Before fleeing about 900 miles (1,500 kilometers) south of Yellowknife by car, Agnes Grandejambe looked to social media to find out almost everything she needed to know about escaping the encroaching wildfires.
Some from official government accounts. Mostly from friends and family, including an offer of help from her First Nation band.
But not from news media sites.
That’s because Canadian news outlets — including the only one she trusts — have been blocked on Facebook and Instagram as a result of a dispute with the national government.
“People were posting how close
