Sundog owner Richard McIntosh said the fire started at about 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon and emergency crews responded right ...

People line up outside of a local school to register to be evacuated, as wildfires threatened the Northwest Territories town of Yellowknife, Canada, on Aug. 17, 2023.

All 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, were ordered to evacuate as a massive wildfire raced toward the town.

Nearly all 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, ... wildfires are the new normal as western Canada burns Nearly all 20,000 ... cars queued for miles to flee along the only road out of town.

More than 230 active wildfires are burning in Canada's Northwest Territories, including one outside the capital of Yellowknife, forcing 20,000 residents to flee.

Canada wildfires turn Yellowknife into a ‘ghost town’ after 19,000 flee homes Sam Corbishley Published August 19, 2023 11:37am Updated August 19, 2023 11:37am ...

Geoff Bennett: It's a race against time. A wildfire rages just a few miles north of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, and home to some 20,000 people.

Wildfire in northern Canada triggers mass evacuations 00:24. Air evacuations were to begin Thursday to move residents in the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories out of the path of wildfires ...

The devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic Maui town of Lahaina in Hawaii was still making headlines when the Northwest Territories issued an evacuation order for Yellowknife and British ...

Thousands of people fleeing a wildfire on the outskirts of Yellowknife, one of the largest cities in Canada's north, have crowded into the local airport and the road out of town.

This image provided by Maxar Technologies, shows wildfires in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Canada on Aug. 15, 2023. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) ...

In Yellowknife, a mandatory evacuation order went into effect for the entire city Wednesday, creating a chaotic scene as long lines of cars queued for miles to flee along the only road out of town.