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Ecology North is inviting everyone to their Stories of the Land event this World Snow Day, Sunday the 18th from 1-3 pm. Join Chief Fred Sangris at Frame Lake for stories and reflections, followed by a short walk around the nearby trail, and warming up around the fire with hot drinks and bannock. 

The community of Wrigley is currently under a boil water advisory following what officials say was a “critical mechanical failure” in the water treatment system. "What we understand from talking to the treatment plant operator and then the community government, there seems to be some kind of mechanical, failure happening to the extent that the community is not able to do the proper filtration for the path of water from the treatment system. So they are bypassing the treatment system

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its investigation report into a 2023 landing gear collapse involving a British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3112 in Fort Simpson.

Behchokǫ̀ RCMP are seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing 13-year-old youth.

“While not every idea generated will be implemented or succeed, we want to try things and if they don’t work, try the next thing.” Dan Florizone, GNWT’s Health and Social Services public administrator, says an improvement platform introduced over the summer has its share of hits and misses, but its trial-and-error process can help identify and respond to needed improvements.

The Snowking festival’s Interstellar Snow Sculpting Symposium is entering its ten year anniversary and will showcase the work of nine teams this year. Sculpting teams from across the territory, the country and from across the globe will work with three cubic metre blocks of snow at the Snowking Castle site on Houseboat Bay to create the much anticipated symposium of spectacular sculpted works.

Winnie Marie, the N.W.T.’s first baby of 2026, is winning hearts across the territory. Winnie was born at 2:40 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026 to proud mama Starr Elanik at Inuvik Regional Hospital. According to a post Elanik shared on Facebook, her baby was expected today (Jan. 13) and instead made a surprise grand entrance into the world, nearly two weeks ahead.

Following reports of elevated lead in school drinking water, the City of Yellowknife tested drinking water in several city facilities. The tests were conducted the week of Dec. 22, 2025, and the results show elevated lead levels in four of six locations tested. 

Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a man wanted on warrants. 28-year-old Adrian Sangris is wanted for several charges in connection to an incident on January 1st, 2026. The RCMP have cautioned the public not to approach him.