Northern airline merger 'will raise prices, lower quality'
The federal competition bureau says a merger of northern airlines First Air and Canadian North would be significantly detrimental to residents. More »
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Tourism funding gives YK multilingual 'wayfinding' maps
Three tourism projects in Yellowknife received federal cash on Thursday: Snowking's Winter Festival, Jackpine Paddle, and a City project to install new signage. More »
New $20M fund to get remote communities off diesel
The federal government has revealed a $20 million fund designed to help Canada's most isolated communities move away from diesel fuel. More »
Yellowknife launching new aurora festival in March
The festival, which will run from March 3-8, "will showcase the aurora borealis and Dene culture in Yellowknife, Chief Drygeese Territory," the City said. More »
Awaiting the NWT's budget, a city hopes for a windfall
The NWT government will reveal its budget for 2019-20 on Wednesday. Municipalities like Yellowknife hope it addresses a longstanding funding gap. More »
NICO mine signs agreement to guarantee local benefits
The agreement sets out targets for local jobs, spending, education, and training as the proposed cobalt, bismuth, gold, and copper mine develops near Whatì. More »
NWT to rest of Canada: $1B Taltson scheme is nation-building
Spending more than a billion dollars to upgrade the NWT's power infrastructure will benefit all of Canada, the territory is telling provincial partners. More »
LeBlanc: Ottawa committed to completing Taltson with NWT
A federal minister has given the clearest indication yet that Ottawa will bankroll a potentially transformative hydro expansion project in the NWT. More »
First cash for Taltson, seen as NWT's energy silver bullet
A small sum of new federal and territorial funding will allow the Northwest Territories to begin work on plans to expand its Taltson hydro system. More »
NWTers go camping come hell or high water, statistics show
Campgrounds in the Northwest Territories broke records in 2018 despite the kind of miserable weather ordinarily enjoyed only by ducks and Vancouver residents. More »
Federal funding for Yellowknives Dene jobs program
A pilot program will give the Det'on Cho Corporation federal cash to create more jobs for Yellowknives Dene First Nation members. More »
Hay River to finally receive a new commercial fish plant
Almost $9 million will be spent to construct a "state-of-the-art fish processing facility" in Hay River – one critics have said is long overdue. More »