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North·New In a Monday morning update, N.W.T. Fire officials said winds are expected to push the wildfire near Fort Good Hope away from the community for much of today. The fire reached the community on the weekend but has not yet burned any structures.

North·New Worry has set in for N.W.T. wildfire evacuees who've been told they could be away from their homes for a week. Residents settling into Norman Wells and other communities Tessa Vikander · CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2024 1:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: less than a minute ago Cots have been set up in Norman Wells for evacuees from Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., who have told they may be out of their community for a week.

North·New As of about 6:15 a.m. local time Sunday, Fort Good Hope Chief Collin Pierrot told CBC News that no structures in Fort Good Hope were damaged in the fire overnight. No structures have burned as of Sunday morning, Fort Good Hope chief says CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2024 9:34 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago Fort Good Hope, N.W.T. is under evacuation order due to a threatening wildfire.

North·New The cost to hire someone to fix the model train at the Yukon Transportation Museum had been prohibitive, but that all changed when a newly-retired father living in New Jersey needed a project.

Fort Good Hope, N.W.T. under evacuation order as wildfire threatens CBC News | Posted: Saturday, June 15th, 2024 10:02 PM | Last Updated: Just now Residents are being asked to evacuate to Norman Wells, N.W.T. Image | Fort good hope fire Caption: Fort Good Hope, N.W.T. is under evacuation order due to a threatening wildfire. (Bobby Clements/Facebook) Fort Good Hope, N.W.T. is under evacuation order as a wildfire threatens the a community of around 500 people.

After weeks of back and forth, N.W.T. Legislative Assembly passes budget CBC News | Posted: Friday, June 14th, 2024 9:21 PM | Last Updated: Just now Budget passed unanimously Thursday, with an additional $13 million added Image | NWT Legislative Assembly fall 2019 Caption: MLAS passed the 2024-2025 budget for the territory in the N.W.T. legislature Thursday.

Vehicle identified in fatal hit-and-run that partly closed Alaska Highway in Whitehorse CBC News | Posted: Friday, June 14th, 2024 6:08 PM | Last Updated: Just now RCMP say cyclist in crash on Thursday morning died Image | Mountainview Drive Whitehorse Caption: Traffic was lined up along Mountainview Drive in Whitehorse on Thursday, June 13, 2024, after a fatal crash involving a cyclist and a vehicle closed a section of the Alaska Highway.

Yukon fire season 'normal' so far, with major fires unlikely in coming weeks, officials say CBC News | Posted: Friday, June 14th, 2024 3:02 PM | Last Updated: Just now 'There's no real red flags out there for getting into a situation like we were last July, August' Image | Michael Smith Caption: Michael Smith, chief meteorologist with Yukon Wildland Fire Management, said Thursday that conditions are dry right now in some of the central territory, but elsewhere it's 'not terribly dry.' (Rafsan...

Nunavummiut can now access restaurant health inspection reports Nick Murray | CBC News | Posted: Friday, June 14th, 2024 2:29 PM | Last Updated: Just now Nunavut was last jurisdiction in Canada to make reports publicly accessible Image | Nunavut health inspection report Caption: The government of Nunavut has launched a health inspection reports database, marking the first time Nunavummiut will have access to such reports on demand.

North·Updated N.W.T. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek has reversed her decision to close the men’s unit of the Fort Smith Correctional Complex, which has some residents feeling relieved but also worried about cuts in the future.