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The pending closure of the NWT’s three huge diamond mines will certainly reduce direct taxation revenues for the territorial government, but it’s the ripple effects through the private sector that could really hurt our economy, says the minister in charge. During a virtual town hall Thursday night — the first…

An abandoned campfire sparked a blaze Saturday that quickly forced the evacuation of Fort Good Hope. As of 10 p.m., NWT Fire described “extreme fire behaviour,” as crews worked to keep fire from the Sahtu community of 500 people. “While the wildfire has not yet reached Fort Good Hope, it…