Changes to Nutrition North include feminine hygiene products
Changes announced on Wednesday include a new subsidy for non-perishables transported by sea, barge, or winter road, and inclusion of feminine hygiene products. More »
Hay River projects population of 6,000 within five years
New jobs in the town, and in neighbouring Enterprise and Pine Point, are expected to create a population boom that would almost double Hay River's size. More »
Barren Ground Coffee moving to downtown Yellowknife
Barren Ground Coffee is relocating to downtown Yellowknife in September – with plans to open a café in the same location soon after. More »
'Trend really positive' as Wood Buffalo whooping cranes counted
In the 1940s, there were just 22 wild whooping cranes left in the world. This year, Parks Canada counted 97 nests and 37 fledglings in Wood Buffalo. More »
Watching wildfires with few options, they planned a new road
A new road through Wood Buffalo National Park would be great for tourism and business, leaders say, but really it's about one thing: evacuation. More »
Northern youth leadership programs share $465,000
Around $465,000 in federal funding is being given to youth leadership programs in the NWT and Nunavut, while Cdétno's core funding is confirmed. More »
Teck's Frontier mine: In the public interest, but which public?
The mine will generate thousands of jobs, billions of dollars – and potentially irreversible damage to the environment and nearby First Nations, a panel found. More »
Get Your Geek Con in Hay River next summer
A new gaming, comics, and pop culture convention is being planned for Hay River next summer. Organizers say it'll show kids "something more than video games." More »
Nearly $650K announced to advance gender equality in NWT
"We will make this happen. Women will make this happen." The cash will make the NWT campaign school for women easier to access and expand the school curriculum. More »
CN's rail bridge to the NWT back in action after wildfire
CN's Steen River rail bridge, damaged in a northern Alberta wildfire in late May, has been repaired earlier than expected. It's a vital fuel link to the NWT. More »
Louis Sebert to seek re-election in Thebacha
Outlining his platform, Sebert stated Aurora College, and its polytechnic university successor, must remain headquartered in Fort Smith. More »
YK's 'Stonehenge' hit by downsizing, replaced by small rocks
The mystery of Yellowknife's own Stonehenge deepened as freshly installed boulders disappeared from Franklin Avenue. The City said there were "some changes." More »