NWT’s top dog derby gives in to coronavirus, won’t take place
The Canadian Championship Dog Derby, a centrepiece of the NWT's dog mushing calendar, fought long and hard to go ahead as scheduled. It has admitted defeat. More »
YK’s tour operators choose varying responses to Covid-19 pandemic
Not all tourists have checked out of Yellowknife yet, so we checked in with tour operators. How are they handling the pandemic and the few remaining visitors? More »
‘It’ll benefit a lot of people.’ Caregiving pilot is warmly welcomed
Paying family or friends to care for seniors and people with disabilities could become standard, a seniors' advocate said, as a pilot began in NWT communities. More »
IRC has no qualms with Edmonton CFL team keeping Eskimos name
Edmonton will keep the Eskimos name after what the team said was two years of research. Leaders in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region agreed with the decision. More »
Dene Nation plans summit to create ‘vision for Indigenous education’
Criticizing the state of NWT education, the Dene Nation – continuing to seek a greater role in northern public policy – plans to hold its own education summit. More »
1.3 kilos of cocaine destined for NWT seized in High Level
Police said more than a kilogram of cocaine – said to be enough for 13,000 'doses' of the drug – seized in the northern Alberta town was heading for the NWT. More »
Arnica housing project ‘is dead’ yet minister says it can go ahead
Paulie Chinna pledged support for a project turning a Yellowknife hotel into housing, even as project leaders said the plan lay dead at the territory's hands. More »
Should permanent residents be able to vote in NWT communities?
An NWT politician wants to let permanent residents vote in elections. Councillors in Yellowknife like the idea, but in Hay River they're not so sure. More »
NWT coroner to hold inquest into man’s 2018 death in Inuvik
Told he was under arrest by Inuvik RCMP, Richard Binder Jr ran away – and was found dead nine days later. An inquest into his death will begin on March 3. More »
Det’on Cho plans new quarry near Yellowknife’s Vee Lake
Giant Mine's clean-up needs a decade's supply of aggregate. The Yellowknives Dene's economic development arm hopes that'll come from a quarry near Vee Lake. More »
Snow carvers go out of this world on Yellowknife Bay
From a donut black hole, to a space kitty, to Chris Hadfield, snow carvers on Yellowknife Bay are taking inspiration from space. Watch out for the tentacles. More »
Roads and streets in Dettah may soon have names
Dettah has six streets and one road, but none are named – which could be about to change. Chief Edward Sangris says Elders and members are to be consulted. More »