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An aerial view of the aftermath of wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta.,as seen in September 2016.Flickr photo by Jason Woodhead

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

May 6, 2024

Before the 2023 evacuations of Yellowknife, the suburbs of Halifax, West Kelowna, and Chibougamau, there was Fort McMurray.

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