Remarks on the wildfires in the Northwest Territories and in British Columbia
Category: Northwest Territories
Sarah Smellie, Globe and Mail »
Canada’s Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
In both a Friday social media post and a Saturday interview with The Canadian Press, Pascale St-Onge said the social media giant is recklessly putting people’s lives at risk by blocking Canadian news articles on its two massive platforms.
Those who remain are either trying to protect property or are essential workers who have to stay behind.
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Yellowknife almost empty after evacuation deadline passes
Yellowknife is now under evacuation order and all residents are asked to be out of the city by Friday at noon.
Yellowknife has a population of approximately 22,000.
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The three-times weekly service between Toronto and the capital of the Northwest Territories will begin in December on Air Canada’s interline partner, Canadian North.
For the second year in a row, demand for sleds far outweighs available stock, says the owner of snowmobile retailer Polar Tech Recreation.
“We ordered 300 snowmobiles and they cancelled 100 of them. And then they called again last week and said 100 of the sleds that are coming, won’t be here until February,” said Joey Sutton.
“So it’s going to be a challenge this winter, for sure. There’s going to be some fairly unhappy customers, I think, again this year.”