Conservative party has its first candidate for NWT nomination
A Yellowknife banker wants to become the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories. Yanik D’Aigle announced Thursday that he is seeking the Conservative…
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Yk man, charged in sex assault, banned from booze while out on bail but not weed
In a decision that may be the first of its kind in the Northwest Territories, a Yellowknife man, charged with sexual assault, has been banned…
NWT Coroner’s Service and RCMP Investigate Sudden Death in Fort Liard
Fort Liard RCMP confirm officers are now investigating a sudden death in the community, after they stated in a press release that a body of…
Damaged fibre line caused Yk Internet outage says Northwestel
Northwestel says a damaged fibre line leading Yellowknife is to blame for what it calls a major disruption of telecommunications services, including Internet connection, to…
Several communities under extreme fire risk
Updated on May 10, 12:30 p.m. with comments from ENR. Several communities in the South Slave and Deh Cho regions are currently at extreme risk…
Yellowknife RCMP look for woman accused of using fraudulent prescriptions
Mounties in Yellowknife are trying to identify and locate a woman who they allege used fraudulent prescriptions to gain illegal access to medication in local…
Preliminary hearing for Yk man, charged with attempted murder, set for Oct. 4
A Yellowknife man, charged with attempted murder after a vicious New Year’s Eve stabbing, is to be back in court on Oct. 4 for a…
Amid pilot shortage, aviation schools looks locally
Northerners—especially youth—have more career paths than just working the mines, says James Heidema. Heidema is the Chief Operating Officer of Northwestern Air Lease (NWAL), which…
Changes coming to nurse registration in NWT
To kick off National Nurses Week, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (RNANT/NU) signed…
TSB to investigate downed Buffalo Airways plane near Hay River
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) now says it will investigate after a Buffalo Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing off…