Mark Carney's exceptional back story
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Fort Smith
Rescue team parachutes to scene of deadly passenger plane crash in the North
The Transportation Safety Board said the British Aerospace Jetstream passenger plane went down near Fort Smith, N.W.T., which is by the Alberta boundary.
Yellowknife residents heading home, but many still evacuated from other communities
Thousands of people from the Northwest Territories have returned home this week after a wildfire evacuation order was lifted for Yellowknife's 20,000 residents.
Thousands head home as Yellowknife evacuation order set to lift
Thousands of vehicles are expected to travel to Yellowknife in the coming days as a three-week evacuation order is set to lift at noon today.
Wildfires disrupt N.W.T. phone, internet services causing further stress for evacuees
Wildfires continue to disrupt communication services in the Northwest Territories as crews braced for tough days fighting the blaze threatening the capital city of Yellowknife.
'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians weigh damage, next steps in wildfire crisis
Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, as politicians continued grappling with “astronomical” costs of fighting the blazes and how to eventually get people home.
'It's not safe': N.W.T. officials turn away Yellowknife residents attempting return
Northwest Territories officials are using roadblocks to turn back Yellowknife residents who are attempting to return home despite the city still being under a state of emergency.
Yellowknife still too unsafe for residents to return home, mayor says
The mayor of Yellowknife says it's not safe for residents to go home to the territorial capital, but notes city officials are working on a return plan as a fire continues to burn about 15 kilometres away.
Firefighters hoping for rain in Alberta-N.W.T.
Firefighters will be watching the skies over the next couple of days hoping for help from Mother Nature as wildfires along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary continue to force evacuations.