Neil Barry has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually abusing NWT students. The court has recommended he serve his sentence in New Brunswick.
Fort Simpson
If conditions are right, NWT Fire hopes to use a planned burn on Tuesday to help protect Highway 1 from wildfire FS014 outside Fort Simpson.
The NWT's wildfire agency urged residents to stop flying drones over wildfires in a Tuesday message, warning it is illegal and could cause havoc.
A fire is burning between Jean Marie River and Fort Simpson. A wind change can change the threat, too. Here's a video explainer of what's happening right now.
NWT Highway 1 outside Fort Simpson remains open as of Saturday morning despite the slow advance on Friday of wildfire FS014. Here's the latest.
Fort Simpson leaders say road access, fibre internet and phone service could be lost as a fire threatens Highway 1. NWT Fire says buried cables should help.
