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Faster internet & more data comes to Yellowknife, at a cost

Residents and businesses in Yellowknife can now purchase faster internet and more data from Northwestel, but it's going to cost them. On Monday, the telecommunications...

Images: Take a closer look at Yellowknife’s new hospital

This is the hospital Yellowknife gets in return for $750 million in territorial cash, paid over 34 years. That's the deal the territory has signed...

Conservative leader Harper sets out NWT plans in letter

Conservative leader Stephen Harper set out his party's priorities for the Northwest Territories in a written response to NWT Premier Bob McLeod on Monday. In...

Yellowknife politicians have each others’ backs – and faces

A Yellowknife MLA armed with a bucket of cleaning equipment came to a city councillor's rescue at the weekend. Robert Hawkins, the MLA for Yellowknife...

Consultant ‘developing plan’ for Aboriginal wellness centre

The Department of Health has hired a consultant to help the development of a new Aboriginal wellness centre in Yellowknife. Within days of announcing plans to build...

14 months for YK man who viewed, shared ‘torture’ child porn

A Yellowknife man who collected, viewed and shared more than 1,000 images and videos of child pornography will spend almost 14 more months in...

Crack, steroids and a taxi – ‘successful’ month for RCMP

Police in Yellowknife seized $25,000, anabolic steroids and a taxi during a series of drug raids last month. RCMP in the city called it "Operation...

Is the GNWT planning to cut your job after the election?

The territorial government has come under pressure to clarify the potential for job cuts after November's election. Robert Hawkins, the MLA for Yellowknife Centre, said on...

Roman Bourque sentenced to five years for 2013 beating death

A Yellowknife man has been sentenced to five years in prison for beating and killing a 20-year-old man from Ottawa during a Yellowknife house party two...

YK mayoral candidates clash on housing, homeless

Yellowknife mayoral candidate John Himmelman accused incumbent Mark Heyck of presiding over a 'disconnect' with the public on Thursday. Himmelman, a 52-year-old accountant, believes "there...

Michael Miltenberger Q&A: Hospital, transparency, money

Finance minister Michael Miltenberger says his government 'made clear' a significant change in plans for Yellowknife's hospital. Speaking to Moose FM, Miltenberger also defended the territory's...

Woman, 42, charged over Yellowknife TD Bank robbery

Police have charged a 42-year-old woman with robbing a downtown Yellowknife bank on Tuesday. Shortly before 11am, police allege Debbie Ailanak - originally from Ulukhaktok...

Alcohol suspected in fatal car accident near Behchoko

One person is dead and another injured following a single-vehicle rollover on the access road to Behchoko.  Police came across the accident at approximately 1:00pm on...

The NWT’s population is rising, and it has been for six years

Forget what you think you know. The population of the Northwest Territories is increasing. Statistics Canada, in this week's latest release of population data, estimates...

Yellowknife school upgrades in territory’s spending plan

Financial help for the renovation of two Yellowknife schools is earmarked in the territory's latest capital spending plans. On Tuesday, finance minister Michael Miltenberger tabled a...

Confirmed: Yellowknife will get new $350 million hospital

Finance minister Michael Miltenberger confirmed on Tuesday that plans to upgrade Yellowknife's hospital facilities have changed. As first reported last week, a public-private partnership will...

Yellowknife RCMP lay charges in murder of Elvis Lafferty

Police in Yellowknife have charged a man in connection with the murder of Elvis Lafferty and the assault of a woman. In the early hours...

Prospecting courses begin in Yellowknife, Behchoko & Dettah

"You either have this curiosity and this gold fever or you don't." Jessica Bjorkman may be leading a prospecting course, but she still believes some...

Want to sponsor a refugee? Sessions start in Yellowknife

Sessions to help Yellowknifers sponsor refugees begin at City Hall on Tuesday. The city's downstairs boardroom will be opened up to allow screenings of webinars...

Meet John Himmelman: Mayor Mark Heyck’s challenger

The man running against Mark Heyck in the upcoming Yellowknife mayoral race says he wants to restore fiscal responsibility at City Hall.  Until September 18,...

Lanky Court murder: Man dead, woman badly hurt, arrest made

A man is dead and a woman seriously injured after an incident on Yellowknife's Lanky Court in the early hours of Monday. A male suspect...

A herd of half a million NWT caribou is now down to 16,000

There are now probably fewer caribou in the Bathurst herd than there are people in Yellowknife. Thirty years ago, the same herd had a population...

Agreement signed to build new Stanton Hospital in Yellowknife

The territorial government has signed an agreement to build an entirely new Stanton Hospital in Yellowknife, rather than redevelop the existing facility. The territory has...

NDP leader Mulcair responds to McLeod’s Northern issues letter

Tom Mulcair is the latest leader to publicly respond to Bob McLeod's letter challenging federal party leaders on northern issues. NWT Premier McLeod wrote to Mulcair,...
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