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The Cap Mountain fire burning near Whitehorse is shown on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Yukon is enveloped in smoke from wildfires, with the territory seeing a huge leap in the number of blazes this year. The Canadian Press/HO-Government of Yukon
Several parts of Northern Canada are enveloped in smoke from wildfires along with unusually high seasonal temperatures.
Yukon has seen a huge leap in the number of blazes with just over 846 square kilometres of land scorched this year, while heat warnings and air quality statements are in effect in the Northwest Territories and part of Nunavut.
