For Indigenous people in the South Slave, proponents say, the Taltson hydro expansion represents the kind of opportunity that diamonds brought to the Tłı̨chǫ.
Fort Smith
The NWT government added two Fort Smith schools to its list of facilities under health orders because of elevated lead levels in drinking water.
The families and estates of people killed in a 2024 plane crash joined the lone survivor in suing Northwestern Air Lease for damages. Two suits have been filed.
A key NWT hydro plant beset by years of problems will not be back in service until at least March. The cost of the latest fix has risen from $15M to $37M.
The NWT government is planning to continue its territory-wide lead tests at schools in Fort Smith, Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ this week.
Fort Smith's town council unanimously approved the municipality's delayed 2026 operating budget, which comes with a 3.5-percent tax increase.
