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‘Light the night’ Sunday calls for end to gender-based violence

Yellowknife YWCA will ‘light the night’ on Sunday to raise awareness about ending violence against women. Following a vigil at Northern United Place, red lights...

Yellowknife football teams battle for Ice Bowl supremacy

Seven teams will be competing in this year’s Ice Bowl Tournament in Yellowknife. The annual championship marks the unofficial halfway point of the Yellowknife Arena...

Staying fit this winter? Register for this year’s Walk to Tuk

Registration for this year’s Walk to Tuk fitness program is now open. The program, operated by the NWT Recreation and Parks Association, encourages teams of...

Yellowknife adult colouring book is Christmas sensation

Colouring books are no longer the sole domain of children - as proved by the popularity of a new Yellowknife book aimed at adults. Elizabeth...

Zip ties on northern shipments dangerous, says worker

Is someone sending a shipment north for you this Christmas? Tell them to watch the zip ties. One of the easiest ways to bring goods...

Buffalo Airways suspension Q&A

Buffalo Airways flights in the Northwest Territories have been suspended by Transport Canada over safety concerns. A day after the announcement was made, what else...

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...
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