St. Patrick students win ‘Paddle Battle’

A man who was charged in relation to three armed robberies that took place in Yellowknife in 2024 has been sentenced to 4 years in custody.  

Environment Canada has issued an orange warning for cold in the Colville Lake, Deline, and Norman Wells regions. 

Company leadership at Inuvik Gas Ltd. has issued a statement advising customers to limit their consumption of fuel because of delayed shipments. In the meantime, temperatures are dipping into the 50 degree zone as the town of Inuvik along with a number of areas across the Beaufort Delta and the Sahtu region are experiencing extreme cold. Currently the road into Inuvik is closed due to weather conditions, according to reports from the NWT Infrastructure department.

The territorial trials for the 2026 Arctic Winter Games are being held this week in Yellowknife and Dettah, from the 7th to the 11th. 

The Land and Water Boards of the Mackenzie Valley, the Review Board, the Land Use and Renewable Resource Boards, the territorial and federal governments will meet from Jan.13 to 15 to discuss Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in the co-management of land, water, and resources under the Mackenzie Valley Management Act. The three day workshop, titled Indigenous Traditional Knowledge – A Path to Better Decisions, is open to the public and Jan. 6 is the deadline to register.