Residents of the hamlet of Wabasca and the nearby Big Stone Cree First Nation have begun returning to their homes, after an evacuation order was lifted at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Many haven't been ...

Annotated map showing the Wabasca oil field in northern Alberta, Canada, circled in red, as an oil sands deposit. Heavy oil deposits appear in yellow; oil sands are in purple. Source: Canadian Center ...

The hamlet of Wabasca declared a state of local emergency as a wildfire continues to ravage the area. The wildfire at the north end of North Wabasca Lake, located about 130 kilometres northeast of ...

The Wabasca forest fire is now under control. On Tuesday the province allowed 5,000 residents to begin returning home to the northern Alberta communities of Wabasca and Bigstone Cree First Nation.

A completion date is in sight for a playground in Wabasca, that council has been pushing administration to finish for a while. The playground at Eli Cardinal Park may be open to the public by the end ...

Lightning was expected to spark new blazes overnight and thousands of people remain under evacuation, officials said Tuesday, as hot and dry conditions feed dozens of wildfires across Alberta, ...