As Alberta wildfire rages, thousands who fled must wait weeks to go home

The more than 88,000 Fort McMurray residents evacuated during the wildfire must wait until June to begin a phased re-entry plan, says Alberta premier

The wildfire in northern Alberta continues to rage out of control, growing to more than 423,000 hectares as officials said it would be at least another two weeks before the tens of thousands of evacuated Fort McMurray residents would be allowed to return to the city.

Relief - in the form of cooler weather and slight precipitation - may be on the way for fire crews, Rachel Notley, the Alberta premier, said on Wednesday. "So of course we're all crossing our fingers that that happens."