Fires threatening two cities in Canada curbed but ‘not out of the woods yet’

Smoke from wildfires has filled the air in Kelowna, British Columbia (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Firefighters have kept wildfires at bay near the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as well as a city under threat in British Columbia, though no one claimed victory as forecasters warned that drier and windier weather was coming.

For Saturday at least, the weather was milder, providing some help for fire teams battling to contain the flames of Canada’s worst fire season on record that destroyed structures, fouled the air with thick smoke and prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents.