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Boil water advisory issued for Yellowknife, Dettah, N’dilo

The City of Yellowknife has issued a boil water advisory for all residents of Yellowknife, Dettah and N'dilo. Residents should boil their water for at...

Car flips outside Behchoko, alcohol may have been factor

Behchoko RCMP are trying to determine if alcohol was a factor in a single-car rollover that sent six people to hospital Sunday. Police say the...

Yellowknife’s Tommy Forrest to be reborn, grassed with project

Warmer weather in Yellowknife can mean different things to different people. It can mean the start of extended walks along the Frame Lake Trail, swimming in Long...

RCMP warn parents after stranger ‘offers candy to boy’

Police have issued a warning to Yellowknife parents after a man reportedly offered candy to a young boy from a car last Friday. In a...

Health minister takes Mental Health First Aid course

The Northwest Territories' minister for health and social services will spend three days on a Mental Health First Aid course this week. Glen Abernethy will...

Sir John Franklin High School appoints new principal

Dean MacInnis will be the new principal of Yellowknife's École Sir John Franklin High School. MacInnis, assistant principal at the school since 2011, takes over...

Updated: Blasting at Giant Mine pushed to Tuesday

Contractors working at Yellowknife's Giant Mine say blasting has now been moved to the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12. Three hours of blasting are scheduled, between 1pm...

Coast Fraser Tower ‘back from the ashes’, targets China market

With tourism booming in Yellowknife, one hotel hopes a magic ingredient will corner the market: breakfast. Staff at the Coast Fraser Tower say the hotel is now fully restored after...

Canada Road Safety Week begins in Yellowknife, Hay River

Drivers in the NWT can expect to see more police activity on roads this week. Over the next seven days, RCMP detachments and municipal enforcement divisions...

Man receives seven-year prison term for Frame Lake Trail attack

A 45-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman on Yellowknife's Frame Lake Trail will spend seven years in prison. Charlie Simon pleaded guilty in February...

Man charged for carrying axe, yelling near school in Behchoko

A Behchoko man is in police custody following reports that he was seen running and yelling near a school in the community while carrying an axe.  Police...

Students sit in for MLAs during NWT Youth Parliament

A handful of students took over the legislature this week as part of the 13th annual Youth Parliament. The week-long program allows grade 9 and...

Health minister orders review of Timothy Henderson’s death

Health minister Glen Abernethy has opened a review into the death of Yellowknife teenager Timothy Henderson. Family members say the 19-year-old, who had a history of...

Former NWT Premier Floyd Roland standing in federal election

Mayor of Inuvik Floyd Roland has confirmed he intends to stand in this fall's federal election. Roland, who served as Premier of the Northwest Territories...

This coming NWT fire season, you’ll get more info than ever

The territorial government is promising "as much credible information as possible" to help you keep track of forest fires in the NWT this summer. On...

Timothy Henderson: ‘We can’t avoid these tragedies’ says GNWT

A leading physician in the Northwest Territories believes it will never be possible to prevent some tragedies related to mental health. Last month, Yellowknife teenager Timothy Henderson...

Cyclist attacked on Yellowknife’s Frame Lake Trail

Police say a cyclist has reported an attack on Yellowknife's Frame Lake Trail. A young, male suspect tried to pull the cyclist off their bike...

Yellowknifers should be feeling green, report says

Yellowknife's residents are greener than the average Canadian, a new energy study claims. A "community energy inventory" of Yellowknife found the city's residents put out 11.1...

Yellowknife ‘pepper spray’ attacks – two people arrested

RCMP have arrested two people over recent attacks on convenience stores in Yellowknife. The robberies occurred within a five-day span. Both involved a weapon resembling pepper...

Super Soccer 2015 winners crowned in Yellowknife

Yellowknife's St Patrick High School and Hay River's DJSS both picked up three titles as the 2015 Super Soccer tournament concluded. Each school earned three...

RCMP lay murder charge in death of Yellowknife’s John Wifladt

Police have charged a man with murder in the death of John Wifladt and attempted murder after another man was seriously injured during an...

Northern Foodservices to open in Yellowknife Saturday

Yellowknife residents will have one more place to shop for groceries starting Saturday. Northern Foodservices will celebrate its grand opening at 353 Old Airport Road...

GNWT commits $25,000 to Nepal earthquake relief efforts

The GNWT has donated $25,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to assist with relief efforts after Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal. The 7.9 magnitude quake...

2015 Frozen Globes: YK company voted best Aboriginal business

A pair of Yellowknife businesses took home hardware during the 2015 Frozen Globe Awards in Iqaluit Thursday. The third annual awards gala, which is put...
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