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A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

YELLOWKNIFE — Some 20,000 people from Yellowknife and thousands more from other communities in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave due to nearby wildfires.
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The latest news on the Northwest Territories wildfires as Yellowknife evacuates

The latest news on the Northwest Territories wildfires as Yellowknife evacuates

YELLOWKNIFE — Residents of the Northwest Territories' capital and some neighbouring communities have been ordered to evacuate the area by Friday because of an encroaching wildfire.
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Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer

Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer

YELLOWKNIFE — Thousands of Yellowknife residents joined road convoys and stood with packed bags in snaking lines at the airport Thursday to flee a looming wildfire approaching the capital of the Northwest Territories.
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Reaction to wildfires forcing evacuation of Yellowknife, other N.W.T. communities

Reaction to wildfires forcing evacuation of Yellowknife, other N.W.T. communities

YELLOWKNIFE — Wildfires have forced the evacuation of the Northwest Territories capital, home to some 20,000 residents, as well as thousands of others from communities to the south.
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Five things to know about the wildfire situation in the Northwest Territories

Five things to know about the wildfire situation in the Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE — Wildfires have ripped through tens of thousands of square kilometres in the Northwest Territories, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency and residents of its capital city to flee.
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Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches

Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches

YELLOWKNIFE — Some 20,000 residents in the capital of the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave by Friday as wildfire danger in the region intensifies.
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Wildfire evacuation order ends for northern Yukon fly-in community of Old Crow

Wildfire evacuation order ends for northern Yukon fly-in community of Old Crow

OLD CROW, Yukon — A precautionary wildfire evacuation order for Yukon's northernmost community of Old Crow has been rescinded.
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City of Yellowknife declares state of local emergency due to wildfires

City of Yellowknife declares state of local emergency due to wildfires

YELLOWKNIFE — Hundreds of northerners were being airlifted from at least three communities in the face of wind-whipped wildfires as the Canadian Forces arrived in the Northwest Territories and ashes rained down on its capital city, where a state of l
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Wildfires close evacuation routes out of NWT towns, some being transported by air

Wildfires close evacuation routes out of NWT towns, some being transported by air

FORT SMITH, N.W.T.
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Yukon rescinds evacuation order for Mayo, alert remains

Yukon rescinds evacuation order for Mayo, alert remains

WHITEHORSE — Yukon has rescinded a week-old evacuation order that it put in place for the Village of Mayo due to a threatening nearby wildfire.
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