Emelie Peacock

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Aspiring firefighters wanted for summer bootcamp for NWT youth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Scientists warn water levels near Aklavik show potential for flooding

Scientists with the territory are advising that the latest water levels measured on the Peel Channel just upstream of the community of Aklavik are continuing to rise, and could soon reach levels of past flood events. According to the latest spring break up reports, the water level is higher than average for this time of year and rising by about half a meter per day.

Hay River, Kakisa, K’atl’odeeche and Enterprise under boil water advisory

A boil water advisory has been issued for Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa and K’atl’odeeche First Nation. A message from the Chief Environmental Health Officer issued this morning cautioned users of the Hay River drinking water system to boil their drinking water for at least one minute.

56 years and on a roll: “Service Above Self” and Yellowknife’s Rotary Club

The Rotary Club in Yellowknife has long been a force of community based action, with streams of growing projects focussed on assisting youth and families in the territory and across the globe, from the N.W.T. to Alberta and the African continent.

RCMP plan to collect data to better understand systemic racism in Yellowknife

Yellowknife RCMP said they plan to take part in a countrywide research initiative that examines racialized people’s experiences interacting with police. Police said the program would involve collecting data on interactions involving use of force, wellness checks and arrests of racialized persons.

Fire information update for Wood Buffalo National Park Released

A fire information update has been released for the Wood Buffalo National Park. The fire danger level in the park is Very High. Currently, there are four new fires active in the park. All four are currently believed to be caused by lightning strikes in the area.