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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.

Indigenous leaders and leaders from the Government of the Northwest Territories gathered last week in Yellowknife for the Northwest Territories Council of Leaders.

N.W.T.’s Power Corporation says power was restored to about 50 households after line crew made repairs to a pole in the Ptarmigan and Robin corner of town following a four hour outage in Hay River.

NWT Mining Week 2026 is this week, celebrating the rich mineral resource history of the territory, and the opportunities the mining industry has brought to the NWT. 

Wood Buffalo Firefighters and NWT Fire say a fire near the Whooping Crane Nesting Area in Wood Buffalo has grown to more than 12,000 hectares and is considered out of control. In the South Slave a new wildfire was spotted approximately 0.5 hectares in size as another over-winter fire remains active near Fort Providence.