Yellowknife-wide scavenger hunt offers free jewellery
Round one of a weekly Yellowknife scavenger hunt kicks off on Friday. The contest, hosted by the NWT Diamond Centre, will give the winners free jewellery. More »
Imagining a new future for early childhood education in the NWT
Daycare operators say now is the time to push for changes in the NWT's early childhood education. They spent last week visualizing how that might look. More »
SPCA Inuktitut children’s books saved at 11th hour
Inuktitut children’s books destined for the NWT narrowly avoided potential destruction at the hands of border agents in Edmonton, their publisher said. More »
Café, ice cream shop to open at YK’s Sundog Trading Post
"I'm a pretty big fan of ice cream. So is my wife." Richard McIntosh and Christine Wenman will create their own flavours and sell them at their Old Town store. More »
How, and when, should the NWT resume tourism marketing?
NWT Tourism asked for residents' feedback as it decides how to market the territory during Covid-19. Here's how to take the survey – and some of the questions. More »
Investigation follows fire on Inuvik’s Mackenzie Road
A fire broke out inside an empty building on Inuvik's Mackenzie Road. No injuries were reported and the fire is now under investigation, the town said. More »
YK ceremony honours missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls
A Tree of Honour ceremony remembered the many Indigenous women and girls lost to their families, as residents tied red ribbons to trees in central Yellowknife. More »
New festival celebrates crafts in the NWT
The NWT is celebrating craft-makers with a new, two-week festival. There's also an exhibit to check out at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. More »
Watch: Sahtu’s biosphere reserve shines in national TV series
Délı̨nę's Tsá Tué is the star as a TV show celebrating Canada's biosphere reserves begins its second season next week. Watch clips and hear from residents. More »
YK opens residential school legacy space, looks to monument next
A legacy space dedicated to residential schools opened in a Yellowknife bank. The city and Yellowknives Dene First Nation believe a monument should be next. More »
How should we remember residential schools in the North?
On Orange Shirt Day, and as Canada turns southern residential schools into national historic sites, survivors examine how the NWT should remember what happened. More »
Online therapy is as effective as going in person, study finds
Getting counselling online can work just as well as doing so in person, a University of Alberta study found, with implications for services in the NWT. More »