Alberta

Canada forest fire: Thousands airlifted to safety, emergency declared in Alberta

Canada on Thursday began airlifting to safety up to 25,000 people from the city of Fort McMurray forced from their homes by raging forest fires in Alberta's oil sands region.

Alberta declares emergency as fires threaten Canada oil town Fort McMurray

Alberta declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as crews frantically held back wind-whipped wildfires in Canada's main oil sands city of Fort McMurray

Canada campus shooting: Three dead, one injured

Police spokesman Scott Pattison says that early Friday shooting was an apparent armed robbery of an armored vehicle or vehicles.