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Old Stanton renamed łıwegǫ̀atì Building as reopening is delayed

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 18:44

Out with Legacy Stanton, in with łıwegǫ̀atì Building. Yellowknife's former hospital was renamed ahead of its reopening, which was pushed back to 2024.

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Attempted murder charge laid after Fort Smith police raids

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 18:14

Fort Smith RCMP charged a 19-year-old with attempted murder after investigating how two men came to be seriously injured but unable to explain their wounds.

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Two men charged in Fort Smith over handgun, drugs

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 17:53

Police in Fort Smith say two men – one from Ontario, one from Alberta – face charges after allegedly being found with a loaded handgun, oxycontin and cocaine.

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Feds announce $24M for Yellowknife wellness and recovery centre

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 13:22

Yellowknife's proposed new wellness and recovery centre will go ahead with the help of $24 million from the federal government.

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Another warning issued over ‘toxic mixture’ in Hay River drugs

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 12:55

In its latest warning over drug contamination in Hay River, the GNWT said carfentanil and benzodiazepines are being found together – a potentially lethal mix.

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Shane Thompson announces he’ll seek a third term in Nahendeh

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 12:35

After occupying a central role responding to the NWT's summer wildfire crisis, Shane Thompson said he will seek four more years as Nahendeh's MLA.

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Stacie Arden Smith says she’ll run in Great Slave

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 11:17

Saying Yellowknife "hasn’t had a strong advocate" in the legislature, city councillor Stacie Arden Smith said she'll run for MLA in the Great Slave district.

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What can we learn from YK’s evacuation about helping vulnerable people?

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 08:00

Some day, there'll be another evacuation of Yellowknife. When that happens, how could vulnerable people be better helped?

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Dene Nation calls for public inquiry into NWT wildfire season

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 07:56

The Dene Nation called for an independent inquiry into the NWT's 2023 wildfire response. Multiple reviews are also in the works.

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Deal moves NWT toward more privately funded conservation

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 02:01

Indigenous, federal and NWT leaders agreed a framework that appears set to attract huge sums in federal and private conservation funding to the territory.

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‘Not goodbye,’ but Fishy People will take a break

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 22:11

Fishy People won't reopen in its current Yellowknife location, citing building trouble. The café will "take a break and regroup" after this Saturday.

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Trudeau announces $20.8M for 50-unit Yellowknife housing complex

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 16:48

The Prime Minister used a Yellowknife trip to announce a new downtown affordable housing complex that will occupy lots the city has struggled to fill for years.

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NWT to add ultra-fast EV chargers in six more places by fall 2024

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 15:08

The NWT government says it is spending $4 million to help open ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers in six more locations by the fall of 2024.

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YK Adventist church partners to offer fund for evacuees

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 13:27

The Seventh-day Adventist Church's disaster assistance arm launched a fund to help Yellowknife-area residents in need of post-evacuation financial help.

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United Way sets out more detail about how $1.8M was spent

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:45

United Way NWT, the hub for many donations to help the territory's evacuees, provided more information about how help worth $1.8 million was distributed.

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In Fort Smith, a big volleyball tournament relieves post-evac stress

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 08:05

Evacuation fatigue be damned. Desperate not to lose their prized volleyball tournament for the third time in four years, Fort Smith organizers are pressing on.

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What does deleting 1,000 people do to the NWT’s federal funding?

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 07:59

Statistics Canada recently revised the NWT's population down by about 1,000 people. Does that mean federal funding goes down, too? Here's what happens.

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UNW to hold fresh Hay River health strike vote as mediation fails

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 07:53

Union negotiators representing Hay River health workers say they'll seek a fresh strike vote after mediation with the health authority failed.

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Denny Rodgers says he’ll run in Inuvik Boot Lake

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 07:48

Denny Rodgers says he will run in the Inuvik Boot Lake district in this fall's territorial election. Incumbent Diane Archie has said she'll seek re-election.

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GNWT publishes fall 2023 flu and Covid-19 vaccine clinic dates

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 18:34

Here's where and when to get flu and Covid-19 vaccines in the Northwest Territories this fall, plus some information on the vaccines available.

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