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The Government of the Northwest Territories says they have confirmed the first case of white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease which affects bats, in the Fort Smith area.

The Chief Environmental Health Officer has lifted the precautionary boil water advisory for Hay River, Kátł’odeeche, Enterprise and Kakisa. According to the announcement issued today by Chief Environmental Health Officer Chirag Rohit, regular use of drinking water can resume after testing showed turbidity levels are within national drinking water standards.

The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced they will be investing $140 million into highway infrastructure improvements across the territory this summer.

Fire crews continue their efforts to control or contain the perimeter of the Klewi Complex wildfire In Wood Buffalo Park while two new fires have been identified in the NWT.

Joint Task Force (North) has announced that they will be conducting Prospector Challenge 2026 on Tuesday, June 16, from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in Yellowknife.

The Government of the Northwest Territories is reminding residents that the applications for the Extended Health Benefits program are now open for the benefits year beginning on September 1.

Students at Range Lake North School in Yellowknife will soon have access to hundreds of new books after the school received a $30,000 grant through Indigo's Love of Reading Foundation. The school was selected from thousands of applicants across Canada. The funding will be used to replace and expand a library collection that school staff say is about 25 years old on average.

Three new fires were reported in the territory as the wildfire on the northeastern side of Wood Buffalo remains over 52,000 hectares in size. More than 200 personnel and 13 helicopters were deployed in response to the fire over the weekend. While the wildfire remains out of control, officials reported that containment efforts have progressed well on all sides of the wildfire.

The Fort Smith community was joined by allies from Aklavik, Inuvik and Yellowknife for Frank Gruben and Pride this weekend. Ryker Jaxson Lonehardt, who is the festival’s main organizer, began the event in Gruben’s name three years ago after hearing that he was missing. Gruben moved to Fort Smith for studies and was a member of the close-knit 2SLGBTQ1A+ community there. He was was last seen on May 6 2023 and was just 30 years old at the time of his disappearance.