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Our ongoing wildfire coverage plans

Sat, 08/19/2023 - 12:29

This is an important read: Everything you need to know about how we're going to continue covering the NWT wildfires and help evacuees over the weeks ahead.

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Man, 77, ‘robbed by people with bat’ in evacuated Yellowknife

Sat, 08/19/2023 - 11:37

RCMP in Yellowknife say a 77-year-old man was robbed in his apartment by people with a bat after almost the entire city had been evacuated.

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With a little rain and a lot of hope, YK awaits a wildfire

Sat, 08/19/2023 - 01:24

Watch footage from a near-deserted Yellowknife as people still in the city prepare for the possible arrival of a wildfire.

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Indian Cabins residents say they’re evacuating over wildfire

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 22:24

While evacuees fled the NWT, people at Indian Cabins – a popular rest stop heading south – began their own evacuation on Friday evening.

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‘Over 19,000’ evacuated from Yellowknife, minister says

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 21:13

The NWT government believes more than 19,000 people have successfully fled Yellowknife and the surrounding area as a wildfire draws closer.

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Kakisa evacuation order arrived with no telecoms and NWT in meltdown

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 21:00

If an evacuation order falls in a cut-off forest, does anyone hear it? Kakisa residents were told to leave, but it's not clear if or when they actually knew.

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In pictures: Canadian Armed Forces mobilize over NWT wildfires

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 20:43

The Canadian Armed Forces have increasingly played a role in the NWT's wildfire crisis. Here are photos from the operation throughout the week.

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Internet and phone service returns in South Slave, High Level

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 20:37

Internet and phone service is back in Hay River, Fort Smith, Enterprise and Fort Resolution after Northwestel repaired fibre-line damage caused by wildfires.

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Guide to evacuation centres and places to stay for NWT evacuees

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 20:24

Here's what we know about where NWT evacuees can stay – from evacuation centres to campgrounds to generous people's homes.

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Guide to financial assistance and other supports for NWT evacuees

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 19:33

Here's what we know about financial resources and other supports available to NWT evacuees.

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Giant Mine arsenic trioxide at ‘low risk’ from approaching wildfire

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 15:48

One of Canada's most toxic sites is a former gold mine right next to Yellowknife. With a wildfire on the way, we asked about safety concerns.

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YK fire 15 km away, critical days ahead as wind shifts

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 14:06

NWT Fire says ZF015, the fire currently threatening Yellowknife, is 15km northwest of the city's municipal boundary, with "critical, challenging days ahead."

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Erratic conditions make Hay River fire hard to predict

Fri, 08/18/2023 - 00:15

The fire outside Hay River remains 10 km from the town and winds could help fire crews on Friday, but NWT Fire says predictions are hard to make.

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The situation facing the NWT on Friday

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 23:43

Friday is set to offer a critical 24 hours in the NWT's race to evacuate Yellowknife before a wildfire can reach the city.

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As it happened: Thousands leave Yellowknife as wildfire approaches

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 20:32

Read Thursday's updates as 20,000 people leave the NWT's capital, Yellowknife, following an evacuation order in the face of an oncoming wildfire.

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Hospital evac flight ‘aborted’ leaving Yellowknife nurses on edge

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 19:32

A mercy flight taking Yellowknife hospital patients to safety was cancelled, leaving nurses unsure how they'll safely leave in the face of an oncoming wildfire.

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‘Obey the evacuation order,’ City of Yellowknife tells residents

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 18:05

The City of Yellowknife says it is "critical" that all residents follow an order to evacuate Yellowknife, Ndılǫ, Dettah and the Ingraham Trail by Friday.

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Evacuation flights fill up, Women’s Society charters plane

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 17:55

The Yellowknife Women's Society chartered its own plane to get people out of harm's way as evacuation flights out of the city failed to meet demand on Thursday.

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Northwestel begins repairing fibre line as wildfire outage continues

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 15:45

Technicians have begun working to fix multiple areas of damaged fibre line that are causing a near-total communications blackout in some evacuated communities.

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RCMP in Yellowknife conducting patrols as residents evacuate

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 15:31

Yellowknife RCMP says it has deployed additional officers to respond to calls for service, patrol neighbourhoods, and help with evacuation efforts.

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