Four new wildfires reported in past 24 hours
Firefighters are on the scene of a large wildfire which has been burning near Inuvik since Friday evening. Four more fires have been reported across…
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No more free rides on Yellowknife Transit
After months of free transit, Yellowknifers will pay to ride the bus starting July 2. The city waived transit fees as a result of the…
One building destroyed by structure fire in Inuvik
One building was destroyed after a structural fire in Inuvik on Friday, June 26th. The fire on Airport Lake was just under one hectare in…
Re-building École J.H. Sissons brings community together
Open for over 40 years, École J.H. Sissons is now being demolished and later rebuilt. “It’s both an exciting and sad time. YK1 is family,…
Together, We Are Strong funds to create new programs including wifi expansion
Wifi expansion and a bagged lunch program are among several initiatives made possible by the over $150,000 raised in the Together, We Are Strong campaign….
Canada Day celebration goes virtual
The Rotary Club of Yellowknife is hosting a virtual Canada Day celebration where participants can win prizes. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
EntrepreNorth aiming to promote Indigenous businesses globally
Misty Ireland says the typical western world of entrepreneurship often doesn’t fit with Indigenous culture and practices — but she adds there is an exception,…
Human error plays huge role so far in NWT wildfire season
According to the department of Environment and Natural Resources, over half of the wildfires currently in the NWT have been human-caused. As of today, 16…
Four facing fraud charges related to doctored NSCC cheque
Four people are facing fraud charges after police say they deposited the same altered cheque 36 times in various bank accounts. Police say the deposits…
NorthwesTel pandemic data limits to become permanent
The North’s largest telecommunications company says the changes to data usage it introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic will become permanent. Following an application to the…