UPDATE – Armed and Barricaded event ends safely – Iqaluit

Tomorrow afternoon Ecole St. Pat's High School students will form a "Human chain to transport food donations" between the school site on 44 Street and The Salvation Army’s mission food bank site on Franklin Ave. Operation Christmas 2025, is an annual food drive in support of the city's main food bank run through. Temporary barriers will be installed at the locations along the route and a designated detour route will be available, said city officials.

The work of Ningiukulu Teevee, an Inuit artist is illuminating the eastern Bennelong sail of the Sydney Opera House as a part of the stunning nightly First Nations sails art project Badu Gili: Story Keeper. Teevee is an internationally recognized visual artist, author and member of the West Baffin Cooperative,. The animation projection of Teevee’s art brings to life the Inuit legend The Owl and the Raven, a story Teevee first heard as a child told by an Elder.

Organizers of the #ShopYK Campaign say this year saw record-breaking participation and local spending at shops and businesses in the city of Yellowknife. Tracy Peters, manager of Member Relations and Programs with the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce reported that over 2,229 submissions were received through the shop local program initiative and over $416,660 was spent at the 40 local Yellowknife businesses who participated in the campaign that ran from Nov. 12 to Dec. 14.

An 18-year old is facing drug related charges after what police reported was a routine traffic stop yesterday in Fort Smith.

A school in Hay River has tested positive for elevated levels of lead in drinking water. The GNWT issued a media release last night that testing results "confirmed" that a number of drinking water fixtures at Harry Camsell School showed lead levels above the maximum acceptable concentration set out in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.