The break that firefighters defending the capital of the Northwest Territories got at the start of the weekend due to rainy weather is expected to end today, as temperatures are forecast to climb into the 20s.

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The blaze, which prompted the evacuation of almost all 20,000 residents Yellowknife, remained about 15 kilometres from the community yesterday.

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Environment and Climate Change Minister Shane Thompson says that over the last week, 68 per cent of the territorySA国际影视传媒檚 population has been evacuated due to fires.

Seven other N.W.T. communities were also under evacuation orders, forcing thousands more people out of their homes.

Many evacuees have travelled to different areas of Alberta and up to 3,000 were being flown to Manitoba.

No date has been set for anyone to return.

The Canadian Press