An area of northeastern Yukon will now be protected by the Inuvialuit following the signing of an agreement that creates a new conservation area.
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Tony the scorpion, found in a Yellowknife bathroom, is now destined for a life of luxury in Alberta, teaching children about the international wildlife trade.
Twenty firefighters from the Yukon arrive in Fort Good Hope on Friday to replace existing crews. The community's evacuation order has been extended.
The Northwest Territories has implemented another region-wide fire ban ahead of the long weekend, this time in the Dehcho.
Humans have caused eight of the summer's nine wildfires in the region around Yellowknife. NWT Fire called that "shocking" and urged more care this long weekend.
NWT Fire says efforts to contain the fire on the edge of Fort Good Hope, VQ001, have been helped by days of damper weather.
