New passes allow for passage between NWT- Alberta border
Special passes are now available to NWT residents traveling between Fort Smith and neighbouring towns in Alberta. The GNWT said in a press release the…
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Chief: Salt River First Nation no longer at risk of flooding
The risk of flooding in Salt River First Nation appears to have passed, said Chief David Poitras. The water levels on the Slave River were…
Alberta residents near NWT border can enter for essential services
The Government of the Northwest Territories has clarified travel restrictions for Albertans near the border. Smith’s Landing First Nation and Fort Fitzgerald residents are only…
Man lucky to be alive after he falls into Slave River south of Fort Smith
A 26-year-old canoeist is fortunate to be alive after he fell into rapids on a frigid Slave River on Thanksgiving Monday, just south of Fort…
RCMP charge Tulita man, Fort Smith man with child pornography offences (UPDATE)
(UPDATE) Two men, one from the Sahtu community of Tulita, the other from Fort Smith have been charged with child pornography offences. Police say the…
Fort Chipweyan RCMP Investigating Fatal Vehicle Rollover
Fort Chipweyan RCMP continue to investigate after a single vehicle collision resulted in a fatality last Friday. RCMP officers from Fort Smith, NWT and Fort…
iPads, cash stolen from Fort Smith library
Updated July 17, 1:30 p.m. with information from RCMP. The Town of Fort Smith is hoping residents can help find two stolen iPads. In a…
Crown wants 8-year prison sentence for ex-Fort Smith man convicted of having sex with underage girls in Yk
A judge in Yellowknife is to sentence a man who is originally from Fort Smith on June 28 after she convicted him in April of…
Fort Smith cleans up after devastating wind storm on Sunday
Residents of Fort Smith are assessing the damage and cleaning up after a powerful storm Sunday that some people in the South Slave community are…
Wildfires prompt evacuation alert in Northern Alberta, ENR warns of South Slave Fires
Residents of High Level, Alberta, not far from the NWT border, are reportedly being told to be ready to evacuate at any time as an…