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More campers are coming to territorial parks, says GNWT

The number of people who visited NWT campgrounds was up this season, according to the territorial government. As parks close for the season today, the...

Council not remotely convinced by Yellowknife 50-50 lot plans

Don't expect anything to get built on Yellowknife's 50-50 lot any time soon. On Monday night, a number of city councillors sought to rein in current proposals...

YK business ‘gives back’ with free food, coffee for homeless

A Yellowknife business is doing its part to feed some of the city’s less fortunate. Every day after 1pm, Gourmet Cup hands out free sandwiches...

Yellowknife city council says goodbye to Bob Brooks

After seven terms as a Yellowknife city councillor, Bob Brooks enjoyed a last goodbye inside City Hall on Monday. Brooks resigned in July, after almost...

Welders Daughter instruments taken, thieves face the music

Yellowknife band Welders Daughter thanked the community of Fort Simpson after the theft - and return - of their instruments. A custom zebrawood Fender Stratocaster...

Ambassador: China sees profits, not problems in NWT

China's ambassador to Canada believes Chinese investors are undaunted by the Northwest Territories' economic concerns. Luo Zhaohui concluded a four-day visit on Monday, having admired the...

David Harrison pleads guilty to murder of Yvonne Desjarlais

David Richard Harrison has pleaded guilty to the murder of Yvonne Desjarlais in Yellowknife almost three years ago. Desjarlais, originally from Lutselk'e, was found in...

Former Liberal hopeful to oppose Ramsay in territorial election

Kieron Testart, who abandoned his federal election campaign earlier this year, now says he will stand against David Ramsay in this fall's territorial election. Testart...

After search, RCMP rescue drunk man from boat off Dettah

Police say "mixing alcohol and boating can lead to tragedy" after an operation to rescue a man drifting in a small boat off Dettah. In...

Dominion says Jay pipe is ‘key’ as public hearings begin

The Ekati diamond mine's owners say a proposed expansion will be 'key' to unlocking the mine's remaining potential and keeping jobs in the North. Brendan Bell, the chief...

New Yellowknife girls’ hockey team aims to feed universities

The first practice of the season for an ambitious Yellowknife girls' hockey team took place at the weekend. YK Minor Hockey's female Wolfpack is entering its first...

NWT Aboriginal groups’ resource revenues revealed

The resource revenues received by NWT Aboriginal groups in the first year since devolution have been revealed. In total, $6,296,280 in money from oil, gas and...

Drugs and booze seized at Yellowknife airline hangar

Police say weed and alcohol bound for two different communities were seized from a Yellowknife airline hangar on Friday. RCMP found marijuana inside a box...

Spirit prices down as much as 15% at Yellowknife liquor stores

If you're a fan of wine and spirits, you'll probably welcome some lower prices at Yellowknife's liquor stores. Earlier this week, the NWT Liquor Commission...

New five-year plan to tackle elder abuse in Northwest Territories

A new five-year plan to reduce and eradicate abuse of seniors in the Northwest Territories is set to be published. The NWT Network, an organization...

1,700 Yellowknifers are not making the city’s living wage

Yellowknife residents need to earn roughly $20 an hour to meet the living wage in the city, according to a consultant based out of...

City will look for territorial action over Syrian refugees

The Mayor of Yellowknife will look to the territorial government as a next step in launching assistance for refugees fleeing Syria. Around 70 people attended a...

Yellowknifer missing bubble sextant after truck break-in

A Yellowknife man is missing some invaluable, and unusual, items after his blue Dodge Dakota was broken into this week. An old satellite radio, a...

Should Yellowknife help? Public meeting on Syrian refugees

The City of Yellowknife is holding a public forum on Thursday evening to discuss ways the city and its residents can help Syrian refugees. The meeting...

Mikey McBryan to hold largest NHL ’94 tourney ever for new film

Mikey McBryan, former star of the History Channel’s Ice Pilots NWT, is set to host the largest retro hockey video game tournament of all-time as part...

Have what it takes to become a prospector? Apply for a course

The NWT is hoping to replenish its pool of prospectors through a series of upcoming courses. Two-day courses will be offered in Yellowknife, Dettah and...

Police charge Yellowknife’s delinquent Labour Day drivers

Police laid around 70 charges during a series of Labour Day weekend check-stops around Yellowknife. RCMP monitored drivers at points throughout the city and on the Ingraham...

Yellowknife’s future downtown? Plans get first public airing

A $6.5 million plan to transform downtown Yellowknife had its first airing in front of councillors on Monday. Architect Simon Taylor, hired by the city...

Mary Brown’s in Yellowknife by early 2016, franchisee revealed

A Mary Brown's franchise could open in Yellowknife as early as January 2016. That's according to an executive with the company, who confirmed plans...
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