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NWT’s legislative assembly back in session today

Politicians of the Northwest Territories are back in action today for their first full session since last November's election. Though technically the second session of...

Images: Inuit artifacts stored in Yellowknife off to Winnipeg

8,000 Inuit artifacts that have been cared for at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre for years will soon be making their way...

Drugs, impaired driving charges laid in Yellowknife checkstops

Charges for impaired driving and drug trafficking were laid during separate checkstops in Yellowknife over the weekend. Altogether, police checked over 100 vehicles at checkstops...

Yellowknife wants your dog to become the city’s new poop star

Poop could make your dog famous. Maybe your dog looks so good that you can't get through a walk without people stopping them in the...

Take a look at Team NWT’s Arctic Winter Games uniforms

Team NWT at this year's Arctic Winter Games will be grey and green. The territory's uniforms for the 2016 Games in Greenland, which begin next...

Feds restore $67M cut from territorial transfer payments

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced Tuesday that the Government of Canada will restore $67 million that was cut from the 2016/2017 territorial transfer...

Near-fatal overdose prompts fentanyl warning in Yellowknife

Yellowknife RCMP have issued another warning about fentanyl use following a near-fatal overdose over the weekend. On Saturday morning, police say someone was transported to...

You can forget the Canada Winter Games in Yellowknife

City councillors appear set to reject plans to host the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Yellowknife. The final vote is not until next Monday, but...

Yellowknife RCMP investigating separate weekend stabbings

Yellowknife RCMP are investigating two stabbings that happened in the city over the weekend. At approximately 2:00am on Sunday, police say a man was stabbed...

Yellowknifers unite to help paralyzed former resident

Residents will raise money this weekend to help a former Yellowknifer left paralyzed following a swimming accident in Cuba. Napu Boychuk, 29, was born in...

Yellowknife museum to unveil aurora borealis themed lighting

The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre will unveil a new lighting system inspired by the aurora borealis Thursday. To celebrate, the museum is hosting a...

Aurora College to offer two new ‘streamlined’ access programs

Aurora College is streamlining its services by offering new access programs at all three of its campuses. The institution says the programs are designed to...

‘Aurora Water’ takes aim at tourists visiting Yellowknife

A new brand of bottled water being distributed in Yellowknife hopes to capitalize on the territory’s growing tourism sector. Right now, Aurora Water is being...

First Air debuts new plane on Yellowknife-Hay River route

First Air says it's beginning to modernize its fleet with the introduction of new-look passenger aircraft. The airline's first new ATR 42-500 series aircraft took to...

New NWT-wide health authority pushed back to August

The Northwest Territories is delaying the introduction of a single, territory-wide health authority until August. The territorial government had previously envisaged amalgamating six regional authorities...

Hay River’s Edna Dow among 2016 Wise Women Awards recipients

Five women, including one from Hay River, have been recognized with 2016 Wise Women Awards. The awards have been handed out annually by the Status...

Yellowknife ‘needs more thorough’ homeless count

Full results of the first attempt at a detailed count of Yellowknife's homeless population have been published. The results suggest a minimum of 139 people in...

Hay River farm animals (sort of) get taste of Yellowknife beer

An unlikely partnership has been formed between Yellowknife’s brewpub and the Northern Farm Training Institute (NFTI). In an effort to reduce waste, the NWT Brewing...

Winter road expecting ‘very busy year’ as it opens late

The Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road will open to commercial traffic at 8am on Tuesday, more than a week later than is usually the...

Zombies invade Yellowknife, defeated by local cub scouts

If you happened to miss Friday's zombie invasion of Yellowknife, don't worry - the local cub scouts had you covered. Around half a dozen zombies...

Mayor helps NWT Snowboard celebrate completed park

Yellowknife mayor Mark Heyck cut the ribbon on NWT Snowboard's new tow rope at an opening ceremony on Saturday. The tow system, years in the...

Images: Yellowknife celebrates the start of the Chinese New Year

Hundreds of Yellowknife residents visited the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre over the weekend to acknowledge the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Monday is...

Yellowknife hosts Hockey Day in Canada broadcasts

Hockey Day in Canada's cameras came to Yellowknife on Saturday. While the bulk of the annual show came from Kamloops, segments throughout the day were...

Buffalo Airways’ ‘cranky’ shop dog Jojo passes away at 15

Buffalo Airways said goodbye to one of its family members last week. On Friday, general manager Mikey McBryan announced that the airline’s shop dog Jojo...
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