Thousands flee wildfires in Canada’s far north

Thousands ordered to flee wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada's far north started leaving on emergency evacuation flights Thursday, as convoys snaked south to safety on the only open highway.The order late Wednesday to evacuate Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories marked the latest chapter of a terrible summer for wildfires in Canada, with tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes and vast swaths of land scorched.