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NWT WILDFIRES: Here’s where to go if under evacuation order as of Aug. 19

NWT WILDFIRES: Here’s where to go if under evacuation order as of Aug. 19

Here’s the latest information on reception centres as of 10 p.m. Aug. 18:
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2 arrested in home invasion of senior in Yellowknife amid wildfire evacuation order

2 arrested in home invasion of senior in Yellowknife amid wildfire evacuation order

Almost all of Yellowknife has been evacuated, but police are still busy keeping things safe.
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NWT WILDFIRES: UPDATED: Here’s where to go if under evacuation order

NWT WILDFIRES: UPDATED: Here’s where to go if under evacuation order

Here’s the latest information on reception centres as of 10 p.m. Aug. 18:
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PHOTOS: Soldiers and contractors bolster Yellowknife’s wildfire defences

PHOTOS: Soldiers and contractors bolster Yellowknife’s wildfire defences

Canadian Armed Forces solders arrived in Yellowknife this week and immediately started assisting city workers and contractors with the establishment of a fire break in the Grace Lake area, which went on evacuation alert as of Tuesday.
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Phone, internet service restored in South Slave communities

Phone, internet service restored in South Slave communities

Internet, phone and cell service has been restored in Enterprise, Fort Resolution, Fort Smith and Hay River, Northwestel announced Friday evening.
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Canada Post suspending deliveries in parts of NWT hit with wildfires

Canada Post suspending deliveries in parts of NWT hit with wildfires

Some regions under red alert are Yellowknife, Hay River, Fort Resolution, Ulukhaktok, and Fort Smith
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Deadly arsenic trioxide at Giant Mine ‘low risk’ despite wildfires: government

Deadly arsenic trioxide at Giant Mine ‘low risk’ despite wildfires: government

Despite wildfires burning near Yellowknife, the enormous volume of deadly arsenic trioxide stored at Giant Mine poses “low risk,” according to the federal government.
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Canadians under threat of wildfires and lack of access to local news

Canadians under threat of wildfires and lack of access to local news

Facebook battle with federal government having an impact on those looking for wildfire information
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NWT WILDFIRES: Here’s where to go if under evacuation order

NWT WILDFIRES: Here’s where to go if under evacuation order

Here’s the latest information on reception centres as of 10 a.m. Aug. 18:
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‘Ghost town’: thousands continue to flee Yellowknife as wildfires loom

‘Ghost town’: thousands continue to flee Yellowknife as wildfires loom

’There is no looting, your homes are safe, you’ve gotta lock up and head out of town’
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