Last day to register for South Slave flights home

Last day to register for South Slave flights home

Advertisement. Registration for flights home from Alberta to Fort Smith and Hay River closes at 8pm on Thursday. The battle against wildfires outside both communities continues. On Wednesday, NWT Fire said a controlled burn designed to protect Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation from an area of fire to the east had been successful. … Read more

Hay River and Fort Smith await more re-entry details

Hay River and Fort Smith await more re-entry details

Advertisement. Hay River and Fort Smith residents are hoping this is the week that they get a firm timeline for a return home. Residents of those communities, plus the Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Enterprise, will reach one month displaced from their homes this week. Hay River has released a re-entry plan but is yet to … Read more

Conditions ‘still like those in peak fire season’

Conditions ‘still like those in peak fire season’

Advertisement. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more

Updates on Fort Smith, Hay River and Yellowknife

Updates on Fort Smith, Hay River and Yellowknife

Advertisement. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more

Crews continue work in South Slave to support re-entry

Crews continue work in South Slave to support re-entry

Advertisement. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more

Why stocks could avoid a steep selloff this September

Why stocks could avoid a steep selloff this September

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. CNN  —  US stocks typically see their worst performance of the year in September, but there are signs … Read more

Skiathos Mayor insists island is ‘fully operational’: Is it safe to travel to Greece right now?

Skiathos Mayor insists island is ‘fully operational’: Is it safe to travel to Greece right now?

Fierce storms unleashed life-threatening floods in Greece leading to travel disruption across the region earlier this week. Political leaders and hotel owners on the Greek island of Skiathos have insisted that they are “ready to welcome visitors” after a massive clean-up effort following flash floods earlier this week.  ADVERTISEMENT Torrential downpours from Storm Daniel saw … Read more

Fort Providence power outage temporarily affects gas service

Fort Providence power outage temporarily affects gas service

Advertisement. The return of essential workers to Yellowknife continued on Tuesday in advance of an expected homecoming for thousands of residents on Wednesday. Key staging posts along the highway, like the small Dehcho community of Fort Providence, were ready to receive a cascade of vehicles in the coming days, many seeking fuel for their lengthy … Read more

Rain in Hay River brings some relief, mopping-up in YK

Rain in Hay River brings some relief, mopping-up in YK

Advertisement. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more

Saturday ‘more challenging than expected’

Saturday ‘more challenging than expected’

Advertisement. Here are the latest simple updates we have on wildfires threatening NWT communities, with time stamps below. We have kept these summaries brief so you can get updates without having to wade through many paragraphs. More detailed information is published by NWT Fire and local governments. Use our guides for help: guide to getting … Read more