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Aspiring firefighters wanted for summer bootcamp for NWT youth

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Young NWT residents are being invited to a summer boot camp to find out if fighting wildfires is the career for them. A five-day bootcamp for residents from the ages...

Police investigate break-in at Yellowknife hair salon

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Police are investigating a break-in which may have occurred Wednesday night at a Yellowknife hair salon. Two forensics officers were investigating the break-in Thursday morning at the Dimensions Hair Salon...

Man charged in relation to February robbery at Yellowknife bank

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Police have charged a 34-year-old Yellowknife man in relation to a robbery at the First Nations Bank of Canada. On February 13th, police say a man entered the downtown...

Paul Falvo is Green Party of Canada’s NWT candidate

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Paul Falvo, the newly elected Green Party of Canada candidate for the NWT, says for the first time there is a 'hope in hell' for the territory to elect...

Film professionals, including Game of Thrones locations manager, tour NWT

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Members of the Canadian and global film industry were in 'complete and utter awe' as they toured Nahanni National Park Reserve in June. "Nahanni knocked it out of the park...

Yk developer pitches microcondos, says parking regulations eroding downtown core

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Local architect and developer Wayne Guy says the city needs to change its parking requirements to prevent the erosion of downtown Yellowknife. “It is my view that downtown is dying,"...

Inuvik RCMP throw convention out the (truck) window with new paint job

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Inuvik RCMP ditched the traditional red, yellow and blue branding on their police truck, swapping it for all of the colours of the rainbow. Police allowed local children to paint...

‘We are not prey’: MMIWG photo project sends strong message

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
When she first came upon the grove of birch trees outside of Behchoko, Jamie Stevenson knew this was where she had to photograph her models clad in red dresses...

Yellowknife engineer announces bid for Great Slave riding

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Engineer and Yellowknife resident Katrina Nokelby has announced she intends to run for the seat of MLA for Great...

YKACL appeals to community to visit, after garden vandalism

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
After several acts of vandalism, theft and break-and-enter at the Abe Miller Garden, the Yellowknife Association for Community Living...

100 backpacks for Dettah, Ndilo school kids from Islamic relief organization

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Fariha Khan says the donation of 100 backpacks filled with school supplies to the Yellowknives Dene First Nation is...

Several Yellowknife lakes off-limits for fishing, swimming, foraging

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
The NWT's chief public health officer is reminding locals and visitors not to swim, fish or harvest in or...

Inuvik police seize crack cocaine, cash and make one arrest

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Inuvik RCMP have seized an ounce of crack cocaine and over $4,000 in cash, as well as arresting a...

Police warns of fraudsters posing as immigration reps

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Police are warning NWT residents, especially new Canadians, of new fraud schemes involving immigration. One scheme involves a caller claiming...

UPDATE: 35-year-old woman, missing from Yellowknife, located

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Police say a 35-year-old woman missing from Yellowknife has been located. Three hours after a news release asking for...

Former cabinet minister Dave Ramsay to run for Frame Lake seat

City of Yellowknife Emelie Peacock -
Dave Ramsay will compete against incumbent Kevin O'Reilly for the position of MLA for Frame Lake this fall. A former...
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Yellowknife City Council adopts new approach to encampments

City of Yellowknife
Yellowknife City Council met today to discuss the city’s approach to encampments, as well as the proposed renaming of Franklin Ave. 

GNWT proposes changes to student funding and access to student files

Northwest Territories
The territory is looking to make changes to regulations about student financial assistance and is looking for public “feedback” on the proposed changes. The proposed amendments could help expand student access to financial benefits, while also expanding the GNWT’s ability to access student information.

Western premiers meet for 2026 conference

Northwest Territories
Premiers from across western Canada met earlier this week for the 2026 Western Premier’s Conference in Kananaskis, Alberta.  

Normal Wells school joins list of 35 schools in NWT with high lead

Northwest Territories
Another school in the N.W.T. shows elevated levels of lead in drinking water, with eight sites about 400 times above the maximum drinking water standards. A message from the GNWT issued this evening read that water samples from the Mackenzie Mountain School in Norman Wells showed elevated levels of lead and copper. Water samples from 18 of the 22 fixtures tested above the guidelines for lead. Nearly half of the outlets on site, 8 of 22 fixtures showed elevated levels of copper

New post-secondary program for students in North could see fall launch

Northwest Territories
Collège Nordique Francophone is looking to bring a new business program to the territory, slated for a September start. The program is aimed at developing students’ understanding of how organizations are run and ways to support day to day business operations.