UPDATED: Helicopter crashes near Fort Good Hope

Afternoon crash was during wildfire management operations, says official

At approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Fort Good Hope RCMP received a report of a helicopter crash near the wildfire-evacuated community of Fort Good Hope. The Transportation...

Fix for low-water shipping woes could be ‘lighter than air,’ committee hears

But until Ottawa approves airships for arctic use, the push to finish Mackenzie Valley highway shifts gears

With barges stranded and deliveries disrupted up and down the Mackenzie River, alternatives to shipping are lacking at present, says Minister of Finance and Infrastructure Caroline...

Sahtu economy ‘faces collapse’ without barge re-supply, says MLA Daniel McNeely

Norman Wells and other communities face possible recession; GNWT says 'all-of-government' help is in the works

Historically low water levels on the Mackenzie River forced the territorial government to cancel its Marine Transportation Services (MTS) barges to Norman Wells and Tulita for...

Three days of ‘more favourable winds’ will help battle Fort Liard blaze, says NWT Fire

UPDATE: In separate blaze, NWT Fire confirms two structures lost along Hwy 1 and more properties are at risk

Some promising news for people in the Dehcho region, as a shift in winds today will push the uncontained blaze back on itself and away from...

Plugging the meter in Yellowknife just got a bit more painful.

The City of Yellowknife is in the middle of jacking up parking meter rates for physical meters when paying with coins and digital payments made via...

Sahtu leaders band together to push for Mackenzie Highway project

The region's economy would benefit from an all-season road as would national security, says new video

A rise in air temperatures and drop in water levels means the Mackenzie Valley Highway is needed now more than ever, states the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated....

Melting Dettah Ice Road closes for season Tuesday morning

The Dettah Ice Road will close tomorrow at 10 a.m., due to rapidly deteriorating conditions, stated the GNWT Infrastructure department today. The Department stated in a...

Updated defence policy could benefit North, Indigenous residents

The federal government says major new investments in Canada’s national defence will improve Arctic security and benefit northern residents. The policy update is called Our North,...

Key bodies of water at record lows for this time of year

Water levels across most of the NWT remain very low and the winter’s snowpack is well below average. That’s what the latest NWT Water Monitoring Bulletin...