Snow plow goes through the ice on Yellowknife Bay

West Point and Łutsël K'é have opened the doors of 26 new homes built through two community-led housing projects. The two housing projects were led by Indigenous governments to address locally identified housing priorities. "Indigenous governments are taking the lead in addressing our housing challenges, and I am encouraged to see Housing NWT working alongside the Lutselk'e Dene First Nation to get these homes to the families who need them," said MLA Richard Edjericon.

Hundreds of community members engaged in over 21,000 “participACTIONs” in Hay River in June. The community was selected as one of 40 finalists from more than 375 across the country in 2026's ParticipACTION Community Challenge. “Community members participated in events ranging from fitness classes to sports programming to family community events such as the Family Party in the Park, Cardboard Boat Races and Asphalt Art," said Courtney Fraser, Hay River's Recreation Programming Supervisor

FS016 received up to 25 millimetres of rain, "drastically " reducing fire activity on Thursday. The wildfire remains adjacent to Liidlii Kue and Fort Simpson, covering an area over 36,380 hectares according to the latest report by Wildland officials Thursday evening.

An amber alert has sounded in the territory involving two children last seen in B.C. The alert was first issued on Wednesday in Alta. and has been expanded into the neighbouring territories and provinces.

A case of bird flu has been identified in Fort Smith. The case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was identified in a herring gull. According to an advisory issued this afternoon by the Environment and Climate Change, while the disease is highly infectious among birds, transmission risk to humans remains very low.