daniel masuzumi

Initial water testing in two Yellowknife schools that showed high levels of lead was conducted by unqualified staff who didn’t use national best practices for water sampling, says the GNWT. Elevated lead levels at Range Lake North School and William McDonald School were reportedly noticed after two tests months apart this…

Two recent deaths in the territory were caused by drug overdoses, according to the NWT Coroner’s Office. Public health is now alerting residents to the possibility of tainted drugs. Health officials only said that the deaths happened in a “southern NWT community.” However, they say “illicit drugs supplies involved every…