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Featured, Health, News February 25, 2025

Rising influenza cases prompt public health advisory

Health officials say ‘it’s not too late’ to get vaccinated


Influenza activity is on the rise across the Northwest Territories, and the Chief Public Officer is reminding residents that it’s not too late to get vaccinated. “Recent data shows … increased virus levels in Yellowknife wastewater, indicating wider community transmission,” stated a public health advisory issued on Tuesday. The surge…

Featured, News, Politics February 24, 2025

Ottawa provides $7M for Indigenous-led protected and conserved areas

Canada–NWT Nature Agreement promises to advance nature-related priorities in collaboration with Indigenous governments


Ottawa and the GNWT today announced the Canada–Northwest Territories Nature Agreement, designed to advance nature-related priorities, in collaboration with Indigenous governments, across the territory. The two levels of government have agreed to an initial investment of $7 million in the fiscal year 2025–2026. The agreement will be supported by up…

Community, Featured, News February 20, 2025

Teetl’it Gwich’in Chef presents language-learning cookout in Beaufort Delta communities

“It’s powerful to serve traditional foods with our traditional language,” said Stephanie Baryluk


“‘Jàk’ means berries, ‘Łuk’ means fish,” said Teetl’it Gwich’in Stephanie Baryluk, a Red Seal chef and cultural educator who has travelled the world sharing a taste of the North. Coinciding with NWT’s Indigenous Languages Month, Baryluk partnered with the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) to host a language-learning cookout in Fort…

Featured, News, Politics February 19, 2025

Traditional activities, lower taxes could provide cover in Trump’s threatened trade war, say NWT leaders

‘This is … an unhinged U.S. president who is forgetting who his friends are and turning them into enemies,’ says MLA Kieron Testart


U.S. President Donald Trump has a callous heart and he should be ashamed of himself for threatening what would be an illegal trade war with Canada. That’s what some NWT political leaders had to say on Denendeh Sunrise on Wednesday about Trump’s tariff threats, which are in limbo until the…

Community, Featured, News February 17, 2025

10th annual Traditional Games Championships featured a record 25 teams

This year’s event had the first out-of-territory team from Whitehorse, Yukon


A record 25 teams of youth athletes from 27 NWT communities – with the first out-of-territory team from Whitehorse, Yukon – gathered at Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife for a weekend of fun, competition, and teamwork. Organized by Indigenous Sports Circle NWT, the Traditional Games Championships (TGC) allows…

Featured, News, Police February 17, 2025

Hay River RCMP on lookout for suspect charged with firearms offences

Weapons seized after a person had been assaulted, threatened with firearm at a residence on Woodland Drive


Hay River RCMP seized a long gun and are looking for a suspect after a person had been threatened with a firearm. In early February, police received information that a person had been assaulted at a residence on Woodland Drive, stated a release. An investigation was launched, during the course…