Alberta, Canada

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the news media in Ottawa on Wednesday for the first time since winning a minority government in the federal election.

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Canada's Justin Trudeau Rejects Coalition In Favor Of Minority Government

10:43am October 24, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The prime minister, whose Liberals lost their parliamentary majority in Monday's vote, says he will lead a minority government. Trudeau vowed to continue his policies despite the election setback.

A tugboat operator secures a floating razor wire security fence during an emergency response exercise at the Kinder Morgan Inc. Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, last September. A new expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline

Canada's Trudeau Approves Controversial Pipeline Expansion

8:13am June 19, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first approved the project, which is opposed by many environmental groups, in 2016, but Tuesday's announcement means construction can begin later this year.

A helicopter flies into thick smoke while battling a major forest fire outside of Fort McMurray on Wednesday.

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In Photos: Canada's Devastating Fort McMurray Wildfires

5:09pm May 06, 2016

The fires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, have been burning all week, and responders are still far from containing them. Take a look at how the emergency has unfolded.

Officers look on as smoke from Fort McMurray's wildfires billows into the air in Alberta, Canada on Wednesday.

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Alberta Wildfire Evacuees Ordered To Move Again; Blaze Destroys 1,600 Buildings

10:38am May 05, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Many residents who were evacuated from Fort McMurray on Tuesday were ordered to move once again last night.

Students from Fort McMurray Composite High School are released early as wildfire burns nearby in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada on Tuesday. An uncontrolled wildfire burning near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, the heart of Canada's oil sands region, ha

Huge Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Oil Sands City In Canada

12:41pm May 04, 2016

by Marie Andrusewicz

Some 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray, Alberta, have been ordered to evacuate their homes. The wildfire spans more than 6,500 acres.

Shell's Jack Pine Mine near Fort MacKay, Alberta. The largest trucks, called "heavy haulers," can hold 400 tons of oil sands material. It takes 2 tons to produce one barrel of oil.

Between Cheap Gas And Carbon Caps, Oil Sands Face Uncertain Fate

7:57pm December 14, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Canada's potentially lucrative oil sands business faces serious economic challenges. It has some concerned about its future as environmental critics look for ways to keep the oil in the ground.

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