Yellowknife goes Raptors crazy with signs, website
"We the North," proclaimed digital signs operated by the City of Yellowknife, the day after the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship for Canada. More »
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Following a trend, YK golf club rewards responsible drivers
Adopting an initiative popularized elsewhere in North America, the club placed notes thanking drivers on vehicles left behind after a tournament. More »
Inuvik's golf course gets $20,000 for repairs, expansion
Inuvik's Roads End Golf Club will improve its driving range and begin work on an expansion to nine holes with $20,000 in territorial government funding. More »
Confirmed: Yellowknife to host 2020 Hockey Day in Canada
Yellowknife will be the host of next year's Hockey Day in Canada broadcast event, Rogers Sportsnet confirmed. More »
Sir John Franklin celebrates three sporting alumni
Pooja Chugh, Hannah Clark, and Graeme Ryder entered the Yellowknife high school's athletics hall of fame this month. More »
NWT athlete of the year: 'I outlived the competition'
Chris Williams won four gold medals for the NWT at last year's Canada 55-plus Games. But then, he was the only contender in the 80-plus category. More »
Riders start 10-day journey from Whistler to Yellowknife
They couldn't do China to Vladivostok, so they did this. Quinn Lanzon and friends are cycling from Whistler to his hometown, Yellowknife. More »
NWT stars pick up National Aboriginal hockey awards
Liam Tereposky and Kyra McDonald were among the winners at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Whitehorse. More »
NWT's Jonah Bevington signs with WHL's Winterhawks
The 15-year-old forward joins Portland after a year at an Edmonton hockey academy. "We like his development and are excited," said Portland's head coach. More »
YK's Logan Cunningham selected 59th in WHL Bantam Draft
The Yellowknife teen was selected by Spokane in the third round of the draft. Carter McLeod, the NWT premier's grandson, was selected in the eighth round. More »
A year after its 50th, Top of the World Loppet is cancelled
Last year, Inuvik’s Top of the World Loppet celebrated its 50th anniversary. This year, the historic event isn't happening and the ski club is closed. More »
Kevin Koe, raised in the NWT, wins world curling silver
Koe, who grew up in Inuvik and Yellowknife but now skips Alberta teams, was defeated 7-2 as Sweden's Niklas Edin won his fourth world gold medal. More »