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NWT to add ultra-fast EV chargers in six more places by fall 2024

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 15:08

The NWT government says it is spending $4 million to help open ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers in six more locations by the fall of 2024.

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YK Adventist church partners to offer fund for evacuees

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 13:27

The Seventh-day Adventist Church's disaster assistance arm launched a fund to help Yellowknife-area residents in need of post-evacuation financial help.

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United Way sets out more detail about how $1.8M was spent

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:45

United Way NWT, the hub for many donations to help the territory's evacuees, provided more information about how help worth $1.8 million was distributed.

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In Fort Smith, a big volleyball tournament relieves post-evac stress

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 08:05

Evacuation fatigue be damned. Desperate not to lose their prized volleyball tournament for the third time in four years, Fort Smith organizers are pressing on.

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What does deleting 1,000 people do to the NWT’s federal funding?

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 07:59

Statistics Canada recently revised the NWT's population down by about 1,000 people. Does that mean federal funding goes down, too? Here's what happens.

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UNW to hold fresh Hay River health strike vote as mediation fails

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 07:53

Union negotiators representing Hay River health workers say they'll seek a fresh strike vote after mediation with the health authority failed.

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Denny Rodgers says he’ll run in Inuvik Boot Lake

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 07:48

Denny Rodgers says he will run in the Inuvik Boot Lake district in this fall's territorial election. Incumbent Diane Archie has said she'll seek re-election.

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GNWT publishes fall 2023 flu and Covid-19 vaccine clinic dates

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 18:34

Here's where and when to get flu and Covid-19 vaccines in the Northwest Territories this fall, plus some information on the vaccines available.

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Kelvin Redvers’ Cold Road to open Yellowknife film festival

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 17:56

Cold Road, a thriller from a Dene filmmaker about a woman pursued by a truck driver on a lonely highway, will open the Yellowknife International Film Festival.

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How are your kids today: emerging, proficient or extending?

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 17:37

The NWT is adopting BC's school curriculum, which means using the province's way of grading students' results. For 100% or A+, read: "Extending."

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Paulie Chinna will defend Sahtu seat in November’s election

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 15:23

Housing minister Paulie Chinna says she will seek re-election in the Sahtu this fall, setting up a rematch with Danny McNeely, whom she defeated in 2019.

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NWT senator begins Sahtu trip as communities call for highway

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 09:49

NWT Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson is in the Sahtu this week at the invitation of residents demanding swift action to build an all-season highway.

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Hay River to hold welcome-home and appreciation event

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 08:21

Residents of Hay River, the Kátł’odeeche First Nation and Enterprise are invited to a Thursday welcome-home gathering after the communities' recent evacuations.

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Has satellite internet like Starlink reached a tipping point in the North?

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 08:03

This summer's wildfires caused chaos when they took out fibre lines in the NWT. Increasingly, residents and communities are turning to low-Earth orbit internet.

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Fort Simpson’s bank reopens with new staff

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 07:57

Fort Simpson's bank kept closing, causing chaos in the community. Now, the CIBC branch has reopened with new staff and a promise of more on the way.

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Nicole Sok to run for open Range Lake seat

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 07:51

Nicole Sok joined Kieron Testart in publicly targeting the Range Lake seat Premier Caroline Cochrane will vacate at this fall's election.

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Prime Minister to spend Wednesday in Hay River and KFN

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 21:53

Justin Trudeau will spend Wednesday visiting Hay River and the Kátł’odeeche First Nation according to notes published by his office.

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RJ Simpson confirms he’ll seek a third term in Hay River North

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 19:08

Education and justice minister RJ Simpson said he will seek a third term as Hay River North's MLA in this fall's territorial election.

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Yellowknife’s 2024 budget will be delayed and ‘look terrifying’

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 16:09

Yellowknife's 2024 budget won't be ready till February because of the evacuation. One councillor warned residents to steel themselves for the draft's contents.

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Spencer Tracy says he’ll run in Frame Lake

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 13:47

Yellowknife's Frame Lake district looks to be at least a five-way race after Spencer Tracy announced on Tuesday his plan to run.

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