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)
August 18, 2023
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City empties as thousands flee wildfire closing in on capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Kieron Testart, who was going door-to-door checking on people, said it’s “kind of like having a pint at the end of the world.”