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The Insurance Bureau of Canada reported last year that claim costs for personal property insurance averaged more than $7 billion annually over the last five years in Canada. That compares with $5.8 billion in the previous five years, and $2 billion a year in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Black Press file photo

Wildfires menacing the capital of the Northwest Territories crept closer Wednesday while evacuees continued to arrive in Alberta, recounting stories of roads on fire and homes melted to their metal frames.

The wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories are now impacting medical travel out of the Kitikmeot region, according to an Aug. 16 news release from the Nunavut Department of Health.

236 wildfires tearing through the northern boreal forest have sent northern residents scrambling

The Yellowknife responded to two calls relating to arson in the city during the night of Aug. 15.

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The Multiplex will be one place where Yellowknifers seek refuge should an evacuation alert turn into an evacuation order, Mayor Rebecca Alty said during a Tuesday evening press conference.

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