Residents anxious about drug-related crime in N.W.T.’s South Slave region
By Nadeer Hashmi ‘Quit hiding these people in our communities … let the police know,’ urges Fort Smith mayor Residents
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N.W.T. officials meet with Fort Smith jail staff before funding expires next year
Funding for the men’s unit at the N.W.T.’s Fort Smith Correctional Complex is set to expire at the end of
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Mix of relief, worry as Fort Smith jail jobs re-instated in N.W.T. budget
‘This is a huge win, but I think that now, everyone knows where the axe is,’ resident says People in
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Salt River First Nation in N.W.T. still in political turmoil after court decision
Salt River First Nation in Fort Smith, N.W.T., continues to deal with political turmoil in the wake of a Federal
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Town of Fort Smith starts memorial fund for victims of recent deadly plane crash
The Town of Fort Smith is fundraising for the families of the six people who died in a Northwestern Air
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Be wary of thin ice amid mild weather conditions, says hunter in Fort Smith, N.W.T.
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Longtime hunter Earl Evans warns snowmobilers not to ‘play around’ on thin ice Unusually mild weather has
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Bad weather preventing transportation of Fort Smith plane wreckage for investigation
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Crashed N.W.T. plane will be examined in Edmonton by an international team In the wake of
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Fort Smith gathers to remember plane crash victims and support surviving loved ones
Northwestern Air Lease pilots lit candles at the Wednesday night vigil Residents of Fort Smith, N.W.T., cried, hugged one another
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COP28 :Closure of hospitals in Northern Canada, an example of climate change, doctors
Canadian Medical Association wants a cleaner, more resilient health-care system. A group of Canadian doctors are in Dubai, United Arab
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Fort Smith residents gather to thank those who kept the town safe from wildfires
By Carla Ulrich, CBC News ‘I’m just grateful for what we have in this town,’ said one resident At a
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North on pace for hottest summer ever recorded; strong, gusting winds expected in southern N.W.T.
Several places in the North are on track to break records for the hottest summer ever recorded. Experts expected extreme
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Up to 50 vehicles planning illegal return to Yellowknife, say RCMP
Northwest Territories RCMP say they’ve received “credible” information about a group of people in up to 50 vehicles who are
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Enterprise, N.W.T., ’90 per cent gone’ after wildfire ravages community
What you need to know about the N.W.T. wildfires: Evacuation orders issued for communities of Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation,
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Low water in N.W.T. means less hydro power, more use of diesel generators
A drop in water levels in the southern N.W.T. means hydro generators are producing less electricity for Yellowknife and its surrounding area — and
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15 bison dead in N.W.T. in suspected anthrax outbreak
Fifteen bison carcasses were found between June 30 and July 3 in the Slave River Lowlands between Fort Smith and Fort
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