Hay River helps out as Russian biathletes land without guns
Hay River residents rounded up spare rifles to help Russian biathletes barred from taking their weapons to the Arctic Winter Games. More »
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NWT skier takes silver, vows to end decade-long gold drought
Team NT's Nicolas Bennett started with silver on Monday as he battles to end a 10-year run without a gold ulu for the territory in cross-country skiing. More »
NT speed skaters win six ulus as snowshoeing strikes first
NWT speed skaters reached the podium six times on Monday, while snowshoe athlete Jed Mitchell became the territory's first medallist earlier in the morning. More »
Ceremonies in Hay River and Fort Smith open AWG 2018
The 2018 Arctic Winter Games are officially open after thousands of athletes attended a ceremony inside Hay River's newly opened arena on Sunday. More »
'Coming together nicely' – AWG 2018 starts this week in South Slave
Organizers say everything will be ready when the first officials and volunteers begin arriving in the South Slave for the Arctic Winter Games on Wednesday. More »
Olympic medallist who grew up in Yellowknife heads to CFL
Akeem Haynes, a member of Canada's 4x100m men's relay team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has signed a contract with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. More »
Unexpected battle between sports and arts looms over lottery bill
A bill designed to shield the NWT's lottery revenues from federal taxation has become the battleground for a funding fight between sports and arts communities. More »
Have northerners been breeding the wrong type of sled dog?
An NWT dog runner is calling on northern mushers to return to breeding 'traditional' dogs. Other mushers say tourists might like that, too. More »
Canada's Pyeongchang 2018 roster adds another NWT athlete
Cross-country skier Jesse Cockney is the latest athlete with Northwest Territories roots to be named to Team Canada for the 2018 Winter Olympics. More »
Find out who's on Team NT for the 2018 Arctic Winter Games
See the full list of selected athletes and coaches for Team NT at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games in Hay River and Fort Smith, plus stats about the team. More »
Canada Post's 'Women in Winter Sports' honours NWT's Firth sisters
Four-time nordic skiing Olympians Sharon Firth and Shirley Firth-Larsson, born in Aklavik, star in new Canada Post stamps celebrating women in winter sports. More »
Team NWT loses a W, becomes Team NT for Arctic Winter Games
When the NWT's athletes go for the W at March's Arctic Winter Games, they will also be leaving one behind. More »