Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
People without vehicles lineup to register for a flight to Calgary, Alberta in Yellowknife on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to convene an urgent meeting with ministers and senior officials today as residents of the capital of Northwest Territories are ordered to evacuate the area because of an encroaching wildfire. (Bill Braden /The Canadian Press via AP)
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Residents of the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories fled an approaching wildfire Thursday, some driving hundreds of miles to safety and others signing up for emergency flights, the latest chapter in Canada's worst fire season on record....