City empties as thousands flee wildfire closing in on capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Thousands have fled, driving hundreds of kilometers (miles) to safety or waiting in long lines for emergency flights, as the worst fire season on record in Canada showed no signs of easing. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
By TAMMY WEBBER and JIM MORRIS
Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Firefighters worked to keep open the only route out of the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as a wildfire moved closer to the city of 20,000 and residents rushed to beat a noon Friday deadline to evacuate....