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Election 2015: NWT’s federal candidates have their final say

With just one full day remaining before the Northwest Territories goes to the polls, Moose FM spoke to all four federal election candidates. Below, you...

Missing a DeWalt generator? Call Yellowknife RCMP to get it back

Missing a Dewalt generator?  Fear not! It's in the hands of Yellowknife RCMP and they want to get it back to you. Police say they're looking...

Things worse than ever: YK arts groups on relationship with City

Two cultural groups in Yellowknife say their relationship with the City is broken. Representatives from the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC) and the Old...

One dead, two injured following Highway 3 crash near Chan Lake

Police say one person is dead and two people are being treated for injuries following an accident on Highway 3 Friday morning. The crash occurred...

Michael Nadli gets 45 days in jail for assault causing harm

Deh Cho MLA Michael Nadli has been sentenced to 45 days in prison for assault causing bodily harm. The sentencing was handed down in a...

Your vote needed to help the NWT get a literacy ‘Bison Bus’

A plan to transform an NWT school bus into a mobile literacy centre needs your vote. The NWT Literacy Council believes buying and refitting a bus...

How often do your Northwest Territories politicians show up?

Everybody needs the occasional day away from the office. Sometimes it's because work takes you elsewhere. Sometimes, it's illness or something personal. Sometimes, factors beyond...

YK fighter contemplates going pro after winning flyweight title

A mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Yellowknife is considering going pro after winning the Five Star Fight League flyweight title in Dawson, BC...

NWT needs ‘extraordinary leadership’ for challenges ahead

The next leaders of the Northwest Territories will face the toughest challenges of any territorial government yet, according to one MLA. Sahtu MLA Norman Yakeleya chaired...

How are Yellowknifers set to vote in the federal election?

There are no official polls in the Northwest Territories - but Moose FM has spent the past month collecting data on federal voting intentions. Yellowknife...

New Mental Health Act ‘won’t be a cure-all’ for NWT

A committee examining the territory's new Mental Health Act says it won't fix everything and substantial gaps in care remain. The new legislation was pushed through...

Yellowknife T-shirt maven picks up award from Calgary’s SAIT

Erasmus Apparel founder Sarah Erasmus has been named this year's outstanding young alumnus by Calgary's SAIT Polytechnic. Erasmus spent two years studying Digital Graphics Communication at SAIT -...

Edge YK cancels third public meeting for federal candidates

A third chance for Yellowknife residents to gauge the views of the Northwest Territories' four federal election hopefuls has been cancelled. Edge YK says its...

Oreo, dog stolen in Behchoko, found safe on highway

A dog stolen from Behchoko in September has been found alive. On September 23, a two-year-old shih tzu named Oreo was reported missing. The dog's owner...

Watch in full: Justin Trudeau speaks in Yellowknife

Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau made a brief appearance at Yellowknife's Mildred Hall School to begin his weekend tour of the North. Trudeau, who will...

Operation Impact: expect more road patrols over long weekend

Police in the territory will be conducting more road patrols this long weekend as part of a national initiative. RCMP and municipal partners will be...

NWT federal election candidates’ forum round two: what was said

All four of the NWT’s federal election candidates met for the second public forum of the campaign on Thursday night. The event, which was hosted by...

Tuktoyaktuk man set to face child-luring, extortion charges

Police in the Northwest Territories say a man from Tuktoyaktuk is set to face charges of extortion and luring a child. The unidentified 35-year-old was arrested...

Order of the NWT celebrates seven inaugural inductees

Seven people, including NWT Commissioner George Tuccaro, were the first to be inducted into the Order of the Northwest Territories on Wednesday. The honour, which...

NWT federal election candidates’ forum: what they said

Three of the NWT's four federal election candidates met in their first public forum of the campaign on Wednesday. Green representative John Moore, New Democrat...

Faulty cameras partly to blame for 60K missing from YK Legion

A surveillance glitch will end up costing Yellowknife’s Royal Canadian Legion branch nearly $60,000. On Wednesday, a Yellowknife woman was sentenced to probation and 60...

Man unsuccessfully flees after smuggling attempt at NSCC

A man has been arrested for trying to smuggle contraband into the North Slave Correctional Centre (NSCC) in Yellowknife. On Tuesday afternoon, police arrested a...

Two women charged over weed in Tulita coffee maker

It's not your average coffee pot. Trouble is brewing for two women after police found seven parcels of weed packed inside a coffee maker at Tulita's...

Dene National Chief defends views on safety of women

The Dene National Chief has defended remarks he made at a Sisters in Spirit march in Yellowknife last Friday. According to the Yellowknifer newspaper, Bill Erasmus...
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