Residents are being told to book primary care appointments at Inuvik's hospital before a staff shortage hits. Workers are testing virtual care in anticipation.
Tsiigehtchic
Police in Fort McPherson say a 34-year-old man said to be wanted on a charge of sexual assault has been arrested after an appeal for help finding him.
Under a new system, Environment Canada issued one of its first orange warnings for extreme cold in the NWT. The Sahtu faces sustained -55 wind chill values.
"I wanted to work for my hometown." Gwichya Gwich’in band manager Chavaughn Blake and Tuktoyaktuk's Holly Campbell won awards at a gathering of administrators.
A snowfall warning has been issued for the south Mackenzie Delta, forecasting a "long-duration snowfall event" over Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic.
The suspect in a shooting at the Inuvik airport on Saturday afternoon was apprehended on the Dempster Highway and a shelter-in-place alert has been lifted.
