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Author: Claire McFarlane, Aajah Sauter
Publication Date: August 31, 2025 - 20:31
Two Northwest Territories communities under evacuation order as wildfires burn nearby
August 31, 2025
The night before they had to leave their home in the Northwest Territories because of an encroaching wildfire, Paschalina Nadli and her daughter carefully packed up their truck.
Their community of Fort Providence, NWT, where fewer than 1,000 people live, is located west of Great Slave Lake along the Mackenzie River. It was placed on evacuation alert on Saturday evening as a wildfire raged nearby.
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August 31, 2025 - 20:44 | | The Globe and Mail
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August 31, 2025 - 18:44 | | The Globe and Mail
Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story.
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