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The awful fires in the Northwest Territories can light the way to a better, healthier future
Courtney Howard, Nicole Redvers and Sarah Cook
canada
Officials in NWT turning away Yellowknife residents trying to return home
Smoke billows on the road beside the highway near the town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 20, 2023. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. The town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, was burned to the ground by forest fires. Residents of Yellowknife in Canada's far north raced on August 18 to evacuate ahead of a midday deadline as wildfires bear down on the remote city and other parts of the vast country. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
NWT mulls financial aid for wildfire evacuees who arranged their own way out
A makeshift evacuee service centre set up for wildfire evacuees from Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories in Calgary on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Evacuees began arriving mid-afternoon today and have until the end of Friday. (Photo by Jude Brocke/The Globe and Mail)
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Crews continue battling NWT wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife
An aerial view shows charred remains on the side of the road beside the highway in Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 20, 2023. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. The town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, was burned to the ground by forest fires. Residents of Yellowknife in Canada's far north raced on August 18 to evacuate ahead of a midday deadline as wildfires bear down on the remote city and other parts of the vast country. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane recounts search for homeless during Yellowknife evacuation
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane listens during a news conference after a meeting of Western Premiers in Whistler, B.C. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory's capital ordered everyone to leave last week due to encroaching wildfires, she said she checked to make sure homeless people weren't forgotten. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Firefighters take stock of NWT. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end
Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Angela Gzowski
canada
Wildfires force ranchers with large animals to make tough decisions on whether to stay or evacuate
Deer cross a road in a neighborhood filled with smoke due to a nearby wildfire in the Glenmore Highlands area of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
canada
Yellowknife fires not expected to reach city this weekend as weather helps fight blazes
Evacuees from Yellowknife, territorial capital of the Northwest Territories, make their way along highway 3, at the edge of a burned forest, on their way into Ft. Providence, N.W.T., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.
canada
Yellowknife veterinarian helps pets flee fires, supports animals left behind
Veterinarians Without Borders sent crates from across Canada to Yellowknife to help people take their pets on evacuation flights as a fire approached the Northwest Territories capital city. A dog named Thor looks on from in a vehicle in Yellowknife as workers set up evacuation centres, in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Veterinarians Without Borders, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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B.C. evacuation orders soar; Yellowknife fires not expected to reach city this weekend
A helicopter equipped to respond to wildfires flies past homes in the Wilden neighbourhood near Knox Mountain after RCMP officers enforced a new evacuation order, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
The summer the sun turned red: Canadians wake up to the reality of climate change under a veil of smoke
The City of Kelowna, B.C., declared a state of emergency, as fire crews responded to spot fires coming across Okanagan Lake from the McDougall Creek wildfire. An evacuation order has been issued for the Clifton Road North and McKinley neighbourhoods
canada
Dozens remain in Yellowknife hospital as evacuation stretches past deadline
Sprinklers protect a home next to Grace Lake as wildfires threatened the Northwest Territories town of Yellowknife, Canada, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Evening Update: Homes burn in Kelowna as thousands flee wildfires; more Yellowknife evacuation flights added
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, as seen from Kelowna. Evacuation orders were put in place for areas near Kelowna, as the fire threatened the city of around 150,000. Canada is experiencing a record-setting wildfire season, with official estimates of over 13.7 million hectares (33.9 million acres) already scorched. Four people have died so far. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Thousands continue to flee Yellowknife as wildfires loom
Vehicles line-up for fuel at Fort Providence, N.W.T., on the only road south from Yellowknife, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
A wait-and-see approach won’t cut it for today’s intense wildfires
John Vaillant
canada
B.C. declares state of emergency as thousands flee Kelowna; flights continue out of Yellowknife
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns outside the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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In photos: Wildfires prompt evacuation orders for thousands in N.W.T., B.C.
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People watch from downtown Kelowna, B.C., as the McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills above West Kelowna, B.C.
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