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Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2026-06-29

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Residents of Fort Simpson, N.W.T., ordered to evacuate

June 28 , 2026 at 06:45:26 p.m. CDT • :

An evacuation order was called around 7 p.m. Sunday evening due to a nearby wildfire. A fire information officer told CBC News the fire is not expected to reach the community overnight. Residents are advised to head to Yellowknife.

Fire outside Wrigley, N.W.T. grows, but doesn't move closer to community

June 28 , 2026 at 05:45:32 p.m. CDT • :

A fire north of Wrigley has grown to approximately 4,000 hectares but is not threatening the community, with winds pushing the flames in the other direction, says N.W.T. Fire

Downtown Yellowknife home catches fire, family dog goes missing

June 28 , 2026 at 03:43:05 p.m. CDT • :

No reports of injuries after duplex on 47th Street went up in flames but Nala, a white dog who escaped the blaze, remains at large

Dehcho on alert with fires near Fort Simpson, Wrigley

June 28 , 2026 at 11:07:31 a.m. CDT • :

Fort Simpson remains under an evacuation alert, while Wrigley braces as a fire burns just north of the community

First cohort graduates from YKDFN and Trent University collaboration

June 28 , 2026 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Nine students were the first to graduate from the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences program, a collaboration between the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and Trent University.