Residents of N.W.T. community being allowed home after weeklong wildfire evacuation

A Northwest Territories flag flies in the wind, in Inuvik, N.W.T., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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WHATÌ - Residents of a First Nation community in the Northwest Territories are set to return home just over a week after being forced to flee because of a wildfire.

The Community Government of Whati says essential workers returned Friday and its roughly 600 residents will be allowed back Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

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