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YELLOWKNIFE — Nearly all residents have left the capital of the Northwest Territories, where officials say the weather has helped slow the threat of an encroaching wildfire.

WEST KELOWNA — The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelowna's University of B.C. campus.

Lucille Laboucan, a member of Fox Lake in Little Red River Cree Nation, has been living in Lac La Biche since early May with her son and daughter after the community located 850 kilometers north of Edmonton was evacuated.

LaGrange did not discuss the cost of the deal, saying there is a memorandum of understanding with Dynalife and those details are still being hashed out, but said action had to be taken.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 25.83 points at 34,500.66. The S&P 500 index was down 0.65 points at 4,369.71, while the Nasdaq composite was down 26.16 points at 13,290.78.

Marv Garriott has announced he'll be closing Marv’s Classic Soda Shop on the Labour Day weekend.

It is not clear if any structures at the resort north of Kelowna survived the fire.

The military says it's continuing to help get evacuees out of Yellowknife as a wildfire threatens the capital of the Northwest Territories.

The BC Wildfire Service said the fire is now 68 square kilometres in size, up from 11 square kilometres late Thursday afternoon.

Cold Lake RCMP are looking for the public’s help to identify an unknown suspect who is alleged to have caused about $2,000 in damages after hitting a parked vehicle in the No Frills parking lot in Cold Lake.