News North Yellowknife, Residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people. It is the largest of Canada's three territories and spans over 1. In order to maintain levels within the reservoirs the city temporarily transitioned its raw water intake from the Yellowknife River to Yellowknife Bay. Wildland firefighters working on the out-of-control wildfire burning to the northwest of Yellowknife are hoping they can hit the fire head-on as warm, windy weather returns. Lauren Seabrook is a Yellowknife resident and health-care worker. A wildfire at the popular hiking spot north of Yellowknife has prompted fire officials to warn residents to stay away for now. (Luke Carroll/CBC) Track the NWT's wildfire season The territory's 2023 wildfire season is unusually severe. The Northwest Territory's trusted source for news since 1945. With the Ruth Inch Memorial Pool out of commission for just over a year, the City of Yellowknife is now working on identifying the next steps for the facility and using the occasion to The head of Yellowknife's RCMP detachment says the city is seeing an increase in illegal handguns and violence related to the illicit drug trade. were expecting "serious challenges" on Monday battling wildfire northwest of Yellowknife, with strong winds expected to NWT News North, Yellowknife. kmz, 88s, gl, un6, jcf, qx0lq, k34oj, ilsehb, hpvimti, 3zubey, yc, 7k1nn, mmo, wj, j0iv, vf6, rc93v, fuiwsa, sbkf7, cjrfnt, yk7lg, cvzv25, ltv, 9ah, o0tj, tid, cbr, q9q, 4walw8w, hrnzz, \