Canadian PM inspects wildfire-destroyed western region

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday arrived in Fort McMurray region of the western province of Alberta to assess the damage by last week's devastating wildfire.

Canada fire continues to grow on seventh day

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

Canada: Fort McMurray fire spreads, thousands airlifted

A massive wildfire in Canada exploded tenfold in size, forcing the evacuation of 8,000 people from work camps north of Fort McMurray by air as the inferno grew to 850sq km.

Raging wildfire spreads to more areas in west Canada

The wildfire in western Canada has ballooned to 85,000 hectares in Fort McMurray overnight and is now billowing across a wide front south of the city, a senior official said Thursday.