Northwest Territories News

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Residents of the capital of Canada`s Northwest Territories began fleeing an approaching wildfire Thursday in long convoys while air evacuations were underway for those who could not leave by road, the latest chapter in Canada`s …

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — All 4,000 people in the Northwest Territories town of Hay River have been ordered to evacuate due to floodwaters that have reached the community’s downtown area. Chief April Martel of the Katl’odeeche First Nation on Wednesday …