how it all works in...

WATCH: Sitting near the top of the WCBL in wins, ERA and strikeouts with the Fort McMurray Giants, Matthew Whitney is now a member of the Saskatoon Berries as he looks to end his collegiate career with a title.

Alberta Wildfire said it would get bad and late Wednesday, a mandatory evacuation was issued for Chipewyan Lake, west of Fort McMurray. Not far away, those living in Red Earth Creek were also ordered to leave, as were residents in Loon Lake, Peerless Lake and Trout Lake. Sarah Komadina reports.

Thu, May 11: Some adventurous Calgarians are “swinging into spring” in style this week. As Gil Tucker shows us, it’s all thanks to a family “bouncing back” after a tough break.

Getting Alberta’s oilsands to net zero while still remaining economically competitive was a key conversation at the oil sands conference in Fort McMurray this week. Most understand it’s a big job, but there’s confidence it can be achieved. Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon has more.