News

A man is dead following a severe car accident Oct. 8 on the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway just outside of Inuvik.

A search-and-rescue mission on the Slave River near Fort Resolution has led to the discovery of the missing man’s body, RCMP announced on Tuesday morning.

In a report about addiction services in the Northwest Territories, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) raised issues to the Department of Health and Social Services and the territory’s health and social services authorities, including difficulty accessing services, lack of aftercare and not taking “sufficient action” to make services “culturally safe” for Indigenous residents.

Covid-19 isolation measures have been lifted at the Gjoa Haven Continuing Care Centre. The staff and all eight residents have recovered from the virus.

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Incumbent city councillor Stacie Arden Smith, in conversation with Yellowknifer, addresses Indigenous representation in the city and her decision to run for another term.

After talking with city councillors Robin Williams and Steve Payne, Mike Martin decided to run for a seat on municipal council.

Earthquakes may not be the first thing you think of when you think of the Arctic.

What do you love about Inuvik? The Inuvik Justice Committee would like to know.