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South Slave under boil water advisory

A boil water advisory is in effect in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa, and the K’atl’Odeeche Reserve. The advisory is a result of higher than normal turbidity — muddy water, according to a press release issued Wednesday morning. The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, Enterprise,…


Public health emergency extended for 12th time

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Sept. 15. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but a press release says, there is fear of it spreading from other areas of Canada. “As Western Canada’s rate of infection reaches levels not…




Months later, Sixties Scoop survivors are still waiting for initial payments

Nearly 9,000 survivors are being asked for more information.


It’s been nearly three months since eligible Sixties Scoop survivors were supposed to start receiving their first payments from the settlement. While some have received their money, thousands are still waiting because the claims administrator, Collectiva, says their claims require more information. Kathe Legrange is a survivor and director of…


Woman taken to Edmonton hospital after vehicle rollover

One person is in an Edmonton hospital after a single vehicle crash near Behchokǫ̀ early Sunday morning. The Yellowknife Fire Division used the jaws of life to remove the driver, a 19-year-old woman, from the vehicle which had rolled over. The woman was initially transported to the Stanton Territorial Hospital and…


CKLB joins Ulukhaktok community station

The community of Ulukhaktok has another addition to its community radio station. CKLB will now be the second radio station broadcast in the community. The station serves about 400 listeners community-wide. “Our elders depend on the radio,” says Derek Squirrel, recreational coordinator for Ulukhaktok. Robert Catana, Elder, and former radio…


No charges for ENR officer who accidentally shot Fort Simpson man: RCMP

Dennis Nelner hopes there will be changes in officer training after having a bulled lodged in his thigh. ENR reassures the public, officers are sufficiently trained with firearms.


A Fort Simpson man who was accidentally shot by an Environment and Natural Resources officer worries the incident will happen again. This comes after an RCMP investigation concluded the officer took reasonable actions to stop an aggressive bear in the community. As a result, police are not pressing charges. The…