A wildfire ripping through Canada's oil sands region blazed for a seventh day on Sunday as officials warned almost 100,000 people who fled the area that they would not be returning home soon.

Three hundred firefighters on the ground and dozens more in the air continue to battle the most destructive wildfire Alberta has experienced in more than a century but, despite their best efforts, officials concede they are no match for the blaze. The flames have consumed swaths of Fort McMurray and chased away most of the city’s residents — more than 80,000 people — in a panic-stricken last-minute mass evacuation that is already leaving emotional scars.

Syrian refugees who fled to Canada are returning the favor to their adopted country.

Edmonton’s schools are already seeing students register for class from Fort McMurray. A system has been set up in both school divisions after consultation with education minister Dave Eggen. Joan Carr, the superintendent for Edmonton Catholic has spelled out the procedure with all staff. “We will be accepting all students from Fort McMurray who want to register in our schools to continue their education with as little interruption as possible,” she wrote in a memo obtained by Corus News.

The El Niño weather phenomenon and ongoing climate change have both contributed to the devastating Alberta wildfires, according to experts.

A massive wildfire in Alberta, Canada has moved south, forcing more evacuations on Thursday.It has grown five times its initial size since it broke out, prompting more than 88,000 evacuations.

The mandatory evacuation order means that about 70,000 people who live in Fort McMurray are being told to flee the city.

The government has commissioned the killing of well over 1,000 wolves in the past decade after destroying the land of its prey—the caribou. By James Wilt.

The former editor of the Edmonton Journal’s inside look at the damage being done to Canada’s newspapers. By Margo Goodhand. (Feb. 4)

A video produced by scientists at Environment Canada shows how far pollutants from industry in Alberta can travel - with some pollutants ending up hundreds of kilometres downwind from where they were emitted.

Jasper National Park has a great variety of scenic waterfalls and each has its own unique charm due to its geological makeup. The steps of the Tangle Falls is what make this sight so photogenic. The water literally cascades, not falls, over various tiers.

The mother of a two-year-old girl killed in southern Alberta broke down in tears after an old friend of hers was charged with first-degree murder in the case. Cheyenne Dunbar, who is 20, says she has no idea why someone would want to harm her baby, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette. RCMP say Derek James Saretzky faces two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Hailey and her father Terry Blanchette.

In some areas of B.C.’s Lower Mainland and Alberta, crops are shooting up faster than they can be consumed, while in others, plants are wilting

When Edmonton's downtown Rogers Place arena opens in 2016, it will be part of what will be known as the "Ice District." What do you think of the name?

"The Metro Line LRT to NAIT is a s**t-show," Oshry tweeted.

Fort Edmonton Park will be completely shuttered for at least a year when the city starts work on refurbishing its aging utilities. But the shutdown’s exact length is unclear, which worries the Fort Edmonton Foundation, a volunteer fundraising group.