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British Columbia is under a province-wide state of emergency as wildfires that have forced thousands from their homes show no sign of abating.

Nature can help us — if we let it, writes renowned Canadian TV show host, scientist and environmental activist David Suzuki.

From the streetfront window of rock station 100.5 Cruz FM in downtown Fort McMurray, program director Andrew Wilcox can see the forested hill where his home still stands. But he still can't return.

“There’s no money on earth that can put out a fire like Fort McMurray,” said Glenn Mason. “If you build your community right into the forest, sooner or later that’s going to be a problem."

"As every day goes by, we continue to run this thing down and continue to secure it," said Alberta Wildfire manager Chad Morrison.

The smouldering city is not out of the woods just yet, but the prime minister has declined offers for assistance from Russia, Mexico, Australia, and more.

Wildfires that levelled neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray slowed their rampage through tinder dry forest in northern Alberta on Sunday, allowing firefighters in the oilpatch city to focus on hotspots.

New reports out on wildfires say climate change isn't the sole culprit when it comes to their ignition and spread

Humans are the leading cause of wildfires in Canada, says a forest fire researcher who believes the latest blaze that has ripped through parts of Fort McMurray, Alta., is no exception.

As flames engulfed Fort McMurray, Thomas Russell had two choices: run down the fiery hill and get to his family, or follow the advised evacuation procedures.

Justin Trudeau said that Elizabeth May's comments were "not entirely accurate."

A new study finds that slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.

California firefighters battled fast-growing forest fires threatening giant sequoias and small communities in the Sierra Nevada on Monday, September 27, 2021, and worked to fully surround a suspected arson wildfire that destroyed homes last week.