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GNWT approves $75 million more to fight wildfires

GNWT approves $75 million more to fight wildfires

Members of the NWT legislative assembly have unanimously approved $75 million in additional funds to cover the costs to fight wildfires.
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NWT Fires: UPDATED: GNWT announces $750 relief funding for self-evacuees

NWT Fires: UPDATED: 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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MORE PHOTOS: Fiddle and Flow jigs into its second year - part two

MORE PHOTOS: Fiddle and Flow jigs into its second year - part two

Inuvik’s Fiddle and Flow festival celebrated its second year from Aug. 18 to 20. Musicians, dancers and singers from across the Beaufort Delta came out to jam and compete. Thousands of dollars in prizes were won by the top musicians of the weekend. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
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IN PHOTOS: Fiddle and Flow jigs into its second year - part one

IN PHOTOS: Fiddle and Flow jigs into its second year - part one

Inuvik’s Fiddle and Flow festival celebrated its second year from Aug. 18 to 20. Musicians, dancers and singers from across the Beaufort Delta came out to jam and compete. Thousands of dollars in prizes were won by the top musicians of the weekend. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
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NWT wildfires: Two cabins damaged in Hay River fire

NWT wildfires: Two cabins damaged in Hay River fire

Two cabins have been damaged by Hay River / Kakisa Wildfire SS052.
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PM reaffirms support for NWT wildfire evacuees

PM reaffirms support for NWT wildfire evacuees

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane have agreed to maintain contact as the NWT Wildfire crisis continues.
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NWT wildfires: Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby confirms she’s under police investigation

NWT wildfires: Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby confirms she’s under police investigation

Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby says she is under police investigation for being in Yellowknife.
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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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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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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.
Read more >