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N.W.T. sending 55 hospital patients, care home residents to B.C.

N.W.T. sending 55 hospital patients, care home residents to B.C.

They are set to arrive through Vancouver International Airport
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Inuvialuit beneficiaries eligible for $1,000 in NWT Wildfire evacuation relief

Inuvialuit beneficiaries eligible for $1,000 in NWT Wildfire evacuation relief

Beneficiaries of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation who are displaced by the NWT Wildfires are eligible for $1,000 each in relief funding.
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NWT Wildfire evacuation relief available from the Gwich’in Tribal Council

NWT Wildfire evacuation relief available from the Gwich’in Tribal Council

Gwich’in Tribal Council is offering support for participants displaced by the wildfires in Yellowknife as well as the North and South Slave and Dehcho regions.
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Baker Lake woman fundraises to get parents out of Yellowknife as wildfires rage

Baker Lake woman fundraises to get parents out of Yellowknife as wildfires rage

Darlene Nukik worried for mother Marjorie Sibbald and step-father Frank Landry
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Following collision, police warning drivers to slow down during wildfire evacuation

Following collision, police warning drivers to slow down during wildfire evacuation

With a lineup of vehicles stretching along Highway 3 as far as the eye can see, Fort Providence RCMP are urging drivers to slow down, excercise caution and be patient.
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Yellowknife wildfire evacuation plan underway for Avens

Yellowknife wildfire evacuation plan underway for Avens

Residents of Avens — A Community for Seniors are being airlifted to Edmonton as part of the wildfire evacuation of Yellowknife.
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RCMP bulk up presence to prevent looting after Yellowknifers flee wildfires

RCMP bulk up presence to prevent looting after Yellowknifers flee wildfires

Additional police officers hit the streets in Yellowknife
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Free wildfire evacuation flights out of Yellowknife at Sir John Franklin High School

Free wildfire evacuation flights out of Yellowknife at Sir John Franklin High School

Residents of Yellowknife who are unable to leave the city due to the wildfire by their own means are being asked to register for free evacuation flights out of the city.
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Trudeau calls urgent ministers’ meeting as fire forces Yellowknife evacuation

Trudeau calls urgent ministers’ meeting as fire forces Yellowknife evacuation

Officials in Northwest Territories say the evacuation has so far been safe and orderly
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‘Our hearts are with the people of the Northwest Territories’: B.C.

‘Our hearts are with the people of the Northwest Territories’: B.C.

Premier David Eby pledges to provide all possible support as Yellowknife is evacuated
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