Habitat restoration may be alternative to wolf cull, says study
A new study argues reclaiming developments left behind by human activities like oil and gas exploration could save more caribou than shooting wolves.
Here’s where the NWT plans to put electric vehicle fast chargers
Twenty-two electric vehicle fast charging stations in the NWT are getting federal funding. The challenge is to make sure the grid is ready for them.
YK Islamic Centre to hold vigil for victims of London attack
The Islamic Centre of Yellowknife will hold a vigil at 7pm on Thursday for a Muslim family killed in London, Ontario on Sunday.
Home-based tourism operators included in new relief programs
Two new relief programs announced on Monday will help tourism operators and accommodation providers cover fixed costs until borders open.
New $2.2M public housing complex in YK to be heated with biomass
The NWT housing corporation opened an eight-unit apartment complex in Yellowknife’s Sissons Court at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday.
MLA calls for government to play larger role in NWT shelters
Questions about the Inuvik warming shelter from MLA Lesa Semmler raise the larger issue of how the territory funds its shelters.
YK architect unsurprised by high cost to build affordable homes
Extra costs associated with northern construction and Covid-19 could explain why new affordable housing projects in the territory are costing millions.
Canada Day parade returns to YK after one-year absence
The Yellowknife Rotary Club has received an exemption from the public health emergency that will allow it to hold the Canada Day parade this year.
In the charge toward electric vehicles, where is the NWT?
The NWT has almost no electric vehicle chargers, even as major manufacturers plan huge shifts in the near future. One family is working to plug in the gaps.
What will it take to lift the NWT’s public health emergency?
"We crushed the curve. We’ve got vaccinations. What more do we have to do?" An MLA pressured the NWT health minister on the the territory's Covid-19 emergency.
Users of YK’s temporary shelter blindsided by short closure notice
"I don’t belong on the street." People at a Yellowknife temporary day shelter said they were saddened to find it was closing – for good – on Monday.
Air Canada won’t resume flights to Yellowknife until June 30
Air Canada flights to Yellowknife will resume at the end of June, a month later than the airline pledged as a condition to receive $4 billion in federal help.