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Nancy Vail: Fort Smith tragedy a reminder that it's time to act - Yellowknifer

Summary by yellowknifer.com
There were many issues that came into play in Fort Smith over the weekend when a someone shot three people in a parking lot at the start of the Fireweed Festival. The shooter fled the scene on foot and it would take almost 24 hours and two SWAT teams from Yellowknife and the Yukon before he was found. In the meantime, two of the victims had to be taken to Edmonton by medevac because they did not have the medical personnel in place locally, inclu…
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yellowknifer.com broke the news on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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