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The City of Yellowknife is inviting residents to learn about what electrical vehicle ownership is like in the North at their Electric Vehicle Awareness Symposium this September.  

Two people have been arrested by Yellowknife RCMP following two reports of assaults the police believe are both linked to Yellowknife’s drug subculture.

Hot and dry conditions are expected in the Dehcho Region, with temperatures in the high 20’s possibly causing increased activity in existing fires. Smoke is expected for the region.

Effective on September 1, 2026, the minimum wage in the Northwest Territories will be increasing from $16.95 per hour to $17.20 per hour, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. 

A tentative agreement ended WestJet’s flight-attendant strike early Monday.

WestJet flight attendants went on strike Sunday after the airline and their union failed to reach a new collective agreement.

The City of Yellowknife is offering free transit service to the Old Town Ramble & Ride Festival beginning this evening at 5:15 pm.  

Five new fires were located in the territory according to the latest reports from NWT Fire. Moderate conditions are expected to continue, with some warming in the western portions of the territory, and colder conditions in the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta Regions expected to help manage fire activity.  

With the Wrigley evacuation order being downgraded to an alert as of July 29, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has released their plans for reopening the Wrigley Health Centre.