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NHL’s Jordin Tootoo is in Yellowknife this weekend

New Jersey Devils forward Jordin Tootoo is in Yellowknife this weekend.  Though born in Churchill, Manitoba, Tootoo was raised in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut where he...

In pictures: Family day at the ballpark in Yellowknife

All-star fastball players gave Yellowknife's kids a big-league experience as the second annual Family Day at the Ballpark took place on Thursday. Around 200 spectators...

Photos: Yellowknife’s Relay for Life raises $135,000

This year's Relay for Life in Yellowknife saw participants raise more than $135,000 on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society. The 2015 edition of the...

Can you donate furniture to help displaced Polaris tenants?

Furniture is the new priority for tenants of Yellowknife's Polaris Apartments as they try to rebuild their lives following Sunday's fire. Tenants are being placed...

No body checking in Yellowknife minor hockey house league

Body checking has been removed from all Yellowknife minor hockey house league games. Yellowknife Minor Hockey Association (YKMHA) members voted to ban body checking in...

Giant Mine project to be given independent oversight

The federal project to make safe Giant Mine, one of Canada's most contaminated sites, will now be subject to independent scrutiny. And soon, the City of...

Mental health, energy dominate Northern Premiers’ Forum

Canada’s Northern premiers wrapped up two days of meetings in Nunavut on Tuesday. Peter Taptuna hosted his two territorial counterparts, NWT Premier Bob McLeod and...

In pictures: Yellowknife students celebrate Rivers To Oceans event

Nearly 300 students took part in Ecology North's Rivers To Oceans event in Yellowknife Tuesday. The annual event is designed to teach grade 1 and...

How can a play teach Yellowknife kids about poverty?

"My first day in Canada here kind-of felt like that. Being from the Philippines, it was hard going here." Remiel Ortilano empathizes with Danny. Remiel...

Husky withdraws plan to drill for silica sand near Yellowknife

Husky Oil has withdrawn its application to drill for silica sand west of Yellowknife. The energy company wanted to drill for the sand in the...

City won’t comment on YK woman’s harassment claim

A former City of Yellowknife employee claims she was sexually harassed while at work - but city officials say they are unable to comment. Lauren Mercredi...

#NWTfire outlook: ‘A lot drier than we were last year’

Officials say conditions in the Northwest Territories are drier than in 2014 as the number of wildfires grows. Recent rain is unlikely to make a...

Fracking: Yellowknife audience ain’t buying what GNWT is selling

Yellowknifers speaking at Monday's fracking public engagement session all but unanimously rejected the territorial government's position. The GNWT has been touring Northern communities to seek...

City hails firefighters who rescued trapped Polaris tenant

Firefighters Sam Anderson and Sean May were singled out for praise as city officials conducted a debrief on Sunday's Polaris Apartments fire. Thirty firefighters were...

Mayor Mark Heyck announces he’s standing for re-election

Mark Heyck says he's standing for re-election as Mayor of Yellowknife. Heyck assumed office in 2012, having previously served as a city councillor since 2003. Delivering...

Jeff Seabrook is new William McDonald School principal

Jeff Seabrook will take over as principal of Yellowknife's William McDonald Middle School. The YK1 school district made the announcement on Monday morning. Seabrook will...

Fire ban update: City lifts ban after Monday rain

The City of Yellowknife's citywide fire ban has been lifted following overnight rain. A ban had been reinstated on Friday, but the city says recent...

WestJet’s Yellowknife-Calgary service is going year-round

WestJet has announced its flights between Yellowknife and Calgary will now form a year-round service. Previously, Yellowknife-Calgary had been a seasonal route. From October 25 this...

Video: Yellowknife apartments destroyed by ‘suspicious’ fire

Updated 13:20 Monday, June 15. A fire that destroyed Yellowknife's Polaris Apartments is 'suspicious' according to RCMP. One person, trapped inside a third-floor unit, was treated in hospital for...

Photos and audio: The Bullying Games at St Joseph School

Students at Yellowknife's École St Joseph School launched a space-age anti-bullying production this week. The Bullying Games uses real-life experiences of bullying in Yellowknife to inform an...

Power corporation drops rates, promises no more flaming ravens

Power rates in the Northwest Territories are dropping. The Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) has filed plans for a 2.6 percent cut to its key Yellowknife wholesale...

NWT’s mystery Lotto Max winner revealed

Moose FM has learned the identity of the territory’s new lottery winner. Hay River’s Lynn Lepine, who works at Super A Foods, has won $250,030...

Boil water advisory lifted as treatment plant comes online

The boil water advisory in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilo has been lifted as the city's new water treatment plant comes online. The territory’s department of health...

‘Desperation and fear’ of Northerners with disabilities

The Northwest Territories is failing residents with disabilities and must urgently adopt a new action plan. That's the verdict of the NWT Disabilities Council, based on...
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