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#visionyk: have your say on three major Yellowknife projects

The City of Yellowknife is inviting you to have your say on how it proceeds with three design projects. City officials will be hosting a...

NWTel internet, cable phone services restored in Yellowknife

Updated 13:00 Saturday, November 7: A spokesperson for Northwestel says internet and cable home phone services have been restored in Yellowknife. Earlier today, the company...

Building burns overnight on Yellowknife’s Franklin Ave

A fire that burned through an abandoned building on Franklin Avenue has been deemed 'suspicious'. Yellowknife firefighters responded to a call for service at 12:42 Saturday morning. When...

Anonymous individual donor gives $100,000 to Avens complex

A surprise $100,000 donation to Avens – A Community for Seniors should make life easier for residents and staff alike. The individual donor, who wishes to...

‘No indication of criminal intent’ in Yellowknife apartment fire

A police investigation into a fire that burned down Yellowknife's Polaris Apartments has revealed no criminal intent.  RCMP also investigated the circumstances which lead to...

This year’s flu vaccine bigger, better, and available in NWT now

This year's flu vaccine is now available in Yellowknife - with a top territorial official one of the first in line. Dr Kami Kandola, the NWT's...

Yellowknife’s annual snow show takes place on Saturday

Skis need waxing? Equipment to swap? Saturday is the day in Yellowknife. The city's annual snow show takes place from 10am till 1pm on Saturday...

Two Yellowknifers win vehicles days apart during car giveaway

Apparently it's a good time to buy a car in Yellowknife.  Twice this week, a Yellowknife resident has won a free vehicle thanks to Go Auto's Car-a-Day Giveaway. From...

What do the NWT’s Chinese visitors want from their trip?

"There were lots of 'ah-ha' moments." Yellowknife's annual three-day conference for tourist operators began on Tuesday with an insight into how Chinese tourists see the territory...

Trudeau appoints Tootoo, overlooks McLeod for cabinet

Justin Trudeau has opted to appoint Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo to his Liberal cabinet while overlooking the NWT's Michael McLeod. The first glimpse of Trudeau's...

RCMP not at fault for death of Fort Smith prisoner, says report

Investigators say RCMP were not the cause of a Fort Smith prisoner's death last month. On October 16, police say a male prisoner at the...

Salvation Army needs kettle volunteers, offers hampers

The Salvation Army in Yellowknife has opened applications for Christmas hampers, while asking residents for help with its festive kettle campaign. Applications for hampers are now...

Should Yellowknife have a permanent orchestra?

"We kind-of have an ad-hoc orchestra habit," admits Jo Pamplin. Pamplin is part of a new Yellowknife orchestra learning elements of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition...

Yellowknife’s Sheila Anderson named Silver Cross Mother

A Yellowknife woman will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial next week on behalf of all Canadian mothers who have lost a...

The Woodyard, Yellowknife’s brewpub, opens its doors

The first customers have been allowed a glimpse inside Yellowknife's new brewpub - and a taste of its menu.  While there remains some red tape before brewing...

In pictures: Yellowknife’s Halloween houses of horrors

Moose FM teamed up with a couple of Yellowknife kids to go trick-or-treating across the city on Halloween. Thanks to your suggestions, our team took in...

Javaroma hopes airport offshoot will open on Tuesday

Passengers at Yellowknife's airport could enjoy the benefits of a new coffee establishment as soon as Tuesday. Javaroma, the city's downtown coffee shop, hopes its...

IserveU e-democracy system in beta, won’t launch till January

Yellowknifers will have to wait a little longer to boss around a councillor online. IserveU, the online direct democracy system which saw a candidate successfully...

NWT election deadline passes: 59 to stand, 1 acclaimed

Next month's Northwest Territories election will see 59 candidates contest 18 electoral districts, while Jackson Lafferty has been acclaimed in Monfwi. Lafferty, the territory's education minister, was...

‘Canada can learn’ from City of Yellowknife’s TRC commitment

The Dene Nation believes the City of Yellowknife's commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations is an example to others. This week, city councillors...

Sport North announces 2015 NWT Hall of Fame entrants

Twenty-five people will be inducted into the NWT Sport Hall of Fame this year. Sport North, the governing body for sports in the Northwest Territories,...

77-year-old hunting guide is this year’s Active Elder Award winner

A 77-year-old big-game hunting guide from Ulukhaktok is this year's recipient of an Active Elder Award.  The honour, which is presented by the NWT Recreation and...

In pictures: Giant Mine’s iconic headframe comes down

An icon of Yellowknife's mining heritage has taken its final bow and disappeared from the skyline. The C-shaft headframe, a feature on the horizon since...

Halloween nightmare? Yellowknife low on pumpkins

Last-minute Yellowknife pumpkin shoppers found the city's patch to be bare on Wednesday. Two days before Halloween, residents reported a severe pumpkin shortage in the North. Moose...
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