Boil-water advisory in Hay River reaches the one-month mark
"I have never seen the water this bad." A month has now passed since a boil-water advisory was first issued for some South Slave communities. More »
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YK plans to follow Fort Smith with Black Lives Matter protest
A Black Lives Matter protest will take place in Yellowknife on Tuesday, following a similar event held in Fort Smith on Sunday. More »
NWT border checkpoint south of Fort Smith returns
The NWT reintroduced a pandemic checkpoint at the Alberta-NWT border south of Fort Smith amid concerns people could reach the region by river from the south. More »
Checkpoint resumes at Fort Smith/Alberta border
A pandemic-related checkpoint is resuming at the border between Fort Smith and Alberta in response to summer traffic-related concerns. More »
Potatoes for everyone as huge donation reaches NWT
"It’s an unfathomable amount of food." A vast donation of seed potatoes arrives in the NWT this week, roughly equivalent to a pound for every resident. More »
KatloTech plans new NWT fibre line ‘to open up the North’
A Yellowknife company thinks it can make a major leap for northern internet by building a new fibre-optic network in the next two years. Critics aren't so sure. More »
First NWT wildfire of season suspected to be human-caused
The NWT’s first wildfire of 2020 was reported on the edge of Hay River on Sunday. The NWT government thinks it was human-caused and is investigating further. More »
Two people ‘in critical condition’ after Hay River car crash
Two people have been taken by medevac to Edmonton after a car went off the road and suffered extensive damage in Hay River early on Sunday morning. More »
Tool van owner apologizes for ‘ruckus’ after crossing border
A travelling mechanic tools salesman says he's sorry for causing a "ruckus" by crossing the border from Alberta to the NWT, in an apparent misunderstanding. More »
Fort Smith wasn’t adequately informed about airport changes, NWT admits
Fort Smith residents and businesses weren't given enough information ahead of time about changes to the town's airport, the NWT's infrastructure minister said. More »
Fort Smith plans $4M recreation centre renovation
Fort Smith plans to renovate its community and recreation centre over the coming 18 months, a $4-million project that will shift the location of some services. More »
Police: Drug dealers are lying at border to get into NWT
Alberta drug dealers seem to lie about where they live then ignore isolation rules, an RCMP officer warned. There are calls for tougher measures at the border. More »