Inuvik Sunrise Festival kicks off this weekend

Hay River is seeing record numbers of overdoses, after carfentanil was detected in a toxic mix that also included cocaine and phenacetin. Health officials are reporting that multiple doses of naloxone are having to be administered to help those experiencing overdose to regain consciousness. 

The communities of Hay River, Enterprise, Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa) are on day three of boil water advisories due to high levels of disinfection by-products in the water. The by-products. known as Trihalomethanes, were detected in the drinking water on Monday.

The federal budget is poised to change the way Northerners outside the main hubs of the territory access health and wellness supports, including addictions and mental health services, says Premier RJ Simpson. On Friday, the federal government pledged $1.6 M  for Yellowknife and Sahtu area addictions and wellness programs. While the announcement was met with much support from leaders and community members across the N.W.T.,

A “generational investment” is how Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced the 2025 federal budget, a plan that pours money into housing, workers and clean-energy projects.

Homeowners in the city of Yellowknife could see a property tax rate increase of 7 per cent in 2026, according to the draft budget released yesterday. City budget talks came to a boil in the trucked vs piped water debate last week in council, as predictors anticipated a $1.9 million deficit. Kavi Pandoo, the city’s director of corporate services and Stephen Van Dine, city manager, said that the tax increase was being considered to offset rising costs and avoid deficit.