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First Nations: Transparency delay is red tape, not revolt

First Nations in the Northwest Territories say there is no "political statement" behind their failure to file financial statements by a federal government deadline. Both...

Youth issue recommendations following climate summit

Eight young women have spent the past week studying the impacts of climate change in the North and South Slave regions. The youth, aged 18...

RCMP confirm human remains found just outside Yellowknife

Police say human remains have been found in a forest outside of Yellowknife. On Monday night, RCMP received a call from a local resident who made...

More details from RCMP as YK sex offender back in court

Violent sex offender Jonah Keyuajuk will remain in custody after appearing in a Yellowknife court on Monday. Last week, police issued an unusual warning to notify residents that...

$50,000 donation made to Stanton for new incubator

A brand new, state-of-the-art incubator is on its way to Yellowknife’s Stanton Hospital thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation. The Giraffe...

“I’m not a throwaway vote”: NWT Libertarian candidate

While the party may not be on your radar right now, a Yellowknife man wants to become the first Libertarian MP for the Northwest...

I’ll have a mind of my own, says YK’s first IServeU candidate

Marie-Soleil Lacoursiere says she'll do whatever voters say - but will tell them what to think, first. Lacoursiere plans to stand in October's municipal election in Yellowknife, and...

Photos: Yellowknife’s new-look ballpark – now with grass

Yellowknife's Tommy Forrest ballpark has gone green for the first time in more than half a century. Players and volunteers laid down almost 5,000 square yards...

Wildfire update: most tankers and crews head home for season

Fire crews and aerial support staff are being sent home as the NWT wildfire season continues to wind down. Eight of 28 fire crews were...

‘Little progress’ treating form of cancer that killed YK boy

The type of brain tumour that killed Yellowknife boy Malcolm Austin remains one of the most dangerous, and least understood, forms of cancer. That's the view...

Yellowknife man catches ‘neon pike’ on Great Slave Lake

A Yellowknife angler was in for a surprise this weekend when he landed a ‘neon pike’ on Great Slave Lake. Randy Straker was fishing with...

Yellowknife grieves as six-year-old Malcolm Austin passes away

Malcolm Austin, the Yellowknife boy who spent a year living with a rare form of cancer, has passed away. Malcolm was diagnosed with an aggressive form of...

Sue Cullen named interim CEO of Yellowknife’s Stanton Hospital

Sue Cullen has been named interim chief executive officer of the Stanton Territorial Health Authority. A registered nurse by training, Cullen has senior management and...

Legislature: Start nominating people for the Order of the NWT

Do you know someone who should be recognized with the Order of the Northwest Territories? The NWT legislature is calling on residents to submit nominations...

Will new Mental Health Act do enough to help NWT’s youth?

After three decades, the Northwest Territories is dusting off its antiquated Mental Health Act and preparing a new one. Health minister Glen Abernethy appeared in...

Hail Mary: Franchise given green light to fill YK chicken void

Proposals to open a Mary Brown's fast food franchise in Yellowknife were given the blessing of city councillors on Monday. An as-yet unnamed entrepreneur wants...

Thinking of fall cleaning? The City of Yellowknife wants to help

The City of Yellowknife wants to lend a helping hand with your fall cleaning this year. Between September 5 and September 7, the City...

Ptarmicon went ‘too big’ on venue, will lose thousands

Yellowknife's Ptarmicon expects to lose around $7,000 after organizers said the convention went too big, too soon. Billed as the world's most northerly pop culture and...

Preferred proponent chosen for Stanton redevelopment

The territorial government has chosen a "preferred proponent" for the forthcoming redevelopment of Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital. The Stanton renewal, as the public-private partnership project...

Breast in peace: Yellowknife’s KFC closes its doors for good

KFC chicked out of Yellowknife at midnight on Sunday. After 47 years in the city, the Colonel's last stand saw ravenous residents consume thousands of chicken...

Yellowknife women’s golf tournament raises 25K for AVENS

A charity golf tournament in Yellowknife raised $25,000 for AVENS, the NWT seniors’ housing and care organization. The Adlair Aviation & Ryfan Electric Women's Tournament...

Fire at Yellowknife seniors’ facility sends one to hospital

One person was sent to hospital following a fire at the Mary Murphy Home in Yellowknife Thursday night. Firefighters responded to a report of alarms...

Reid Lake Territorial Park reopens after fire threat

Reid Lake Territorial Park reopened this morning after spending much of August closed due to a wildfire threat. An evacuation order for the park was issued...

Eight NWT patients ‘missed’ as a result of images glitch

The Department of Health now says eight patients in the Northwest Territories faced an unnecessary wait for care after a diagnostic image software glitch. Earlier this week,...
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