A team from Alberta has been deployed to the Hay River area to lay fire retardant to help stop the fire from spreading, according to Northwest Territories Fire, a Canadian government agency.

The Northwest Territories capital Yellowknife – home ... But some driving out of the area have faced thick smoke and roadways flanked with flames. Yellowknife resident Ruoy Pineda told CNN ...

The area in Canada burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record for this time of year, according to government data.

the focus of the most intense wildfire activity has been in the Northwest Territories and Quebec. Both regions have added at least 250,000 acres (100,000 hectares) to their total area burned this ...

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories — Residents in the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people. People in ...

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP ... and people in the four areas at highest risk were told to leave as soon as possible, Fire Information Officer Mike Westwick said.

Officials in Northwest Territories said Friday evening that ... including the power to prevent people from traveling into dangerous areas and ensure access to accommodations for evacuees and ...

Air evacuations were to begin Thursday to move residents in the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories out of the path of wildfires that neared the city of 20,000 people. People in the four ...

(CNN) — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn across the region, leaving many to face dangerous road Thousands ...