Canadian Wildfires Increase Over Weekend

Published at: Jun 27 2022 - 12:48 / Updated at: Jun 27 2022 - 12:49

There were 45 active wildfires in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) in Canada as of Sunday afternoon, the majority of which are in the North and South Slave. According to the N.W.T. wildfire update website, all 45 are being responded to, CBC News reports.

The weather has made the conditions easy for fires to start and that the majority of wildfires in the N.W.T. are caused by lightning. On Facebook, NWT Fire posted that smoke is being felt in nearby communities in the North Slave.