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The Injured Reserves, Hot Mammas win Polar Pond Hockey

Organizers are calling this weekend’s Polar Pond Hockey tournament a ‘great success’ after 29 teams participated in the outdoor event. Clubs from as far away...

AWG 2016: NWT snowshoe athletes endure longest journey

The Northwest Territories' snowshoe athletes finally get to compete on Tuesday after days of delays and lost luggage. The team of eight left Yellowknife on the...

AWG 2016: Team NWT leads medal standings after day one

Team NWT's Dene Games athletes led the way with two gold ulus on the first day of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games in Greenland. The...

No competition, no problem: Jamboree will have ice carvings

The 2016 Long John Jamboree won’t feature an ice carving competition, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any sculptures on display. Organizers have confirmed...

Ahead of second cross-country trip, canoeist visits Yellowknife

The first time Mike Ranta paddled across Canada in 2014, the idea was to raise money for a youth centre in his hometown of...

NWT curlers seek first win at Brier, Koe vs. Koe showdown next

After going undefeated in a pre-qualifier for this year’s Brier, Team NWT remains winless at the men’s national curling championship in Ottawa. Skip Jamie Koe...

AWG 2016: Team NWT underway after delayed opening ceremony

Team NWT's athletes are underway at the 2016 Arctic Winter Games after an opening ceremony delayed by bad weather. Sunday's ceremony in the host city of Nuuk, Greenland,...

Warrant issued after cash seized near fatal Fort Prov crash

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man after a large sum of cash was seized from the scene of a fatal crash near...

2016 Memorial Hockey Challenge set, will benefit Hay River family

The 2016 Memorial Hockey Challenge has been confirmed for Sunday, April 24 at Yellowknife’s Ed Jeske Arena. The charity event will celebrate 10 years next...

Team NWT’s flights to the Arctic Winter Games delayed

Weather conditions have pushed back Team NWT's flights from Yellowknife to Greenland for the Arctic Winter Games. A series of three charter flights taking athletes,...

Team NWT looking for redemption as Brier pre-qualifier kicks off

Team NWT can improve its chances of moving on to the 2016 Brier with a strong showing against Nunavut Thursday night. Skip Jamie Koe and...

Northerners walk over 450,000 kilometers during Walk to Tuk

Over 2,600 people walked more than 450,000 kilometers as part of this year's Walk to Tuk fitness program. The program, operated by the NWT Recreation and...

Fuel tax? Liquor markups? MLAs to consider revenue options

Finance minister Robert C McLeod has tabled a review of revenue options available to the GNWT in response to the harsh economic climate. The review,...

Missing Yellowknife woman Britney Atigikyoak found safe

Yellowknife RCMP say a woman has been found safe after being reported missing Tuesday.  Britney Atigikyoak, 18, was reported missing on Sunday. Police say she...

Northwestel introduces basic cable TV package for $24.95

Like many other service providers across Canada, Northwestel introduced a basic cable TV package for $24.95 Tuesday. The company says its new “TV Lite” package...

Yellowknife’s Snowking Festival kicks off with castle opening

The 21st Snowking Winter Festival will kick off with the opening of the Snowcastle on Yellowknife Bay Tuesday afternoon. Festival organizers will mark the occasion with...

NWT attends second national #MMIW roundtable in Winnipeg

Any national initiative designed to curtail violence against aboriginal women must take the NWT’s cultural values into account, says Caroline Cochrane. The territory’s minister responsible for the...

‘Damage has occurred’: NWT will be heard at climate conference

Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus is in Vancouver this week where he’ll meet with delegates from all forms of government to discuss climate change. There,...

“Everybody Knows Me” wins best film at Dead North Film Festival

Production crews and film connoisseurs descended on Yellowknife’s Capitol Theatre over the weekend to celebrate the fourth annual Dead North Film Festival. A total of...

Pertussis outbreak: Pregnant women asked to get vaccinated

Health authorities in the NWT are advising women who are 26 weeks pregnant or more to get vaccinated for whooping cough, also known as pertussis,...

Following suit: MLAs propose two-year freeze to their salaries

Northwest Territories MLAs are considering a freeze to their inflation-linked salary increases starting in April. On Thursday, Mackenzie Delta MLA Frederick Blake Jr. moved that...

The Dead North Film Festival is back, and it’s bigger than ever

25 films will premiere as part of the fourth annual Dead North Film Festival in Yellowknife over the weekend. And for a second year in...

RCMP seize 1,800 grams of weed sent by mail to Yellowknife

Police say they’ve seized a ‘significant quantity’ of marijuana destined for Yellowknife from Ontario. RCMP, in collaboration with Canada Post, intercepted approximately 1,800 grams...

100 Men Who Give a Damn group makes first donation

The Yellowknife chapter of 100 Men Who Give a Damn is giving more than $12,000 to the city's scouts. 100 Men Who Give a Damn...
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