Yellowknife Women’s Society calls for change after ‘chaotic’ evacuation
Open letter calls for solutions to ongoing emergency of homelessness in Yellowknife. An organization that looks after vulnerable women is
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Food bank use has more than doubled as evacuees return to Yellowknife
By Rachel Maclean · CBC News Chronic problems with food poverty in territories also outlined in new report Food bank usage has
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As bills come in for Yellowknife’s wildfire response, city needs help
City looking to hire help to deal with ‘high volume of complex invoices’ It was a massive effort, involving city
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1 week after being back, Yellowknife schools, hospital still getting back on track
By Julia Wong It has been one week since the evacuation order for Yellowknife was lifted and residents were allowed
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Yellowknife students return to school Thursday but official says bring extra food
The superintendent of the YK1 school board says YWCA after school programs will be up and running when students return
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Yellowknife airport opens to commercial flights
By Taylor Holmes · CBC News As the general public began returning to Yellowknife, its airport started taking commercial flights again Three
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Some N.W.T. evacuees consider staying put after wildfire crisis
By Robert Holden, CBC News ‘It feels like we’re in a boat that’s sinking, and all we have is cups
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Yellowknife hospital emergency at 60 per cent
Despite a pause on the return of essential workers to Yellowknife last week as wildfires flared up in the South
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No highway fire risk expected as public prepares Yellowknife return
By Luke Carroll, Liny Lamberink · CBC News · Officials also fielded questions about evacuees forced to re-locate in Calgary Wildfires are not expected
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Capacity issues at Calgary hotels force relocation of N.W.T. evacuees 1 night before Yellowknife return
Some N.W.T. evacuees staying in hotels in Calgary are being evicted one day before they are allowed to return home. The city
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North on pace for hottest summer ever recorded; strong, gusting winds expected in southern N.W.T.
Several places in the North are on track to break records for the hottest summer ever recorded. Experts expected extreme
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Yellowknife re-entry paused as winds expected to ‘accelerate’ fires near highway
The re-entry of most essential workers into Yellowknife is being put on hold because high winds are expected to “accelerate”
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Up to 50 vehicles planning illegal return to Yellowknife, say RCMP
Northwest Territories RCMP say they’ve received “credible” information about a group of people in up to 50 vehicles who are
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Long lines for evacuation flights out of Yellowknife
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Trudeau convenes emergency meeting to discuss N.W.T. wildfires
Canadian Armed Forces already providing airlift resources and other support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convening a high-level emergency meeting
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