The Northwest Territories government turned its attention to the community of Hay River on Friday as a raging wildfire led to extreme fire behaviour in the region and forced the evacuation of all remaining people, except for firefighters, in the town.
One of the buses used to transport people from Hay River to Yellowknife collided with a bison on the way back to Hay River. No passengers were on board at the time, and the driver is unhurt.