Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms
City was asked to host games earlier than planned, after Russia suspended from hosting The Northwest Territories won’t host the
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Federal workers in the North picket as part of Canada-wide strike
About 600 Public Service Alliance of Canada workers affected in the North Federal public servants across the North were on
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Northern Mosaic Network opens clinic to help transgender people navigate name-change process
As a transgender woman living in Yellowknife, Shylo Foster remembers how scary it felt when she first came out. “I
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Yellowknife can’t afford to host 2026 Arctic Winter Games unless N.W.T. takes the lead, says mayor
If Yellowknife agrees to host the 2026 Arctic Winter Games (AWG), Mayor Rebecca Alty says it would need a lot
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N.W.T. only Canadian jurisdiction to shrink last year, as people move to elsewhere in Canada
Dharam Jajal said he really enjoyed his life in Yellowknife but that long winters, distance from family and few options
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Detox, aftercare facilities desperately needed to tackle N.W.T. drug crisis, says MLA
As his town battles a surge in drug-related deaths, one N.W.T. MLA is pushing the territorial government to conjure up
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Art gallery in Yellowknife visitor centre set to host full roster of shows in 2023
It seems 2023 will be busy for the Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre (YK ARCC). Alongside running its own mobile art
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Northern Rangers convene for first time in three years amid broader discussions on Arctic security
For the first time in three years, northern Canadian Rangers are gathering to provide updates on their communities and set
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Staffing shortages plague businesses in Yellowknife, in Canada’s NWT
By Jenna Dulewich · CBC News Businesses are reducing hours, closing temporarily and asking customers for patience The ability to get fried
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Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation asks court to quash caribou search warrant
The Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation is asking the courts to quash the search warrant that wildlife officers used last
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‘I was really homesick’: Some northern students travel far from home for high school
When Angelina Arrowmaker was ready to start high school in 2017, she and her mother packed their bags and flew
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Whitehorse now has a passport pickup location, the 1st of its kind in the North
The federal government is now offering 10-day passport pickup in Whitehorse, the first time the service has been offered North of 60.
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Air Canada to stop flying from Yellowknife to Edmonton and Calgary
Air Canada has decided to stop flying between Yellowknife and Edmonton and Yellowknife and Calgary. As of Oct. 1, Air
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Picture from N.W.T. among winners of international astronomy photography competition
Taking photos of our universe is hard work, but the winners and contestants in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of
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‘We must do better,’ says head of power corp after weekend outages in Yellowknife area
The head of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation says the corporation failed to meet its own expectations on the weekend
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