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‘Ghost town’: thousands continue to flee Yellowknife as wildfires loom

‘Ghost town’: thousands continue to flee Yellowknife as wildfires loom

’There is no looting, your homes are safe, you’ve gotta lock up and head out of town’
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Yellowknife 'still working to convince people to leave' amid wildfire evacuation

Yellowknife 'still working to convince people to leave' amid wildfire evacuation

Even though the 12 p.m. deadline has passed, City of Yellowknife officials are still having to convince residents to evacuate the city.
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'Critical' days lie ahead this weekend with winds expected to push wildfire toward Yellowknife

'Critical' days lie ahead this weekend with winds expected to push wildfire toward Yellowknife

Wildfires around Yellowknife continue to encroach on the city.
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As noon deadline passes, NWT Fire offering free rides to escape Yellowknife wildfire

As noon deadline passes, NWT Fire offering free rides to escape Yellowknife wildfire

As the deadline to be outside of Yellowknife passes, NWT Fire is offering rides to the Wildfire evacuation centre in Yellowknife.
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Rainfall and Canadian soldiers aid in Hay River wildfire fight

Rainfall and Canadian soldiers aid in Hay River wildfire fight

Efforts to suppress the Hay River Wildfire SS052 are getting a boost from rainfall and the Canadian Forces.
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Military flies out 79 Yellowknife long-term care patients to Edmonton

Military flies out 79 Yellowknife long-term care patients to Edmonton

National Defence Minister Bill Blair says it was a ‘very methodical, staged and careful evacuation’
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Town of Inuvik withdraws evacuation notice as Wildfire EV014 continues to recede

Town of Inuvik withdraws evacuation notice as Wildfire EV014 continues to recede

Inuvik is no longer under evacuation notice.
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Federal government rolls out support for NWT wildfire evacuations

Federal government rolls out support for NWT wildfire evacuations

The federal government on Friday laid out what it is doing for evacuees of NWT wildfires in Yellowknife and the southern part of the territory.
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Remaining Yellowknifers urged to get out as sprinklers, fire guards set up

Remaining Yellowknifers urged to get out as sprinklers, fire guards set up

Another 22 evacuation flights are scheduled today, fire is about 15 kilometres from the city
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Arson suspected in Deh Cho Boulevard fire on Friday morning

Arson suspected in Deh Cho Boulevard fire on Friday morning

Yellowknife RCMP are reporting what is believed to be another incidence of arson, this time on Deh Cho Boulevard around 4 a.m. on Friday.
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