Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine is calling on the federal government to honour its legal obligations under treaties 8 and 11 by providing sufficient funds directly to Dene First Nations, not through a third party, such as the GNWT.

Yellowknife Mayor Rebecca Alty has decried Great Slave Katrina NoklebySA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s comments to NNSL and is demanding she apologize.

Firefighters in Hay River are in for a rough night as winds pushed a fire past defences earlier today.

UPDATE: The GNWT now says the Community Government Hosting Evacuees Grant is not being expanded and that was given in error. A correction was issued shortly after 2 p.m. Aug. 27.

Hay River/Kakisa Wildfire SS052 has overwhelmed firefighting efforts and is now running parallel to the highway.

People who have been kicked out of hotels in Calgary should phone 311 to be directed to a shelter, say AlbertaSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s provincial political leaders.

SchoolSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s out forSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½¦ September?

UPDATE: NNSL has asked Katrina Nokleby for evidence she was working with incoming Dettah Chief Ernest Betsina. She said she stands by her statements and that everything she said was true.

In the wake of wildfires consuming great swaths of the Northwest Territories, acts of kindness and generosity are shining through.

AuthorSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s note: To ensure you only have to look at one place to get all the information you need, ISA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™m including earlier points in each update. Older information will be dated to avoid potential confusion.