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One dog dead, another recovering after eating toxins

One Yellowknife dog has died and another is recovering after apparently ingesting an unidentified toxin near Forrest Park. Janet Pacey's 12-year-old dogs, Roo and Candy,...

Water inspectors hunt source of Jackfish Lake algal bloom

Water inspectors want to change how run-off from Yellowknife's dump is monitored as they try to understand algal bloom in the city's Jackfish Lake. The lake...

Namushka Lodge, east of Yellowknife, threatened by fire

A fishing and adventure lodge east of Yellowknife says it is threatened by a wildfire burning just over a kilometre away. The Chorostkowski family, owners...

‘Enhanced patrols’ after Frame Lake Trail indecent act

RCMP in Yellowknife say they'll step up patrols of the city's Frame Lake Trail after an "indecent act" on Thursday. Police say a drunk man...

Northern Property denies ‘dumping’ Polaris donations

Clothing donated for tenants affected by a fire in Yellowknife has ended up at the dump, according to the woman who led that donation drive. Cynthia...

How many NWT teachers are Aboriginal, and is it changing?

The first-ever Aboriginal educators' symposium took place in Yellowknife last week - and heard a call for change in Aboriginal teaching. There are currently 682...

Your best Canada Day photos across the NWT

How did you spend your Canada Day? Here are photos from Canada Day celebrations across the Northwest Territories - featuring Hay River, Yellowknife, Fort Smith,...

Yellowknife takes NWT to court for more political power

The City of Yellowknife will head to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories to argue for fairer representation in the territorial legislature. The city...

World Cup: Don’t worry. In Yellowknife, Canada won bronze

Welcome to the parallel world of Yellowknife, where Canada won a World Cup medal. At the women's World Cup in Vancouver, England beat Canada's women...

Floyd Roland confirmed as NWT Conservative candidate

Former NWT Premier Floyd Roland will be the NWT Conservatives' candidate in the 2015 federal election. Roland, currently the mayor of Inuvik, was confirmed as...

Niven Lake apartment block gets green light despite protest

A bid to halt the building of an NWT Housing Corporation apartment block in Niven Lake has failed. The housing corporation hopes to construct a four-storey building with room...

NWT stretched as Canada-wide firefighter supply dwindles

The Northwest Territories is prioritizing the fires it fights as Canada diverts firefighters to provinces with a more pressing need. Western Canada experienced more than...

CBC North staff ‘feeling the stress of change’ amid cutbacks

CBC North's managing director says job losses and a shift from TV to digital are taking their toll on staff. But Janice Stein told Moose...

Wildfire threatening Yellowknife phone, web and TV – Northwestel

Northwestel says a wildfire near Highway 3 is threatening telecommunications services in Yellowknife. In a news release on Sunday, the company - which owns the fibre-optic...

South Slave fire jumps Highway 6, Highway 3 reopens

A wildfire has jumped Highway 6 and is heading toward the abandoned townsite of Pine Point, while Highway 3 has reopened following a separate fire-related...

New Buffalo Airways firefighting tanker begins tests

Buffalo Airways' latest weapon in the battle against forest fires has arrived. A Lockheed Electra sent to Red Deer for conversion into a firefighting tanker returned to...

Big Brothers Big Sisters pulling out of Yellowknife – volunteer

Big Brothers Big Sisters has ended its Yellowknife operation, according to one of the volunteers involved. Kieron Testart began volunteering with the organization in January. Now, he...

Where’s that smoke in Yellowknife coming from?

Yellowknifers woke up to a smoky morning on Friday - and conditions are forecast to get worse as the day goes on. According to the...

New canoe maps launched for Yellowknife paddlers

New maps have been launched to help paddlers tackle a range of routes north of Yellowknife. Arctic Tern, based in Yellowknife, covers 10 routes accessible...

Rather, Cronkite, Couric, Morels. CBS 60 Minutes hunts harvesters

It has 106 Emmy awards and, based on ratings, claims to be the most successful show in US television history. Now, it wants to talk...

De Beers granted water quality change at Snap Lake mine

The territorial government is set to allow water quality to deteriorate at Snap Lake - a decision mining giant De Beers argues will keep the mine alive. In...

Yellowknife’s St. Pat’s High School to launch Sports School

Yellowknife’s École St. Patrick High School is set to introduce a new program for students with an interest in high-performance sports. The new Sport School,...

NWT MP Dennis Bevington will stand for re-election

Northwest Territories MP Dennis Bevington says he will stand in this fall's federal election. The 62-year-old New Democrat had previously refused to commit to a re-election...

Yellowknifers: stand by for hovercraft rides in two weeks

The man who brought a 12-seater hovercraft to Yellowknife says it could be ready to take paying customers by the second week in July. Retired mechanic...
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