Hair salons across the NWT detangle the pandemic
How's your local salon coping this year? We asked stylists in Yellowknife, Inuvik, and Fort Smith about the challenges they faced in 2020 and how they adapted.
Don’t come home to NWT for Christmas this year, premier urges
NWT students down south and other northerners outside the territory shouldn't come home for the holidays, the premier and chief public health officer said.
YK’s Northlands dresses up for the holidays
"Northlands hasn't always been the most desirable neighbourhood." Residents are trying to change that, and they want you to check out their holiday decorations.
NWT publishes report on isolation, not clear if measures will change
The GNWT published a report summarizing feedback from communities regarding Covid-19 isolation measures. Views vary, and change doesn't seem imminent.
New children’s book explores Tłı̨chǫ Trails of the Ancestors
Eleven-year-old Jules follows the footsteps of her ancestors in a new book documenting a key annual event in Tłı̨chǫ culture. The book launches on Tuesday.
Addictions awareness week begins in Yellowknife
It’s National Addictions Awareness Week in Canada. We spent time with people marching through downtown Yellowknife at an event organized by the Tree of Peace.
Northern Indigenous voices join national Handel’s Messiah show
A virtual and free production of Handel’s Messiah is breaking new linguistic and cultural ground. The NWT's Leela Gilday is among 12 singers from across Canada.
Frustration as YK parade shuts down with hundreds in line
Hundreds of Yellowknifers waited nearly two hours in their cars to see the city’s “reverse Santa Claus parade,” only to be turned away. Reactions varied.
How one YK landlord helped small business flourish in pandemic
The CloudWorks Four building, on Yellowknife's 49 Street, is shaping up to be a downtown success story that was rare in the city even before Covid-19 hit.
NWT high water levels could delay freeze-up, change ice conditions
The NWT government warned residents to take care on the land as high water levels continue into the winter, which could change the way freeze-up takes place.
Inuvik greenhouse scores funding for year-round facility
Inuvik is getting a year-round hydroponic greenhouse that could be the start of similar projects across the Beaufort Delta. It'll mean more food and more jobs.
YK is Nat Geo ‘dream destination’ for post-pandemic travel
Choosing its words carefully given pandemic travel restrictions, National Geographic selected Yellowknife as one of 25 "destinations on the rise" in 2021.