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NWT Wildfire evacuation could last weeks

NWT Wildfire evacuation could last weeks

Wildfires surrounding Yellowknife are highly unlikely to reach the outskirts of the city over the next three days, but officials warn they are looking at weeks before it’s safe to return.
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NWT wildfires: Hay River, KFN and Fort Smith face 'difficult days ahead'

NWT wildfires: Hay River, KFN and Fort Smith face 'difficult days ahead'

Wildfires are bearing down on the Town of Fort Smith.
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NWT Wildfires close Highway 1 intermittently overnight near Hay River

NWT Wildfires close Highway 1 intermittently overnight near Hay River

Highway 1 was closed intermittently overnight because of the NWT Wildfires near Hay River and winds of up to 50 kilometres per hour are expected in the next day.
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NWT wildfires: What you need to know as of 12 p.m. Aug. 21

NWT wildfires: What you need to know as of 12 p.m. Aug. 21

If you have been displaced by the NWT Wildfire evacuations, here’s what you need to know as of 12:00 p.m., Aug. 21:
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NWT wildfires: GNWT now says school could be delayed instead of remote learning

NWT wildfires: GNWT now says school could be delayed instead of remote learning

Students currently under evacuation order from the NWT Wildfires will not be learning remotely in September.
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Remote learning, delayed territorial election hang in balance as wildfires burn

Remote learning, delayed territorial election hang in balance as wildfires burn

No firm timeline yet exists for the end of the wildfire evacuation of much of the NWT, and students may have to begin the school year learning remotely again.
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Firefighters hold Yellowknife wildfire back from advancing four kilometres

Firefighters hold Yellowknife wildfire back from advancing four kilometres

Wildfires outside of Yellowknife are not likely to reach the city by the end of the weekend and a forecast four kilometre advance has not happened.
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Officials say majority of homeless transported from Yellowknife during wildfires

Officials say majority of homeless transported from Yellowknife during wildfires

Unhoused residents of Yellowknife are being tracked by the GNWT as they are moved out of Yellowknife.
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Hay River wildfires holding at bay

Hay River wildfires holding at bay

Wildfires near Hay River, Kakisa and Katlodeeche First Nation have not moved significantly over the weekend.
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Hay River RCMP phone line is down

Hay River RCMP phone line is down

Hay River RCMP say their phone lines are down.
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