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Free tonight in YK? Try capoeira, the musical martial art

Yellowknifers can get an introduction to the Brazilian martial art of capoeira on Thursday evening. From 7pm till 9pm at Break Away Fitness, at a...

Blockade set up at Cameron Falls Trail due to bear sightings

Wildlife officials are asking Yellowknife residents to refrain from using the Cameron Falls Trail because of recent bear sightings in the area. A temporary blockade...

NWT Tourism defends operators after YK tourists stranded

Tourism officials are standing by Yellowknife operators after a recent fishing trip went wrong. Over the weekend, two tourists and a local operator were stranded...

Help! I woke up and my NWTel TV channels had moved

Yes. Yes, they have. Northwestel, up to its ears in wiring while trying to solve recent internet problems in Yellowknife, has taken a few extra...

Yellowknife RCMP charge eight following three drug busts

Eight people are facing charges following three separate drugs busts in Yellowknife on Tuesday. All but one are from the city, according to police. Early Tuesday,...

The NWT’s paying your power bill again: this time it’s $30 million

The Northwest Territories will borrow almost $30 million to once again cover the costs of diesel through the winter, as water levels run at...

Items found near human remains belonged to Atsumi Yoshikubo

Police have confirmed that personal items found alongside human remains in a forest north of Yellowknife belonged to missing Japanese tourist Atsumi Yoshikubo.  No further...

Northern MP candidates clash over carbon tax, cost of living

The Conservatives say the New Democrats and Liberals will drive up your cost of living in the North by creating carbon taxes across Canada. The...

Territorial election: Register to vote or check the list online

If you want to register to vote in this fall's territorial election - or simply check that you're already registered - you can now...

Yellowknife’s Explorer Hotel gets expansion approval

Yellowknife's Explorer Hotel has received planning approval for a 72-room expansion. A banquet hall, presidential suite and meeting rooms are also set for development alongside the...

Police arrest 16 people, seize cocaine and fentanyl in YK busts

16 people were arrested and an undetermined amount of cocaine, fentanyl, and cash were seized during a series of drug busts in Yellowknife Tuesday. In...

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...
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