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Snap Lake diamond mine’s future threatened

The NWT's Snap Lake diamond mine could be forced to close as pressures on the industry mount. The mine, operated by De Beers, faces a...

Crystal Solomon, missing 31-year-old, found and safe

Crystal Solomon, the subject of a Yellowknife police alert after her family reported her missing, has been found and is safe. A relative contacted Moose...

Buffalo Airways grounded by Transport Canada over safety

All Buffalo Airways commercial air services have been suspended indefinitely by Transport Canada. In a statement on Tuesday, Transport Canada said it had taken "serious action...

RCMP launch Operation Rednose to prevent impaired driving

You can expect to see more traffic patrols and check stops on NWT roads over the next month, as police conduct Operation Rednose. Officers will...

Recount confirms Vanthuyne’s victory in Yellowknife North

Cory Vanthuyne has officially been elected as MLA of Yellowknife North, as newly elected members reported to the legislature for their first day of...

RCMP seize crack from Yellowknife apartment unit

Police say they found a 'significant' amount of crack cocaine during a raid at Yellowknife's Fort Gary Apartments. RCMP searched a unit of the Gitzel...

Kids at Lynn’s Place deserve a great Christmas – can you help?

Kids at Lynn’s Place deserve the best Christmas. Lynn’s Place offers safe housing to vulnerable women in Yellowknife, some of whom have young children to support. Last year,...

Cochrane-Johnson confirmed as Range Lake MLA after recount

Caroline Cochrane-Johnson will start work as Range Lake's new MLA on Tuesday, following the result of a judicial recount. The narrow 10-vote margin initially declared between...

Overdoses at YK jail ‘very serious’ says corrections boss

Two inmates at Yellowknife's North Slave Correctional Centre have overdosed on "an opioid drug" smuggled into the facility. Both inmates have since recovered from the...

Man found dead in Yellowknife, police don’t suspect foul play

Police in Yellowknife believe the death of a local man over the weekend is not suspicious. The body of an adult male, found by police...

The sound of Christmas in Yellowknife: 20 blasts a day

Blasting begins at the site of the new Stanton Territorial Hospital on Monday. According to a festive territorial government statement, anyone in the vicinity can...

Canada has to be a leader at Paris climate summit: Dene Chief

Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus says Canada has to be a leader as he attends the United Nations’ climate change conference in Paris. More than...

NWTEL adds TV channels for growing Francophone viewership

Northwestel has added 28 new French language TV channels for Francophone viewers. The company says the move will allow French-speaking northerners to enjoy more sports,...

Ice on lakes in and around Yellowknife now safe to go on

Ice on all lakes in and around Yellowknife is safe to go on, according to city officials. Ice thickness measurements conducted by the city, in...

Arrest made over Yellowknife gas station knife robbery

Police investigating an armed robbery at Yellowknife's Esso gas station have made an arrest. At around 3:45am on Wednesday, according to RCMP, a lone male suspect...

‘Conservative budget’ in place for 2016 FOTR after year of loss

Yellowknife’s largest music festival lost tens of thousands of dollars for a second straight year. According to figures presented during Folk on the Rocks’ annual...

NWT government: What happens next? When does your MLA start?

You voted for them. So when do they start, who will be the premier, and what will be the priorities? The territorial government is in...

ATCO laying off staff nationally but says NWT unaffected

ATCO, a co-owner of the NWT's Northland Utilities, is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs - but says no staff in the territory will be...

Yellowknife to host dinner, fundraiser for Syrian refugees

A dinner and fundraiser will be held in Yellowknife next week to assist Syrian refugees. The $15 event is being hosted by a group called...

Yellowknife’s Caesar man breaks silence after trip to Thailand

Yellowknife’s most renowned Caesar connoisseur has spoken for the first time since a picture of him serving the popular cocktail in Southeast Asia went viral...

Emotional tributes as NWT hall-of-famers inducted

The NWT Sport Hall of Fame has welcomed its 2015 inductees at a ceremony in Yellowknife. Alaskan high kick athlete and Arctic Winter Games champion Meika McDonald,...

Michael Nadli: ‘Not helpful to focus anger and hatred’

A leading women's outreach worker in Yellowknife believes NWT residents should not rush to judge re-elected MLA Michael Nadli. Nadli returns as the Deh Cho MLA...

Two snowmobiles stolen in Yellowknife in as many days

Police in Yellowknife are investigating separate reports of stolen snowmobiles in the city. On Sunday, RCMP say a 2006 Skidoo Expedition was stolen from a...

Defeated minister calls on mining industry to lobby NWT

Dave Ramsay urged mining executives to maintain pressure on the territorial government as the NWT Geoscience Forum opened, a day after losing his seat. Ramsay, 45, was...
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