Monument for MMIWG unveiled in Yellowknife
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N.W.T. evacuee in Winnipeg says she’s still waiting for financial assistance
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N.W.T. premier takes feds to task for infrastructure issues during wildfire evacuations
“It is not OK that the territories live like Third World countries”
The impact of wildfires on evacuees: ‘You could taste the smoke’
Wildfire evacuees face mental and physical health challenges due to smoke and stress
Northwest Territory wildfire evacuees frustrated by lack of communication
Northern grocers concerned about food supply as Northwest Territory wildfire evacuations continue
Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer
The blazes have burned an area almost four times the size of Prince Edward Island. No deaths have been reported.
Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches
The evacuation order issued Wednesday night applies to the city of Yellowknife and neighbouring First Nations communities of Ndilo and Dettah.
‘Phased evacuation’ ordered for Yellowknife as wildfires continue to advance
By Wednesday evening, all of Yellowknife, Ndılǫ and Dettah were told to evacuate by noon Friday.
Wildfires continue to menace large areas of N.W.T., moving close to Yellowknife
Evacuations have been ordered for Fort Smith, Enterprise, Jean Marie River and Hay River. People displaced by the fires are relocating to temporary shelters set up as far south as Calgary.