‘A new Arctic.’ Global warming shifts the North’s entire climate
Life in the Arctic will soon mean less ice and snow, and more open water and rain. Two scientists who studied that change in detail explain their findings. More »
Aurora Village gets ready to welcome Yellowknifers
One of the biggest tour operators in the Northwest Territories is doing something new as aurora season starts: targeting locals. More »
Aklak Air resumes regularly scheduled flights in Beaufort Delta
Aklak Air will add a second flight to its weekly service schedule as it looks to recover from initial disruption to flights brought on by Covid-19. More »
Gwich’in working to change how wildfires are fought
A new Gwich'in project is building Indigenous knowledge into wildfire response. Meet a crew from Fort Yukon working to fight extreme fires in California. More »
How Yellowknife’s funeral home adapted to Covid-19
"What the heck we are supposed to do to create safety for families?" Janice McKenna explains how her funeral home figured that out over the past six months. More »
‘Urgency still there’ for water summit, Dene national chief says
The Dene Nation continues to “work very diligently” on plans for a water summit in the territory, designed to tackle a range of threats to water quality. More »
NWT communities show support for suicide prevention
"It’s not someone else’s issue. It’s the whole community’s issue." Across the NWT, people are spending Thursday marking World Suicide Prevention Day. More »
New leaders of Gwich’in Tribal Council plan next four years
"Our rightful place is leading the future of the North." Read our interview with the Gwich'in Tribal Council's new grand chief and deputy grand chief. More »
Man wanted for weeks arrested by Aklavik RCMP
Police in Aklavik located and detained Scott Alexander Kaglik "without incident," almost a month after first issuing a warrant for his arrest. More »
NWT aurora tours prepare for a winter with few, if any guests
Staycations helped many tour operators through the summer, but that market may be about to evaporate. Will locals pay for something they can see from home? More »
NWT Tourism awards two youth with scholarships
The Northwest Territories tourism governing body has announced this year’s recipients of its annual scholarships. In a press release on Friday, NWT Tourism said Brent Villeneuve and Cydney Nahanni-Kwasney, both from Fort Simpson, will each be receiving $1,500 ... More »
New chiefs elected to Gwich’in Tribal Council
Kenny Smith has been elected as grand chief and Kristine McLeod has been elected as deputy grand chief of the Gwich'in Tribal Council. More »