Fires in Canada's north force another town to evacuate

Ottawa (AFP) Aug 26, 2023

Another town in Canada's Northwest Territories was forced to evacuate on Saturday as strong winds and rising temperatures gave new life to vast wildfires. The threat to Hay River, a town of about 4,000, was so great that even firefighters and essential workers were ordered to leave, authorities said. The territorial government ordered everyone still in the town to travel to the local air