Yellowknife

Wildfires outside of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, as seen from space on Tuesday. As of Thursday the fires are less than 10 miles outside of the city.

Out-of-control wildfires in Canada force all 20,000 residents of Yellowknife to flee

3:52pm August 17, 2023

by Dustin Jones

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.