James O'Connor

Wildfire not advanced on Fort Liard as of Tuesday morning

Wildfire No. FS002 southwest of Fort Liard remains out of control, but heavy winds Monday did not advance it closer towards the community. Lighter winds today...

‘Heartbreaking stories, memories and pain,’ the Red Dress Day march stirs up emotions

Hundreds march through Yellowknife to honour victims on what is also known as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

“We must remember and share the heartbreaking stories, memories and pain that was felt by survivors and family members are missing and murdered indigenous women and...

South Nahanni River flows onto stamp series promoting travel and exploration

Renowned Canadian outdoors photographer Colin Field’s photo of paddlers on Tehjeh Deé (the South Nahanni River) in Nááts’įhch’oh (NATS-INCH-OHN) National Park Reserve in the Sahtu region...

Observances of MMIWG Red Dress Day include Yellowknife, Behchokǫ̀

Red Dress Day is observed on May 5 each year to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Plus People in Canada....

Two major health clinics merging into ‘campus of care’ at Stanton Territorial Hospital

Frame Lake Clinic closing, most services at Primary Care Centre moving into Łıwegǫ̀atì Building

Health-care facilities in Yellowknife are undergoing a major procedure to create a new campus of care model that allows for co-location of services with the $350-million...

Chef WhiteKeyes says tasty food, trauma healing belong on same menu

'It's not a treatment centre that we need. It's a healing centre,' says the popular local Métis chef

Chef Kaitlyn White-Keyes has a dream to combine her love of food — sticky sweets are a specialty — with a facility to help those recovering...

‘Show my people … there’s a promise for a better tomorrow,’ says Tuk teen Miley Wolki

Youth Parliament attracted grade 9 and 10 students from the NWT's 19 ridings to learn about territorial politics

Nineteen youth took over the NWT Legislative Assembly last week. No, it was not a protest. The annual Youth Parliament attracted grade 9 and 10 students...

On-the-land school Dechinta breathes easy with $5.2M in federal funding

For most folks, news of another federal budget can be met with indifference or disdain. But Kelsey Wrightson, executive director of the Dechinta Centre for Research...

Housing agreement between GNWT and Gwich’in Tribal Council inked in Inuvik

A formal framework for partnership on housing planning and initiatives has been signed between Gwich’in Tribal Council and Housing NWT. Tribal Council Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik...