Ragged Ass Swing Band unites 13 Yellowknife musicians
Three saxophones, three trumpets, a trombone, two keyboards, guitar, a bass, drums and vocals. After a year's work, the Ragged Ass Swing Band is ready to play.
New Fort Smith corner store to replace Chase’s Pit Stop
A new store is opening in Fort Smith to replace Chase’s Pit Stop, which closed more than a year ago. Aunty’s Korner Store will open on February 1.
YK students say mental health’s important, so let’s Taco ‘Bout It
Mental health? Let's Taco 'Bout It. Students at this Yellowknife school put their own comfort-food spin on a national mental health awareness campaign.
New exhibit pairs NWT food history with weekly tastings
The exhibit is Delicious. (Just don't eat too much of it.) An NWT museum and Indigenous youth are pairing food history with country food tasting sessions.
Thai Pongal comes to Yellowknife, raising funds for seniors
Yellowknife's Baker Centre hosted Thai Pongal, a Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the Tamil community, as a fundraiser for the city's seniors' society.
Home Base YK to organize 2023’s Coldest Night walk
Yellowknife youth support group Home Base YK is taking over the organization of Coldest Night of the Year, a fundraising walk for action against homelessness.
MLAs seek feedback from artists on NWT Arts Strategy
Two committees of Northwest Territories MLAs are asking for residents to send their feedback about the NWT Arts Strategy, a year and a half after its release.
New program tries to help Hay River families cope with addiction
Hay River's health authority is introducing a program to help families affected by addiction following a reported escalation of drug activity in the town.
One kitchen, two visions for the Monkey Tree and Coyote’s
Food returns to Yellowknife's Monkey Tree Pub this week in an unusual format: it'll be cooked by the owner of another restaurant brand, who's moving next door.
Try two recipes from a newly published northern cookbook
Melissa Sangris and Barb Mercredi have a new cookbook, Welcome to Our Northern Kitchen. Try two recipes right here: moose meat quesadillas and caribou macaroni.
Yellowknife fumbles for light switch under relentless January gloom
Yellowknife is almost never this grey: nearly every single hour since mid-December has been overcast. It's odd for residents and miserable for aurora tourists.
NWT childcare crisis: ‘I opened a day home because I had to’
With no childcare, Kaitlyn Simms quit her job and opened a day home. She now sees multiple sides of the NWT childcare crisis, and they all feel like a struggle.