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A new pilot program in Yellowknife aims to help social housing tenants address challenges and build long-term housing stability.

The results of the GNWT’s 2025 Northwest Territories Forest Health Report have been made available, highlighting the pressure put on the territory’s forests by drought, defoliation, and insect activity.

Yellowknife Airport has launched its new and improved website, hoping to provide a modern, streamlined, and user-friendly experience for travellers, partners, and communities.

This year, the Yellowknife Community foundation presented an unprecedented 48 awards scholarships to more than 40 students from across the territory with over $130,000 in funds to support their studies. Students from diverse disciplines and areas of study pursuing trades and academics were honoured in varied fields of education, health, languages, arts, technical studies, athletics and sciences.

According to the latest report by Wildland crews, the Antoine Lake Complex wildfire has grown to more than 63,000 hectares, with growth mostly to the north and south flanks. While the wildfire grew on Tuesday, Wildland officials said their most recent infrared scan identified about 1,900 heat signatures, less than one third of the number about one week ago.

A cross-country community advocacy group says while recent increases to the Canada child benefit program (CCB) are welcome, a more comprehensive program is needed to boost the growing number of children and families in deep poverty. On Monday, changes to the child benefits program came into effect that could bring up to $165 dollars more per year to households in support for essentials per child.

The Governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut have not signed the Direct-to-Consumer Alcohol Agreement, citing the unique realities of the territories as their reasoning.

Yellowknife gaming group Ptarmicon is holding their 14th annual gaming and pop culture convention Ptarmicon 2026 this weekend at the Yellowknife Multiplex.

With the NWT Culinary Festival is just around the corner, foodies out and about in Yellowknife are being treated to “Taste Teasers” at the Visitors Centre on 49 Street. Organizers are bringing a taste of a diverse Northern-inspired festival flavours as a sneak peak of this weekend’s main attractions. Tuesday’s teaser? is a Northern rendition of hot wings. In a last minute menu change, Mexican corn, a Turtle Island staple, was moved to Wednesday.