N.W.T. will step up enforcement to prevent people from entering evacuated communities
RCMP say they will use enforcement at checkpoints RCMP in the Northwest Territories say they’ll be delivering firm deterrence to
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Transport closures empty shelves, leaving some N.W.T. communities without groceries
‘People are people and they bought out the store in about two days,’ says Łútselk’e Co-op manager Shelf-stable milk and
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Virtual learning unlikely for N.W.T. students in wake of wildfires, evacuations
Lessons learned during COVID-19 don’t apply in the current situation, says head of teachers’ union Students won’t be expected to
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N.W.T. says no financial aid for evacuees who organized own travel, accommodations
By Luke Carroll · CBC News N.W.T. fire information officer says situation could stretch on for weeks The N.W.T. government will not
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YK1, French school board say it’s unlikely students will begin classes Aug. 28
By Guy Quenneville · CBC News Yellowknife’s largest school board taking its cues from political leaders Yellowknife school boards say it’s unlikely students
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N.W.T. premier says no commitment from Trudeau on financial assistance for evacuees
Caroline Cochrane says bill from the wildfires will be high and will require significant assistance The prime minister has not
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N.W.T. wildfire evacuees say Facebook’s news ban ‘dangerous’ in emergency situation
By Pete Evans · CBC News Meta notes government sources not blocked as northerners duck ban by sharing screenshots of information Evacuees
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Northwest Territories evacuees relive their journeys out of wildfire danger
‘Being evacuated two times in 24 hours is nothing like I have ever experienced’ After two evacuations and hundreds of
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Cabins near Duncan Lake, N.W.T., at risk with wildfire burning nearby
The fire has been burning since June 29 and 1 cabin was lost ‘several weeks ago’ N.W.T. Fire says “numerous”
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N.W.T., Yellowknife upping protection as city is surrounded by wildfires
‘I just really want to stress that these are precautionary measures,’ says city manager While winds blowing northwest have slowed
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From Catholique to Gahdële: Reclaiming Dene name a long journey for N.W.T. man
N.W.T. gov’t permanently waived name-change fee for Indigenous residents earlier this year J.C. Catholique says his current name is meaningless.
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Giant helicopter helps fight fires in Fort Smith, N.W.T.
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News · ‘It can drop more water with a shorter turnaround’ The Northwest Territories is deep into a
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Yellowknife’s emergency plans lacks details, needs testing, says expert
‘If the plan can be written and put aside, it’s not going to cut it,’ says York University professor A
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Fibre optic line coming to Arctic community in N.W.T.
More than $19.7 million was announced on Monday to bring high-speed internet to the Arctic community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada’s Northwest
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15 structures lost to fire between Highway 3 and Stagg Lake, N.W.T.
N.W.T. Fire says a total of 19 structures have been destroyed by the wildfire near Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T. Fifteen structures were
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