Canadian wildfire forces evacuation order for entire city

Calgary: The Canadian province of Alberta has raced to evacuate the entire population of Fort McMurray, where an uncontrolled wildfire was taking hold in the heart of the country's oil sands region, with dry winds forecast for Wednesday that could fuel the blaze. It has already destroyed 1600 structures, ravaged one neighbourhood, damaged others and halted incoming and outgoing commercial flights, authorities said on Wednesday. "This is a nasty and dirty fire," Chief Darby Allen of the Fort McMurray fire department said. Read more: