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Premiers from across western Canada met earlier this week for the 2026 Western Premier’s Conference in Kananaskis, Alberta.  

Another school in the N.W.T. shows elevated levels of lead in drinking water, with eight sites about 400 times above the maximum drinking water standards. A message from the GNWT issued this evening read that water samples from the Mackenzie Mountain School in Norman Wells showed elevated levels of lead and copper. Water samples from 18 of the 22 fixtures tested above the guidelines for lead. Nearly half of the outlets on site, 8 of 22 fixtures showed elevated levels of copper

Collège Nordique Francophone is looking to bring a new business program to the territory, slated for a September start. The program is aimed at developing students’ understanding of how organizations are run and ways to support day to day business operations.

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says they will be engaging in an ambitious vegetation management program this year, mainly focused on six communities in the territory.  

Scientists with the territory’s Environment and Climate Change department say that water levels on the Peel Channel upstream from Aklavik held steady at 14. 4 meters as of the latest measures taken today. “Levels have held steady at approximately this level since the afternoon of May 23 when ice passed the community,” said the author’s of the report compiling water levels measured up to 11 a.m. on May 25.

NTPC says the source of a leak on the Taltson station’s newly repaired surge tank has been identified and the latest repair is estimated to cost about $1 million, including interim diesel fuel costs, with a return to hydro service anticipated this week.

Behchokǫ̀ RCMP say they seized suspected cocaine, cash, and drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop on May 24.  

The Aurora College Board of Governors has completed the nomination process for new members, and a number of appointments have been made to the board.

Housing NWT and the Fort Smith Métis Council are partnering to bring a new social housing duplex to Fort Smith and build capacity in the local construction sector.