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‘Double-whammy’ of wildfires and low river levels disrupting barge travel to N.W.T. communities

Extremely dry conditions in the Northwest Territories is causing havoc both on land and in its waterways.  Amidst wildfires that have…

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Canada

N.W.T. premier says no commitment from Trudeau on financial assistance for evacuees

The prime minister has not committed financial assistance to the residents who have been displaced from the Northwest Territories as…

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Canada

With thousands of N.W.T. evacuees in Alberta, local experts fear impact of toxic drug crisis

A small group of health-care workers in Alberta is working to inform wildfire evacuees from the Northwest Territories about where…

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Canada

N.W.T. fire crews eye direct attack on Yellowknife wildfire as warm, windy weather resumes

Low on data or power? Read a low-bandwidth version of this story here. For more stories, see our CBC North news website. Wildland…

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Business

 N.W.T. wildfire evacuees say Facebook’s news ban ‘dangerous’ in emergency situation

Evacuees from the devastating blazes threatening Yellowknife say the ongoing fight between Meta, the owner of Facebook, and Canada’s federal government over…

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Canada

Enterprise, N.W.T., ’90 per cent gone’ after wildfire ravages community

What you need to know about the N.W.T. wildfires: Evacuation orders issued for communities of Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation,…

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Canada

Firefighters pulled out of Fort Smith, N.W.T., amid safety concerns

What you need to know about the N.W.T. wildfires: Evacuation orders issued for communities of Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation,…

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Canada

Hay River, N.W.T., ordered to evacuate day after taking in Fort Smith evacuees

For the second time this summer residents of Hay River, N.W.T., are fleeing a nearby wildfire; this comes as the community was…

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Canada

High winds expected to push fire closer to Fort Smith, N.W.T., as evacuation continues

About 70 per cent of Fort Smith, N.W.T., residents have left the community after an evacuation order was issued on…

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Lifestyle

N.W.T. book showcases adventures of first Indigenous pilot

INUVIK, N.W.T. – Across the pages of a picture book, the northern lights dance over the Arctic landscape with brush…

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