After waiting for funding and approval from the environmental health officer, the Inuvik pool is almost ready to open its doors, 2 months after it was originally scheduled.

Municipal and territorial governments, along with public facilities like pools or recreation centres will close, reduce their hours or limit their services starting Thursday.

The murals have been designed by six groups mixed with Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth and professional Indigenous artists. There will be a mural painting festival in the last two weeks of August.

Delegates for the Arctic Council gave their support to Russia as the nation assumes the chair of a council driven to tackle climate change, to uplift Indigenous voices in decision-making and protect the health of the Arctic.

Ministers, delegates and representative will discuss the accomplishments of the Icelandic chair and are expected to sign the council's first ever strategic plan.

Rob Warburton is a parent of two kids in Yellowknife's N.J. Macpherson School and had to isolate with his family because of the COVID-19 outbreak. 'I'm comfortable sending my kids back,' he told CBC.

After seeing the impact of flooding in Fort Simpson and Jean Marie River, communities in the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta are preparing for when breakup hits them.