High Level wildfire evacuees arrive in NWT's South Slave
Families seeking refuge turned up at the Kátł’odeeche First Nation. "We're just trying to help High Level as much as we could," said Chief April Martel. More »
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NWT air quality warnings ending as wind clears smoke
An air quality advisory issued for Yellowknife as smoke from Alberta wildfires drifted north has come to an end, but warnings remain in other areas of the NWT. More »
Don't travel from NWT to Alberta by road, officials warn
As a wildfire forced the evacuation of High Level, NWT residents were told not to travel through northern Alberta by road. No gas is available for 630 km. More »
People start three South Slave wildfires, air tankers called
A campfire got out of control at Pine Point, while tankers were used to attack one of two fires on the edge of Fort Smith. Crews are still fighting one fire. More »
As town of High Level evacuates, NWT is one escape route
Residents of Hay River are preparing to offer assistance after a wildfire triggered the evacuation of a nearby northern Alberta town. More »
Here's why you can smell wildfire smoke in the NWT
Two wildfires west of the Peace River in Alberta are sending smoke north into the NWT, with air quality likely to worsen in the next two days for some areas. More »
NWT wildfire season 2019: What to expect, month by month
The NWT's wildfire specialists have given their first briefing of the 2019 season. Here's their initial assessment of what we might expect in the coming months. More »
Three years after wildfire, Namushka Lodge returns
An NWT lodge destroyed by fire in 2016 hopes to reopen this summer after its owners embarked on a full rebuild. More »
A new 2014 for wildfires? 'We'll see it coming,' say experts
Years of collaborative research will make the NWT far better-prepared for the next megafire season than in 2014, experts from five organizations predict. More »
NWT records first wildfire reports of 2019 – in January
While much of the territory shivers in temperatures below minus-30, several reports of wildfires have been documented near Fort Liard. More »
One way the NWT may learn from disastrous California wildfires
With electrical faults linked to vast and deadly wildfires in California, the NWT's power regulator says it's taking steps to avoid the same problem. More »
The NWT's 2018 wildfire season basically did not happen
By one measure, the NWT's 2018 wildfire season to date has been 1.35 percent as bad as last year's. It has barely registered. More »