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Southern portions of the Inuvik Wildfire EV014 as showing “no major activity” as of 8 p.m. Aug. 15, though the Northeastern side of the fire shows “increased behaviour.”

The City of Yellowknife has issued an evacuation alert for three areas of the city “because of the real potential threat to public safety due to a wildfire.”

With wildfires forcing the evacuation of several communities, the territorial government declared an NWT-wide state of emergency late Tuesday afternoon.

Jane Dragon, Richard Van Camp and Suzette Montreuil have been announced as the 2022 recipients of the Order of the Northwest Territories.

Wildfires in Enterprise have caused more damage to the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link.

Inflation in Yellowknife rose 2.5 per cent in July, lower than the national average of 3.3 per cent.

Telecommunications in the Beaufort Delta remain available but limited, says NorthwesTel.

Voters in Dettah have chosen Ernest Betsina as their new chief.

Forty households in Lutselk’e are getting a Starlink hook up thanks to a grant accessed by the Native Women’s Association of the NWT.

The communities of Sanikiluaq and Cambridge Bay have found innovative ways of keeping children nourished with healthy food during the summer break.