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Alberta state of emergency lifted – Wood Buffalo imposes their own 0
- Environment
- June 30, 2016
The Provincial State of Emergency imposed because of the wildfire in northern Alberta is lifted, effective midnight, June 30.

By Government of Alberta
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Gov. of Alberta Wildfire Update (May 29 at 2:00 p.m.)0
- Environment
- May 29, 2016
The re-entry of Fort McMurray residents is about to get underway, meanwhile the wildfire that ravaged parts of their city remains out of control. It is estimated to cover 579,946 hectares, including a growing area in Saskatchewan. Extreme burning conditions still exist for some areas of the fire.

By Government of Alberta
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2015 Year in Review: Climate change leaves NWT high and dry 0
- Environment
- January 12, 2016
The international accord committing countries to slow global warming – hopefully to a manageable crawl – finalized at December’s COP21 conference in Paris, but it could not have come soon enough for the Northwest Territories.

By Craig Gilbert
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2015 fire season ‘sigh of relief’ after last year’s record-breaker 0
- Environment
- August 31, 2015
Less costly but no less dangerous, the 2015 fire season is petering down at last.

By Craig Gilbert
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NASA tests space technology on new fire shelters near Fort Providence 0
- Environment
- August 24, 2015
Engineers and researchers from NASA teamed up with American, Canadian and British partners earlier this summer to test out a new line of fire shelters that use space technology to keep firefighters safe on the ground.

By Dali Carmichael
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NWT exports team to fight fires in Oregon 0
- Environment
- August 10, 2015
With fire season winding down in the Northwest Territories, the government has supplied a team of overhead staff and an air tanker to aid in the fight against wildfires in Oregon.

By Meagan Wohlberg
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