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Canada’s 44th National Park to be established in N.W.T

Yellowknife, NWT - The MLA for the Sahtu says a federal bill has been introduced to formally establish the Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve in...

Two-year-old boy struck and killed by truck in Yellowknife

Yellowknife, NWT - The N.W.T Chief Coroner and the R.C.M.P continue to investigate the tragic death of a two-year-old boy in Yellowknife over the...

Health Canada stresses grill safety with summer looming

Yellowknife, NWT - With summer and barbecue season upon us, Health Canada is reminding people to practice grill safety. They say undercooked meat or foods...

Report: Aboriginal women more prone to violent deaths

Yellowknife, NWT - A disproportionate number of women whose lives end in violence are Aboriginal, according to a new R.C.M.P report. The 22-page report released...

YK mayor: bike lanes coming this year, exact date unknown

Yellowknife, NWT - Yellowknife's mayor says he'd like to see bike lanes on downtown streets by the summer, but admits that may be unrealistic. Mark...

Yellowknife students celebrate Canada Road Safety Week

Yellowknife, NWT - Road Safety Week continues here in the Northwest Territories and across Canada. The St. Pat's chapter of Students Against Drinking and Driving,...

City of Yellowknife introduces curbside giveaway

Yellowknife, NWT - The City of Yellowknife is holding its first ever curbside pick-up event starting this weekend. Residents are allowed to put unwanted items...

N.W.T Human Rights Commission: discrimination based on income unacceptable

Yellowknife, NWT - Although not responding to any specific case, the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission has issued a news release following a couple...

Camping season open in most of the territory

Yellowknife, NWT - Camping season is officially open in the Northwest Territories and just in time for the long weekend. The G.N.W.T's Department of Industry,...

Yellowknifers to take polar plunge for NWT Special Olympics

Yellowknife, NWT - Some Yellowknifers will be braving icy cold temperatures this weekend to support Special Olympics in the territory. The NWT Law Enforcement Torch...

Report: NWT economically outperforming provincial counterparts

Yellowknife, NWT - The Conference Board of Canada says the territories are economically outperforming most of their provincial counterparts. In a report card released Thursday,...

Northern Property responds to flooded-out tenant

Yellowknife, NWT -  An update now on a story we told you about Wednesday on the plight of a Yellowknife woman flooded out of...

YK house fire responsible for estimated $700,000 damage

Yellowknife, NWT - An update now on a major house fire in Yellowknife. Fire crews were called at about 2:30 Wednesday afternoon to 4401 School Draw...

Woman forced from Northern Property rental unit after burst pipe

Yellowknife, NWT - A Yellowknife woman is staying at a motel she says she`s had to pay for after pipes broke in her Northern...

Assembly of First Nations chief talk education in Ottawa

Yellowknife, NWT - Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus is in Ottawa meeting with other Assembly of First Nations chiefs on the Harper Government's Aboriginal...

Reality TV hunter fined for illegal hunt in NWT

Yellowknife, NWT - A report this morning says the founder and host of a reality TV hunting show has been fined $8,000 for possessing...

Revised dog by-law aims to keep city clear of pet feces

Yellowknife, NWT - The mayor of Yellowknife says the city is doing what it can to keep the ground free of dog feces. Mark Heyck...

City of Yellowknife blocks off contaminated site near airport

Yellowknife, NWT - Some truckers in Yellowknife are reportedly struggling to find a suitable place to park their rigs overnight. It comes after the city...

Preliminary hearing for YK murder suspect to begin next week

Yellowknife, NWT - Two high profile cases were dealt with briefly at Territorial Court in Yellowknife Tuesday morning. 28-year-old David Harrison of Yellowknife, charged with first...

Senators talk natural resource development in NWT

Yellowknife, NWT - The Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources is in Whati Tuesday after meeting with stakeholders in Yellowknife Monday. Senators,...

UN critical of Canada’s treatment of indigenous population

Yellowknife, NWT - The MP for the Western Arctic says he's anything but shocked that a United Nations watchdog is raising red flags about...

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation leaving GNWT out to dry

Yellowknife, NWT - If the Government of the Northwest Territories is to provide more public housing, its federal counterpart will need to step up. That's...

Stranded snowmobilers rescued north of Inuvik

Yellowknife, NWT - Two men are safe after their snowmobiles went through the ice north of Inuvik. RCMP say it happened last Friday morning. They say...

NWT Chamber of Commerce: fracking is proceeding slowly

Yellowknife, NWT - The president of the NWT Chamber of Commerce says when it comes to fracking in the Northwest Territories, a balanced approach...
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