A car drives past scorched trees in the East Prairie Metis Settlement, Alberta, on July 4, 2023. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces were set to mobilize in the Northwest Territories on Tuesday, Aug. 15 as wildfires threatened communities including the territorial capital, and hundreds of people were airlifted to safety. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, file)
August 15, 2023
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August 15, 2023 8:35 a.m.
Canadian military mobilizes to help fight wildfires in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Members of the Canadian Armed Forces were set to mobilize in the Northwest Territories on Tuesday, as wildfires threatened communities including the territorial capital, and hundreds of people were airlifted to safety.