Ontario drug dealer jailed for trafficking cocaine in Inuvik
A Toronto-area drug dealer who travelled to Inuvik to peddle a “not insignificant” amount of crack cocaine was sentenced to 16 months in jail.
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Inuvik’s Muskrat Jamboree will take place this April
Inuvik’s Muskrat Jamboree is officially a go for mid-April after receiving conditional approval from the territory’s chief public health officer.
Inuvik student Kyran Alikamik wins award valued at $100K
For the third year in a row, an NWT student won a prestigious scholarship package valued at $100,000. Kyran Alikamik is this year's NWT winner.
Inuvik deputy mayor resigns, councillors rebuked for public criticism
Inuvik's deputy mayor resigned as councillors voiced concern at colleagues' public criticism of earlier council decisions.
Great Northern Arts Festival returns in 2021 with new format
Great Northern Arts Festival is coming back to the Beaufort Delta this year, as a gathering for established and emerging artists.
Open-mic fundraiser for Arctic Paws set to sell out
Tickets for this Saturday's Inuvik comedy show sold at a record rate. Money raised will go to Arctic Paws after the group took a hit in February's bingo mayhem.
NWT-Yukon pandemic travel will be by exemption, with no bubble
The NWT and Yukon will not create a "travel bubble" during the Covid-19 pandemic, the NWT government confirmed. Skipping isolation will instead be case-by-case.
Aurora College to get $1.69M for warehouse initiative
Aurora College has received $1.69 million in federal funding to help with a project it says will help Arctic researchers.
Vaccines open to general population in Hay River, Inuvik
All residents aged 18 years and older in Inuvik and Hay River, and residents aged 50 years and older in Yellowknife, can now get the Covid-19 vaccine.
MLAs want dental services to resume in northern communities
MLAs representing the NWT's most northerly communities want dental services to resume after more than a year. The health minister says a solution isn't simple.
Ulukhaktok on day eight without internet
Ulukhaktok hamlet staff are worried residents can't buy basic supplies since the internet (and in turn debit machines and ATMs) have been down for eight days.
NWT ‘needs more screening’ to identify colorectal cancer
The NWT is nowhere near the national minimum screening target for colorectal cancer, which is one of the leading causes of cancer death in the territory.