A windswept wildfire east of Elk Island National Park, behind the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, triggered evacuations Friday night, shutting down Highway 16 at the park, say RCMP.

An out-of-control grassfire has prompted the closure of Highway 16 east of Elk Island National Park, RCMP said Friday.Fort Saskatchewan RCMP responded to the fire at 5:30 p.m. and are asking the ...

An Alberta Wildfire spokesperson told CBC ... (Fort Saskatchewan RCMP) Elk Island National Park and neighbouring Lamont County are under a fire restriction. RCMP say the fire's cause is still ...

A fire burns at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village near Elk Island National Park, Alta. in this Alberta RCMP handout photo on Friday, April 18, 2025. Firefighters who battled a wind-fanned grass ...

RCMP said several buildings caught fire Friday at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village and evacuations occurred briefly in ...

A fire burns at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village near Elk Island National Park, Alta. in this Alberta RCMP handout photo posted on their Facebook page on Friday, April 18, 2025. THE ...

"A windswept wildfire east of Elk Island National Park, behind the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village ... is made up of dozens of buildings and tells the story of Alberta's Ukrainian history, which ...

An Alberta Wildfire spokesperson told CBC News that the fire ... Zaal said in an email at 8:20 a.m. Elk Island National Park and neighbouring Lamont County are under a fire restriction. RCMP say the ...

Mounties say in a news release Friday night that the fire east of Elk Island National Park has been contained ... the settlement of east central Alberta by Ukrainians. The village is currently ...

EDMONTON - RCMP say a northern section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta has been closed ... Friday evening that the fire east of Elk Island National Park has spread to structures inside ...