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Happy St Patrick’s Day: YK’s bars set to open on Sundays

Bars in Yellowknife could soon be allowed to operate on Sundays. At the moment, regulations state that bars and pubs in the city may not serve...

Firearms, ammunition stolen from Yellowknife home

Two firearms and ammunition were among several items stolen during three separate incidents of breaking and entering and theft in Yellowknife over the weekend. During...

City of Yellowknife honours fallen firefighters on Tuesday

A service on Tuesday will remember two fallen Yellowknife firefighters, 10 years after their deaths. Cyril Fyfe, who was 41, and 24-year-old Kevin Olson died...

Nine out of 10 in the NWT are happy with their healthcare

A survey of patients in the Northwest Territories suggests nine out of 10 are happy with the healthcare they receive. The survey, conducted in July...

YK administration: No plans to make Highway 4 safer near Niven

Administration with the city of Yellowknife says it’s at a loss to explain why the GNWT isn’t fixing the highway between Niven Gate and...

$1m winner FOXY wants northern men to help program for boys

Yellowknife non-profit FOXY is opening up to boys - and it needs some male advice. Since 2012, FOXY has used the arts to teach girls in...

Casting call for luxury car commercial hits Yellowknife

A handful of Yellowknife residents could be featured in an upcoming car commercial. A casting call was held at Yellowknife’s Explorer Hotel Sunday for a...

Yellowknife RCMP seize crack cocaine in week’s second bust

For the second time in less than a week, police in Yellowknife have seized a significant amount of illicit drugs from a local residence. On...

Opposed to Bill C-51? Join a Yellowknife rally Saturday

A rally will be held in front of Yellowknife’s Greenstone Building over the weekend to protest Bill C-51. The demonstration is being organized by Alternatives...

NWT’s languages commissioner resigns

The Northwest Territories languages commissioner has resigned. In a statement on Friday, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly said he had accepted Snookie Catholique's resignation. Catholique,...

Weapons training taking place on Great Slave Lake Saturday

Army reservists from Yellowknife’s C Company will conduct weapons training on Great Slave Lake over the weekend. Major Conrad Schubert says the exercise will take...

Facing water issues, NWT looks to expand monitoring system

Water levels in the Northwest Territories are becoming big news. Too little water to power the hydro system left the territorial government $20 million out of...

“Missing” Yellowknife teenager turns up in Edmonton Journal

A missing Yellowknife girl has turned up in an Edmonton newspaper. On March 2, Yellowknife RCMP announced that 14-year-old Saidee Gosselin was reported missing by...

RCMP seize drugs, brass knuckles during Yellowknife bust

Yellowknife RCMP say illicit drugs and a prohibited weapon were seized from an apartment building on Range Lake Road Tuesday.  During a search warrant, police seized approximately...

Lost your job in Alberta? Expect a tweet from the NWT

A territorial government campaign to bring more people to the NWT is targeting workers who lose their jobs in Alberta. Come Make Your Mark, established...

Canada Games star Brent Betsina backtracks on retirement

Brent Betsina, Team NWT’s judo silver medallist at last month’s Canada Winter Games, says he is no longer retiring – and that he’s already...

Yellowknife MLA questions NWT microbrewery taxes

Yellowknife could have an operational brew pub by the end of spring but one MLA says the territory won’t be doing the owners any...

YK1 issues memo to parents warning of online predator

Yellowknife’s YK1 school board has sent a memo to parents warning of a potential online predator. The school board says it has been informed by...

Police issue photo of Sir John Franklin bomb threat suspect

RCMP in Yellowknife need help identifying a suspect in connection with this month's bomb threat at the city's École Sir John Franklin High School. Police released a photo...

YWCA Yellowknife defends decision to evict two women

The YWCA in Yellowknife is defending its decision to evict two women from safe housing at Lynn's Place. The organization says both women were told...

22 cottage lots to be made available outside of Yellowknife

Anyone looking to build a cabin immediately outside Yellowknife can enter their name into an open ballot draw this coming summer. A total of 22...

That’s a wrap! Final films entered for 2015 Dead North Festival

16 films crews have submitted their final productions for the 2015 Dead North Film Festival. The entries, which were accompanied by a shorter production that...

Niven Lake to downtown Yellowknife: do you feel safe?

The road between houses in Niven Lake and downtown Yellowknife is a disaster waiting to happen, say the city's politicians. MLAs Bob Bromley and Wendy...

Are you ready to be an MLA in the Northwest Territories?

With an election approaching, it's time for political wannabes in the Northwest Territories to get serious. That's the message from politician Bob Bromley. Bromley has been the...
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