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Canadian Armed Forces personnel were poised to deploy to the Northwest Territories on Tuesday, responding to the threat posed by wildfires that are endangering local communities.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces were set to mobilize in the Northwest Territories on Tuesday, as wildfires threatened communities including the territorial capital, and hundreds of people were airlifted to safety.
Hundreds of northerners were being airlifted from at least three communities in the face of wind-whipped wildfires as the Canadian Forces arrived in the Northwest Territories and ashes rained down on its capital city.
Some local officials in Yellowknife say recent thefts of propane tanks are connected to a "concerning" trend among youth who are apparently inhaling the gas to get a high.
The N.W.T.'s justice department says it's still working to develop a missing persons act, three years after it committed to developing a plan.