N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane and other government officials are set to give another update Monday evening on the wildfires threatening many of the territory’s communities.
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The update comes one day after Cochrane relayed details of her weekend conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding federal support in the wake of mass evacuations.
During the Sunday news conference, she said Trudeau guaranteed the federal government would prioritize the safety of Northerners but he did not mention financial assistance.
Cochrane also said she told federal Finance Minister Chrystian Freeland that the territory’s financial needs include both the immediate issues of firefighting and evacuation-related
