A 45-year-old man in Inuvik, N.W.T. has been charged in connection with the death of woman in the community last week.

On Monday evening, the youth visited the Fort Smith health centre for injuries related to the collision. RCMP say the youth is in stable condition and his family has been notified. 

Elementary school students' film The Puddle Monster is set to make a splash at the Yellowknife International Film Festival.

The city of Yellowknife wants to raise property taxes by seven per cent in 2026, according to the draft budget it presented to city council on Monday. City administration told city councillors that the tax adjustment was necessary because rising costs, aging infrastructure and growing demand for public services have placed an “extraordinary pressure” on the city’s budget as its tax base stagnates.

People living in Hay River, Enterprise, Kátł'odeeche First Nation and Kakisa are under a drinking water advisory because of high levels of disinfection byproducts called trihalomethanes.

A Nunavut judge has found a man guilty of attempted murder in the assault of a Kinngait woman in 2021. The judge found an accomplice guilty of aggravated assault.

Yellowknife teacher and co-owner of Hay River’s Big Lake Cafe says her family home suffered structural damage when Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica last week.

The N.W.T. government has published its annual report on how 911 is performing. The service is now six years old, but the report only captures its service from April 2024 to March 2025. More residents are calling in, it says.

A pedestrian has been taken to the Whitehorse General Hospital after being struck by a vehicle at the corner of Elliot Street and Second Avenue.

Witnesses reported a 14-year-old boy, who is believed to have been a passenger in the vehicle, fled the scene by foot, RCMP said. That search led police to a house on Whooping Crane Drive, where RCMP said they found a 16-year-old boy inside with 384 grams of suspected cocaine, $6,095 in cash, four cellphones and drug paraphernalia.

In a news release Friday, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) said the supply of vaccines is limited due to a “temporary cold-chain issue”.

A Fort Smith, N.W.T. parent has launched a petition after kindergarten students were removed from the lunch program at Joseph Burr Tyrrell Elementary School. The school says the change, effective Nov. 3, comes after a review of supervision and safety requirements.

"What a night and what a result," Dixon said in a victory speech late in the evening. The Yukon Party won in 14 of the territory's 21 ridings, with the NDP set to become the official opposition.

Kourtney Wolkie, 33, has been leading trips out on the land with a group of women for the last four years. She said her confidence comes from trips she did with her parents during her childhood — and she wants to empower other women so they can have similar experiences.

Belinda Whitford, the chief operating officer at the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, said power was partially restored early Sunday morning, though it will still be some time before the situation is fully resolved.