Ottawa announces $1M toward northern sexual health education
The federal government is dedicating $1 million to NWT sexual health group Foxy to help prevent sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections.
NWT crisis hotlines receive an extra $500,000
The federal and territorial governments announced $500,000 that allows five NWT family violence shelters to expand their crisis hotline services.
GNWT sets out financial support offer to wildfire evacuees
One-off payments of $750 are being made available to Hay River evacuees who lost employment income through fleeing a nearby wildfire, the GNWT said.
‘Stop normalizing drinking and driving in the NWT’
"It's totally normalized. I struggle with that." Sharon Allen, who lost her daughter to an impaired driver, wants to change the NWT's attitude to drunk driving.
Fire bans for Fred Henne, YK River, MacKinnon, Wood Buffalo
Fire bans are popping up across the NWT. The latest are in Yellowknife's Fred Henne and Yellowknife River parks. Here's a list of recent announcements.
Length of evacuation strains KFN and Hay River residents
Friday is day five for wildfire evacuees in Yellowknife, with no sign of going home soon. The strain is being felt by pet owners, for whom options are limited.
KFN fire remains ‘volatile,’ band office confirmed to have burned
Renewed heat means the task of fighting the Hay River-KFN wildfire remains complicated. Meanwhile, the First Nation said its band office had burned down.
What happened to the NWT’s Status of Women Council?
"I feel like throwing up." Creators of an intimate partner violence study for the Status of Women Council say their work was doctored and ethics rules broken.
United Way raises $15K, gives out $25K to help evacuees
United Way NWT says it received $15,000 in opening-day donations to help wildfire evacuees, while handing out supports and grants worth $25,000.
At the multiplex, again, Hay River and KFN evacuees await news
Assembling in Yellowknife's multiplex almost a year after a flood alert, wildfire evacuees described panic on the highway and fear for homes and businesses.
Water levels on Peel and Arctic Red rivers continue to rise
Water levels on the Peel and Arctic Red rivers could reach their highest on record this breakup season, the GNWT says. Watch for sudden shifts from Sunday on.
Live music and art exhibition mix on Friday at NACC
A composer's famous interpretation of 10 paintings in a suite of music is being restaged in Yellowknife on Friday with fresh, local art and a live performance.