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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was under economic attack Saturday after trade negotiations collapsed, new U.S. tariffs took effect and he suggested divisions inside U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration contributed to the breakdown.

Canada suspended trade negotiations with the United States and pledged dollar-for-dollar retaliation as additional 50-per-cent U.S. tariffs took effect early Saturday on about $28 billion in Canadian goods.

A plane that made a fatal emergency landing on a Prince George road Thursday lost power in one engine before colliding with four vehicles, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said.

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has announced that they will be extending the temporary suspension of labour and delivery services at the Inuvik Regional Hospital.

NWT Fire has announced that wildfire crews and aircraft will be in Behchokǫ̀ on Friday, August 21 to work towards a planned ignition.

Lead testing of the water at Chief Albert Wright School in Tulita has shown that one water fixture at the school has elevated lead levels.

The Tłı̨cho government and the Government of the Northwest Territories met on August 18 in Yellowknife to discuss areas of mutual interest.

The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region and RCMP Air Services are warning residents and aviation traffic of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System operational trial exercise.

The Government of the Northwest Territories is advising residents of Gamètì, Łutsel K’e and Paulatuk of a telecommunications service disruption.