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…
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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…
Conservatives open call for nominations in the NWT, Greens have a two candidate race
For the first time in the Northwest Territories, the federal Green Party has two people seeking the nomination to run in this fall’s general election….
Inuvik man sentenced to 2.5 years in jail for sex assault on sleeping woman
A man from Inuvik who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in that community has been sentenced at two and a half years…
Nominations open for Conservative Party of Canada’s NWT candidate for fall federal election
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has announced that the nomination period for the riding of Northwest Territories is now open. A news release invites…
Yellowknife city councillor says ‘we’re all in this together’ when it comes to street people
Yellowknife’s only Indigenous member of city council says if residents really want to try to help the city’s street people then the “us versus them”…
Yellowknife firefighters go door-to-door with FireSmarting advice
Ahead of the wildfire season, Yellowknife firefighters are going door-to-door giving FireSmarting advice to residents whose properties back on to forested area. According to a…
Government needs to learn from drafting mistakes: Sahtú Renewable Resources Board
After a packed meeting on Tuesday evening, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment held a second meeting Thursday…
Two crew members walk away unharmed after Buffalo Airways plane has rough emergency landing near Hay River
Two crew members walked away unharmed after a Buffalo Airways plane made an emergency landing off the runway Friday morning near Hay River. Spokesperson Alex…