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Extreme weather risk changing Canada’s insurance industry, raising costs

Extreme weather risk changing Canada’s insurance industry, raising costs

The Insurance Bureau of Canada reported last year that claim costs for personal property insurance averaged more than $7 billion annually over the last five years in Canada. That compares with $5.8 billion in the previous five years, and $2 billion a year in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Black Press file photo
‘Trees were like ashes’: Evacuees recount fleeing NWT wildfires, seek refuge in Alberta

‘Trees were like ashes’: Evacuees recount fleeing NWT wildfires, seek refuge in Alberta

Wildfires menacing the capital of the Northwest Territories crept closer Wednesday while evacuees continued to arrive in Alberta, recounting stories of roads on fire and homes melted to their metal frames.
NWT wildfires impacting medical travel out of Kitikmeot region

NWT wildfires impacting medical travel out of Kitikmeot region

The wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories are now impacting medical travel out of the Kitikmeot region, according to an Aug. 16 news release from the Nunavut Department of Health.
Firefighters hoping for rain for ‘reprieve’ in battling N.W.T. wildfires

Firefighters hoping for rain for ‘reprieve’ in battling N.W.T. wildfires

236 wildfires tearing through the northern boreal forest have sent northern residents scrambling
Yellowknife RCMP respond to two arson calls overnight Tuesday; four girls charged

Yellowknife RCMP respond to two arson calls overnight Tuesday; four girls charged

The Yellowknife RCMP responded to two calls relating to arson in the city during the night of Aug. 15.
Decorated speed skater aims to inspire the next generation as she sets off for university in Calgary

Decorated speed skater aims to inspire the next generation as she sets off for university in Calgary

It has already been an extremely busy year for Iqaluit’s Akutaq Williamson Bathory, but the 18-year-old from Iqaluit is just getting started.
‘Raining ashes’: N.W.T. evacuees recall long drives, flight from wildfires

‘Raining ashes’: N.W.T. evacuees recall long drives, flight from wildfires

‘Being evacuated two times in 24 hours is nothing like I have ever experienced’
If Yellowknifers are forced to evacuate, the Multiplex will be the first stop

If Yellowknifers are forced to evacuate, the Multiplex will be the first stop

The Multiplex will be one place where Yellowknifers seek refuge should an evacuation alert turn into an evacuation order, Mayor Rebecca Alty said during a Tuesday evening press conference.
Youth council hosts talent show ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᖁᖏᐊᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ

Youth council hosts talent show ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᖁᖏᐊᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ

Baker Lake youth passionate about providing activities ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ
Youth connect STEM and Indigenous knowledge ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖁᓯᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ.

Youth connect STEM and Indigenous knowledge ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖁᓯᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ.

Actua science camp tours territory ᐊᒃᓱᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐅᒡᓚᕋᓲᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ