Editor's Picks

In any given year, Alberta experiences between 1,000 and 1,700 forest fires. Consider the scope of the current devastation

What if the wildfires raging in Fort McMurray hit the oil sands?

Maclean’s is honoured to earn 11 nominations at the inaugural Digital Publishing Awards

A Q&A with a firefighter who battled the Slave Lake wildfire in 2011, on what firefighters in Fort McMurray are facing now

The Fort McMurray evacuation is one of the largest in Canadian history. Here’s how other disasters—and evacuations—brought about change.

What insurance policies will cover for those who lost it all in the Fort McMurray fire, and what to expect

Four search-and-rescue helicopters, one transport plane and a handful of personnel are on the ground in Fort McMurray—and more await the call

A passionate sailor, devoted father and loyal friend, he knew how to navigate some dangerous corners of the world

Watch award-winning physicist Tim Palmer deliver a lecture on how supercomputing can forecast climate change on May 4 at 7pm ET

Speed read the news with our Talking Points round-up—our short takes on the week’s news—and sound like the smartest person in the room.