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Should alarm bells be louder for the NWT’s post-diamonds future?

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 08:00

"Give us some hope." One northern economist says the NWT urgently needs to understand what's about to happen when diamond mines close – and develop a vision.

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120 singers to ‘fill the stage’ at NACC this weekend

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 07:57

Bolstered by 40 singers from Edmonton, a combined choir of more than a hundred people will perform a spring concert in Yellowknife on Saturday.

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Yellowknife fishing derby raises big money for Hay River youth centre

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 09:03

Hundreds of people turned out for a weekend of ice fishing on Prelude Lake in glorious weather. The money raised will help the youth centre in Hay River.

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Hitchin’ a Ride raises thousands for Street Outreach

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 09:01

Two Hitchin' a Ride musical nights raised thousands of dollars for a service that gives Yellowknife's vulnerable people safe rides. Listen to some highlights.

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Huge haul of missing pins returns to NWT from Memphis

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 09:00

A collection of Arctic Winter Games pins spanning more than 50 years will go on display in Yellowknife after returning from a surprise detour to Memphis.

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Minister apologizes for NWT childcare provider funding delay

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 09:04

NWT minister Caitlin Cleveland offered a public apology after the territory's licensed childcare providers were left waiting for promised funding to arrive.

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Downtown Yellowknife store Iceblink is for sale

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 09:03

Iceblink, the downtown Yellowknife clothing store and coffee shop, has been listed for sale with an asking price of $200,000.

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Enterprise mayor rejects councillor’s attempt to scrap resignation

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 09:00

Enterprise's mayor says one councillor's attempt to retract his text-message resignation will not be accepted, meaning his seat is on the line in a by-election.

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Yellowknife woman wins nearly $200,000 on Poker Lotto ticket

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 13:11

A Yellowknife woman says she was "just stunned" after winning nearly $200,000 on a Poker Lotto ticket at the city's Co-op.

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Inside Alison McCreesh’s Degrees of Separation

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 12:48

Get the book, send a postcard: Alison McCreesh's new graphic novel celebrating a decade in the North opens at a Friday event that'll liberate some of her art.

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Yellowknife police make arrests over ‘gang of teenage girls’

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 07:30

RCMP in Yellowknife say charges against three youths are pending after businesses reported a gang of teenage girls causing damage and threatening violence.

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Two more gun and drug arrests in Hay River

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 07:16

RCMP have now reported four drug busts in Hay River since mid-March. Police say they were tipped off to the latest one after someone tried to hide a gun.

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Dehcho negotiations nearing a conclusion, leaders say

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 06:39

Dehcho First Nations leaders and negotiators say they're making important progress toward major agreements with the GNWT and Ottawa.

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RCMP have praise and concern for NWT’s draft Missing Persons Act

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 06:31

RCMP say proposed NWT missing persons legislation would help investigations, but police say some changes are needed to comply with existing obligations.

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UBC School of Music holding Wally Firth tribute

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 06:00

The University of British Columbia's School of Music is holding a tribute concert on Friday for late NWT fiddler and politician Wally Firth.

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Man sentenced for sexual assault of eight-year-old in Behchokǫ̀

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 18:16

A man who sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in Behchokǫ̀ should be allowed to serve his sentence of nearly four years in the NWT, a judge said.

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Hay River sets out preparations for 2024’s flood and fire season

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 17:30

Hay River had a flood evacuation in 2022 and two fire evacuations in 2023. Here are some of the steps the town says it's taking for 2024.

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Wrigley election shows Pehdzeh Ki First Nation ‘wanted change’

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 08:03

Jamie Moses is the new chief in Wrigley following an election characterized by some residents as a vote for change that brought in younger leadership.

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Jean Marie River visits Délı̨nę for community hunt

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 08:01

"It's a social thing." Jean Marie River took its community hunt to Délı̨nę, a chance to forge friendships and introduce young residents to other ways of life.

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Vital Metals now envisages a much bigger NWT mine

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 07:54

Vital Metals has used a new technique to come up with a much larger estimate for the rare earth minerals sitting at its Nechalacho site east of Yellowknife.

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