New York Times | Fort McMurray, a Canadian Oil Boom Town, Is Left in Ashes New York Times Those who settled there were trained engineers, refugees from war-torn countries and strivers from across Canada and beyond, drawn to a dot on the map in northern Alberta, a city carved out of boreal forest in a region gushing with oil riches. Even ... Canada getting handle on Alberta wildfire, no restart yet for oil operations No end in sight to oil-sands shutdowns Canada wildfire explodes in size, approaches oil sands project |