Golfers tee it up for annual RCMP Chris Worden Memorial Golf Tournament
A full field of nearly 100 golfers teed it up Friday in Yellowknife under gorgeous sunny skies for the annual RCMP Chris Worden Memorial Golf…
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Eight NWT communities under public health advisory due to Northern Alberta wildfires
Eight communities in the Northwest Territories are now under a public health advisory due to smoke exposure from wildfires in Alberta. The advisory was issued…
Officials look for cause after fire destroys log home in Norman Wells
Norman Wells RCMP are investigating a house fire that occurred Sunday. In a news release issued yesterday they state that upon arrival officers assisted the Norman…
RCMP investigate damage to solar panels in Inuvik
RCMP in Inuvik are asking for the public’s help as officers investigate damage to solar panels in the town over the weekend. Police state in…
Former Fort Smith man sentenced to 18 months in jail for dousing house with gas, threatening to set it and tenant on fire
An Edmonton man, who is originally from Fort Smith, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for pouring gasoline on a house in Fort…
Weledeh students learn all about Dene culture in two-day on the land excursion to Yellowknife River
About two dozen Grade 4 students from Weledeh Catholic School in Yellowknife, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, have a new-found appreciation for the Dene culture after…
Preliminary hearing for Fort Liard woman charged with murder resumes Friday in Yellowknife
A preliminary hearing for a young woman from the DehCho community of Fort Liard, charged with second-degree murder, is to resume Friday in Yellowknife. Selena…
Frame Lake MLA Kevin O’Reilly announces he’s seeking re-election
Saying he kept cabinet accountable during his first term in office, MLA Kevin O’Reilly has announced he will seek re-election in the Yellowknife riding of…
Tireless NWT Indigenous rights activist Sandra Faye Lockhart passes away
Tributes are pouring in for the late Sandra Faye Lockhart. Her death was announced Wednesday. Lockhart was a well known, tireless advocate for Indigenous women…
NWT premier applauds Feds’ efforts to extend Canada’s Continental Shelf claim in Arctic Ocean
The Premier of the Northwest Territories is welcoming the Government of Canada’s recent submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental…