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.

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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.

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Wildfires around Hay River are holding but officials warn weather can change quickly.