A wildfire burning near Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta has been downgraded to “being held” status, as it has not grown and is not expected to threaten the community or infrastructure. Firefighters and heavy equipment operators have made progress in containing the fire, which is now 19,451 hectares in size. While the fire ban remains in effect for the Fort McMurray Forest Area and an off-highway vehicle restriction is in place south of Lake Athabasca, residents have been allowed to return home after evacuation orders were dropped on Saturday morning.