Wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia are exacerbating what was already by far the fiercest wildfire season in Canada’s history. Wildfires intensified over the weekend, forcing more people living in the interior of British Columbia to evacuate their communities. “The current situation is grim,” said British Columbia Premier David Eby. One of the latest major fires is near Kelowna. About 35,000 people in that area were under an evacuation order early in the week. Meanwhile, a fire near Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, forced evacuations of nearly all of ...