Wildfire Evacuees
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Pre-registration for re-entry flights set to begin for some N.W.T. communitiesA Northwest Territories official says pre-registration for flights will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday for wildfire evacuees from Hay River, Enterprise and K'atl'odeeche First Nation.CanadaSep 11
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N.W.T. wildfires: Hay River evacuees won’t know when they can return until next weekIt will likely be next week before thousands of wildfire evacuees from Hay River, N.W.T., learn when they can return home.CanadaSep 8
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‘A very long wait’: Yellowknife prepares for wildfire evacuees to return homeLifting the order remains contingent on fire and highway conditions.CanadaSep 5
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Essential workers head back early to Yellowknife to be ready for return of wildfire evacueesOfficials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting ready for the start of a mass migration home of wildfire evacuees.CanadaSep 5
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Yellowknife re-entry plan to have residents returning on Sept. 6Most essential workers will return on Sept. 4 and 5, and the general public will be able to return home at noon on Sept. 6.FireSep 1
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Edmonton closes Expo Centre evacuee registration due to high volumesWith nearly 7,000 wildfire evacuees registered at Edmonton's Expo Centre, the city has decided to stop registration for new evacuees.CanadaAug 27
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‘We’re all brothers and sisters’: Yellowknife cab driver helps fellow evacuees in CalgaryA Yellowknife cab driver hasn't stopped offering rides to his fellow northerners in Calgary who had to leave their homes due to wildfire evacuations.CanadaAug 26
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‘Now I’m angry’: N.W.T. premier calls on Ottawa to provide services in the NorthThe premier of the Northwest Territories says she's angry the wildfire-ravaged region doesn't have the same services as the south and called on Canadians to pressure Ottawa to act.FireAug 25
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Edmonton Elks give Northwest Territories residents free tickets for Sunday’s gameN.W.T. residents and wildfire evacuees in Edmonton can claim their free tickets to the Elks' Aug. 27 game this week.SportsAug 21
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NWT wildfire evacuees recount flights, long drives as crisis continuesThousands of N.W.T. residents have fled the 236 wildfires tearing through the northern boreal forest.CanadaAug 15
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