Wildfires around Yellowknife are now listed at being held, but there is no timeline yet as to when residents will be able to return home.

Although the NWT legislative assembly approved an additional $75 million to combat wildfires on Monday, several regular MLAs insisted that more money is needed to help NWT evacuees.

ItSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s official. The 2023 territorial general election has been postponed for six weeks following an emergency sitting of the legislative assembly in Inuvik on Aug. 28.

Members of the NWT legislative assembly have unanimously approved $75 million in additional funds to cover the costs to fight wildfires.

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.

InuvikSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Fiddle and Flow festival celebrated its second year from Aug. 18 to 20. Musicians, dancers and singers from across the Beaufort Delta came out to jam and compete. Thousands of dollars in prizes were won by the top musicians of the weekend. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo

InuvikSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Fiddle and Flow festival celebrated its second year from Aug. 18 to 20. Musicians, dancers and singers from across the Beaufort Delta came out to jam and compete. Thousands of dollars in prizes were won by the top musicians of the weekend. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo

Two cabins have been damaged by Hay River / Kakisa Wildfire SS052.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NWT Premier Caroline Cochrane have agreed to maintain contact as the NWT Wildfire crisis continues.

Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby says she is under police investigation for being in Yellowknife.