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Canada’s Diavik mine makes stunning 158-carat diamond discovery just before shutdown

The Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada recently discovered a stunning 158.20-carat yellow diamond, marking the conclusion of the mine’s 20-year history and the creation of one of the five diamonds of this size. This unique discovery took place in April 2026, shortly after the mine concluded its operational life. As…

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Acting with one mind: Gwich’in lessons for truth and reconciliation

Acting with one mind: Gwich’in lessons for truth and reconciliation

In the early 1920s, on the banks of the Peel River next to the community of Fort McPherson in the Northwest Territories, Dinjii Zhuh (Gwich’in) families gathered in grief. Anglican missionaries were loading children, some as young as two, onto boats bound for the St. Peter’s Indian Residential School in…

The Conversation

Mapping the scale of Canada’s record wildfires

Mapping the scale of Canada’s record wildfires

Canada is battling more than 1,000 active fires, and nearly two-thirds of them are out of control.

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As Canadian wildfires rage, Facebook's news ban reveals the importance of radio

Amid the wildfire crisis in the Northwest Territories and the Aug. 16 order to evacuate its capital city, Yellowknife, the outcry over Meta’s Canadian news block has reached new heights. The issue has become even more pressing as evacuees face challenges getting essential updates.

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Yellowknife residents wonder if wildfires are the new normal as western Canada burns

Nearly all 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, have evacuated, while thousands more in neighboring British Columbia have fled, too.

Yellowknife and Kelowna wildfires burn in what is already Canada's worst season on record

The devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic Maui town of Lahaina in Hawaii was still making headlines when the Northwest Territories issued an evacuation order for Yellowknife and British Columbia declared a provincewide state of emergency.

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Yellowknife residents leave by air, road as wildfire evacuations ramp up

More than 20 evacuation flights out of Canada’s Northwest Territories are expected on Friday as wildfires rage.

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Thousands flee as ‘unprecedented’ fires hit Canada’s Northwest Territories

Thousands flee as ‘unprecedented’ fires hit Canada’s Northwest Territories

Officials say 20,000 residents of Yellowknife are leaving via land and air, but northern city not in ‘immediate danger’.

Canadian wildfires approach provincial capital as officials race to evacuate city

Canadian wildfires approach provincial capital as officials race to evacuate city

Officials fear fire could reach Yellowknife by weekend unless rains begin

The Independent UK

Canadian military mobilizes to help fight wildfires in Northwest Territories

Canadian military mobilizes to help fight wildfires in Northwest Territories

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are set to mobilize in the Northwest Territories as wildfires threaten communities including the territorial capital, and hundreds of people have been airlifted to safety

The Independent UK

What’s the latest on Canada’s record wildfire season?

What’s the latest on Canada’s record wildfire season?

A second firefighter has died as 883 wildfires continue to burn, leading to air quality advisories across North America.

The Northwest Territories Has Only Two Animal Clinics. As a Vet, I Have to Be Creative

The Northwest Territories Has Only Two Animal Clinics. As a Vet, I Have to Be Creative

I once treated a turtle in Tuktoyaktuk

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