A first look at damage caused by massive wildfire that ripped through Jasper (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
Government officials and a few members of the media were brought in to Jasper Friday afternoon, offering the first glimpse of the damage wrought by a massive wildfire that ripped through the
historic townsite Wednesday night.
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Helplessness and the Jasper inferno (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
They was so little anyone could do — firefighters, residents or decision-makers — on the day a wall of flames approached the Rocky Mountain park town.
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4 people dead in collision in Rocky View County (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
Four people were killed in a collision between a grain-hauling semi-trailer and an SUV in Rocky View County on Friday morning, according to an RCMP news release sent Friday evening.
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Blaze that damaged Jasper, Alta., townsite was too powerful to stop, fire experts say (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
A wildfire that destroyed buildings in Jasper less than 48 hours after it began at least 12 kilometres away became a “monster” that firefighters were helpless to stop, says Parks Canada.
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Rail, phone, power services affected by Jasper wildfire (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
Rail, phone and power services are among the critical infrastructure that has been affected by the wildfires that have raged through Jasper National Park, Alta., and into the picturesque townsite
itself.
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