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After water-tampering incident, NWT SPCA could enhance security

The NWT SPCA says it will be reviewing security protocols at its animal shelter off Deh Cho Boulevard following an apparent water-tampering incident. Last Thursday, an...

More scrutiny promised for NWT ministerial travel claims

The territorial government is promising to be "more rigorous" with ministers' travel expense claims. That's after David Ramsay - the minister of justice and industry, tourism...

Three firearms reported stolen from Yellowknife workshop

Three firearms were stolen from a Yellowknife workshop over the weekend, according to RCMP.  Police say a .30-30 Winchester rifle, a Springfield .303 rifle and a...

Premier McLeod wants Northern focus in federal election

NWT Premier Bob McLeod has written to the four main federal party leaders to ask how they’ll approach the North if their party forms...

What should the ‘gateway to Yellowknife’ look like?

When you reach Yellowknife by car, what's the first landmark you see? For many people, the first item of any note is the Bristol Monument...

2015 NWT election: Dan Wong to run in Weledeh riding

Dan Wong will run for MLA in the Weledeh riding in this fall's territorial election. The current Yellowknife city councillor will be taking his second...

NWT patients’ diagnostic images unread for months after glitch

Around 1,500 diagnostic images of Northwest Territories patients were never sent to the right doctor following a software glitch earlier this year. Health minister Glen Abernethy...

Fire at Yellowknife’s Jackfish power plant damages generator

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says a generator at its Jackfish power plant was damaged by a fire last night. Nobody was injured in the...

Firefighters tackle car fire on Yellowknife’s Otto Drive

Firefighters have brought a car fire under control on Yellowknife's Otto Drive. Latham Island residents were woken by sirens in the early hours of Tuesday...

NWT’s Mary Caroline sings her way across Canada by train

It's a rock'n'rolling stock lifestyle. Northwest Territories singer-songwriter Mary Caroline has traded her cabin on the Liard River for the rough and tumble of life as...

Operation Nanook getting underway across NWT

Canadian Armed Forces personnel are in Inuvik, Fort Smith and a number of other Northwest Territories communities for an annual exercise known as Operation...

Photos and video: Latham Island Paddle Race 2015

Tyler Kidd and Dan Wong took the honours in the 2015 Latham Island Paddle Race. The pair made it home in 25 minutes and 15...

YK e-democracy campaign plans at least three candidates

Members of a Yellowknife group expect to field at least three candidates in this fall's municipal election - all of whom will pledge to...

Photos: Marathon record-holder drops in on Yellowknife (again)

"This is number 511, today." Richard Holmes is back in Yellowknife, and his marathon clock is still ticking. Last year, Holmes set a record in Yellowknife...

Black bear killed in Yellowknife neighbourhood Thursday

A lone black bear was shot and killed in a Yellowknife neighbourhood Thursday afternoon, according to a wildlife official with the GNWT. A spokesperson for the Department...

Missing Stanton patient Allan Aklok found safe near Frame Lake

Allan Aklok, the man who was reported missing from Stanton Territorial Hospital on Sunday, has been found safe. Police say he was found shortly before...

Stephen Harper’s election tour comes to Hay River this week

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's election tour will head North this week, according to the Globe & Mail. Harper is expected to fly to the NWT...

Driver sustains life-threatening injuries in Highway 2 crash

One person was medevaced to Edmonton with life-threatening injuries following a serious accident on Highway 2 Sunday night.  The single-vehicle crash happened just north of Enterprise...

Michael McLeod secures NWT Liberal nomination over Cyr

The race to become the territory's next MP became a little more clear over the weekend.  Michael McLeod, former MLA for the Deh Cho region,...

Fire bans lifted in Yellowknife and surrounding parks Monday

Fire bans in Yellowknife and surrounding territorial parks were lifted Monday due to recent rainfall.  Bans implemented at Fred Henne and the Yellowknife River are no...

Yellowknife RCMP need your help finding a missing Stanton patient

Yellowknife RCMP are asking for the public's help in tracking down a missing man. Allan Aklok, 25, was last seen leaving for a walk from...

Highway 3 to close between Behchoko and Fort Providence

Highway 3 will close between Behchoko and Fort Providence Friday afternoon, according to officials with the territory's Department of Transportation.  The DOT's Twitter account says the stretch...

RCMP overcome barrier, sword in Lanky Court drug search

One police officer and one suspect were sent to hospital following the execution of a search warrant on Lanky Court in Yellowknife Wednesday night....

Boater arrested for operating vessel while impaired in Back Bay

Yellowknife RCMP say charges are pending after a boater was caught operating a vessel under the influence on Back Bay. At approximately 10:30pm on Tuesday,...
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