Inuvik Drum

How has Covid-19 affected student performance?

The Canadian U21 Curling Championships are happening in Stratford, Ont., this week and the Inuvik Curling Centre is wearing the territory’s colours on the men’s side.

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Inuvik Drum Youth of the Week: Jase Blake

After missing a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 33rd IRC Native Hockey tournament returned with a roar March 17 to 20. Fourteen teams — including two from Whitehorse and teams from Paulatuk and Délı̨nę — made up two divisions to please a packed, masked crowd with four days of back-to-back, high intensity hockey. When the dust finally settled, the PCM Pros were named the ‘B’ Division champions and the Inuvik Huskies claimed the ‘A’ Division title.

Heading into an ambitious jamboree season, Covid-19 cases are continuing to skyrocket in the Beaufort Delta, with 220 cases across the region going into the weekend.

A fox has tested positive for rabies in Inuvik following an altercation with a domestic dog.

NOTE: This story has been updated with March 24 regional numbers.

A new study published in the scientific journal Environmental Research Letters says the loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean could be prevented if the world gets serious about methane emissions right away.