Yellowknife students to walk out of class Friday to protest lack of action on climate change
A mass walk out is planned for Friday in Yellowknife by students and other environmentally conscious individuals to protest a lack of action on climate…
Education
Wilfrid Laurier University and GNWT agree to extend collaboration for next ten years
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario have extended their partnership agreement for the next ten years. According…
Mounties promote water safety in boat trip down MacKenzie River
NWT South District RCMP have just wrapped up the first edition of a boating safety tour along the MacKenzie River. Police stated in a news…
Feds invest $3.8 million in clean tech projects
MP Michael McLeod announced a handful of clean technology projects in the territory that will be getting federal funding. The total dollar amount is $3.8 million dollars…
Polytechnic transition to take five to six years
Support, inspiration and new opportunities. Those concepts will apparently guide the transition of Aurora College into a polytechnic university. That’s according to survey results of…
YKDFN students gets backpacks and school supplies courtesy of Muslim community organizations
At least 100 Ndilo and Dettah students will be sporting new backpacks this coming school year. The bags are a donation from Islamic Relief Canada and…
NWT Mounties look to bring back former gang leader turned motivational speaker
After a half dozen successful speaking engagements with students in the Northwest Territories last month, the RCMP says it wants to bring ex-gang leader Michael…
Two Aurora College Bachelor of Education students receive $5,000 scholarships for their Indigenous research
Two Aurora College students have won Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) scholarships worth $5,000 apiece. Joni Tsatchia and Karen Lepine, both from…
In Photos: École Sir John Franklin High School 2019 Indigenous students graduation
École Sir John Franklin High School held its 15th annual Honour Ceremony for Indigenous Graduates on Saturday. (All photos: Francis Tessier-Burns/CKLB). [slide-anything id=’1510′]
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…