Aug. 17, 2023 | Thousands scramble to get out of Yellowknife as wildfires close in on the city. Severe drought and strong winds in B.C. threaten to trigger even more wildfires. Plus, the push to save Canada’s historic Chinatowns.

00:00 The National for Aug. 17, 2023
00:55 Yellowknife evacuation underway as wildfires approach
05:40 Yellowknife wildfire evacuees arrive in Alberta
08:43 N.W.T. hospital patients being transferred to B.C.
09:11 West Kelowna declares wildfire state of emergency
11:53 Wildfires evacuees frustrated by Meta's news ban
14:12 Search for the missing after Maui wildfires
16:39 Investigation into threats against Trump grand jurors
18:50 West African military chiefs discuss Niger coup
21:50 Britney Spears and husband headed for divorce
22:11 The fight to save Canada's historic Chinatowns
25:42 Exhausting and anxious journey out of Yellowknife
28:44 Yellowknives Dene First Nation Chief Edward Sangris
32:24 Yellowknife hospital staff stay behind to help
36:43 False claims about what's behind Canada's wildfires
43:38 The Moment | N.W.T. vets and volunteers

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