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NWT wildfires: Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty calls for apology from MLA Katrina Nokleby

NWT wildfires: Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty calls for apology from MLA Katrina Nokleby

Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty has decried Great Slave Katrina Nokleby’s comments to NNSL and is demanding she apologize.
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IN PHOTOS: Grand slams at the Midnight Sun Tournament

IN PHOTOS: Grand slams at the Midnight Sun Tournament

Athletes in Inuvik didn’t let a cloud of smoke get in the way of their ballgame. The annual Inuvik Midnight Sun Tournament hit Peggy Curtis Field from Aug. 4 to 7, drawing 10 teams from across the Mackenzie and Beaufort Deltas. When the dust settled, the Tuk Whitecaps took the top prize, with the Amirco Barry Pickers in second and the Native Yankees in third. Awards were presented as follows:
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NWT Wildfire: Planes flying essential workers out of Hay River as firefighters fall back

NWT Wildfire: Planes flying essential workers out of Hay River as firefighters fall back

Firefighters in Hay River are in for a rough night as winds pushed a fire past defences earlier today.
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Essential workers in Hay River now under evacuation order due to wildfire

Essential workers in Hay River now under evacuation order due to wildfire

The situation in Hay River has taken a turn for the worse and anyone who is left in the town is being told to leave.
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NWT Fires: GNWT announces $750 relief funding for self-evacuees

NWT Fires: GNWT announces $750 relief funding for self-evacuees

UPDATE: The GNWT now says the Community Government Hosting Evacuees Grant is not being expanded and that was given in error. A correction was issued shortly after 2 p.m. Aug. 27.
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Red Deer among Alberta cities welcoming NWT wildfire evacuees

Red Deer among Alberta cities welcoming NWT wildfire evacuees

NWT evacuees are all over Alberta, and about 926 of them are at the G.H. Dawe Community Centre and surrounding hotels in Red Deer.
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NWT Wildfire: Hay River fire overwhelms defenses, running parallel to highway

NWT Wildfire: Hay River fire overwhelms defenses, running parallel to highway

Hay River/Kakisa Wildfire SS052 has overwhelmed firefighting efforts and is now running parallel to the highway.
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RCMP investigating death in Rankin Inlet

RCMP investigating death in Rankin Inlet

UPDATE:
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NWT wildfires: Homeless evacuees in Calgary advised to phone ‘311’

NWT wildfires: Homeless evacuees in Calgary advised to phone ‘311’

People who have been kicked out of hotels in Calgary should phone 311 to be directed to a shelter, say Alberta’s provincial political leaders.
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NWT wildfires: Yellowknife school delayed until at least Sept. 6

NWT wildfires: Yellowknife school delayed until at least Sept. 6

School’s out for… September?
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