Wall Street JournalCanada Wildfires Force Evacuation, Hampering Oil-Sands OperationsWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Raging forest fires in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta have forced the evacuation of some 88,000 residents of the town of Fort …

Scientific AmericanDestructive Wildfire near Canada's Oil Sands May Have Been Fueled by Global WarmingScientific AmericanIn Fort McMurray, which was the hub of the Canadian tar sands boom that has since quieted with the collapse of oil prices, the econ …

Wall Street JournalAlberta Forest Fire Halts Shell Oil-Sands OperationWall Street JournalCALGARY, Alberta—Raging forest fires in Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta forced the closure of one major oil-sands mining operation on Wednesday and reduced o …

The Globe and MailOil pares gains as US crude stocks post bigger buildThe Globe and MailOil prices pared gains on Wednesday as a bigger than expected gain in U.S. crude stocks tempered concerns about reduced production in Canada's oil sands region due …

The Globe and MailOil tops $45 after slide; traders weigh impact of Alberta firesThe Globe and MailOil rose above $45 (U.S.) a barrel on Wednesday as reduced production in Canada's oil sands region due to a wildfire pushed aside concern about excess gl …

Washington PostA Canadian oil-sands town is on fire; 80000 residents must evacuateWashington PostThe sky in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was grey with smoke. The ground beneath was glowing red — with fire. Like everyone else, Cassie White, a 19-year-old residen …

Washington PostA Canadian oil sands town on fire: 80000 residents must evacuateWashington PostThe sky in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was grey with smoke. The ground beneath was glowing red — with fire. Like everyone else, Cassie White, a 19-year-old resident o …

The Next WebImagineers: Uber's engineering manager Conrad Whelan on the future of transportThe Next WebWhat do you call people who are stretching the limits of their imaginations to engineer a new future? At The Next Web, we went with imagineers. We wa …

KJCT8.comCMU engineering club raising funds to race carKJCT8.comGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. CMU's Engineering Club had a successful first year competing with their formula race car against over 100 other teams in 2015. They say it's the most prestigious, …

GCN.comReverse-engineering the brain to improve machine learningGCN.comResearchers are working to reverse-engineer how the brain's visual system processes information in hopes of advancing machine learning algorithms and computer vision. The Machine In …