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For sale: Yukon government outhouses, ‘very dirty interiors’

Fri, 06/09/2023 - 07:51

Hey, it's Friday. Wanna join a bidding war for some old Yukon Parks outhouses? Bring 300 bucks and some cleaning fluids.

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Yellowknife youth project aims to connect people and services

Fri, 06/09/2023 - 07:49

Hazhǫ Ełexè Łets’eèzhe – "we are all connected" in Wıı̀lıı̀deh Yatıı̀ – is a fresh attempt to bring together Yellowknife's young people and services that can help them.

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Fort Smith’s museum to host Whooping Arts Festival

Fri, 06/09/2023 - 07:47

Fort Smith's museum will stage an art exhibit, market and workshops in August to coincide with the town's inaugural Whooping Crane Festival.

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Multiple cabins lost to Sambaa K’e fire, GNWT says

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 23:11

The NWT government says a huge wildfire south of Sambaa K'e has destroyed at least two cabins. Nationwide, the area burned has surpassed all years since 1995.

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Yellowknife RCMP use Kola to investigate coke case

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 12:20

Kola the police dog is being celebrated by Yellowknife RCMP for helping an investigation into crack cocaine.

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If you want to own Blachford Lake Lodge, get your offer ready

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:57

Receivers handling the failed Blachford Lake Lodge expect to put the lodge up for sale this month. Here's how that's expected to work.

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World’s ambassadors begin tour of Canada’s North in Yellowknife

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:54

Yellowknife's brewpub had a slightly different crowd on Wednesday: ambassadors from more than 20 nations, beginning a tour of the North.

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Yellowknife divers join Thursday’s World Oceans Day clean-up

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:48

Two teams of Yellowknife divers will spend Thursday evening dragging garbage from the bay as part of a global clean-up for World Oceans Day.

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Need a bike? Yellowknife has a bike auction coming up

Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:45

Old bikes made new again could be yours for cheap at Saturday's bike auction, which helps Bikespace and the mountain bike club. (Or: donate a bike!)

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Three charged after Inuvik crack cocaine raids

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 17:37

RCMP say they have charged three people after seizing drugs, guns and cash during a search of four homes in the same Inuvik apartment complex.

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Three NWT-based projects get new food security research grants

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 15:12

Projects in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Sambaa K'e and Whatì are among the first to receive funding from a new federal food security research grant.

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Behchokǫ̀ RCMP say woman reported missing is safe

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 11:15

RCMP in Behchokǫ̀ say a 42-year-old woman reported missing has been found and is safe.

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More than a month has passed since Frank Gruben was last seen

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 08:01

The search continues for Frank Gruben, who was last seen in Fort Smith more than a month ago. A reward is being offered for information.

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What better internet will mean for Nahanni Butte

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 07:56

One of the Northwest Territories' smallest communities just got faster internet. (But first, they needed house numbers.)

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Tłı̨chǫ tourism drive advances with acquisition of Lac La Martre lodge

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 07:53

The Tłı̨chǫ Government, advancing its plan to move into the tourism sector, acquired full ownership of the only fishing lodge on Lac La Martre.

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Stand by for disruption to Franklin Avenue traffic

Wed, 06/07/2023 - 07:44

Construction means Yellowknife's Franklin Avenue will drop to one lane each way near the new aquatic centre from June 12 until July 16.

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‘Unfolding incident’ in Yellowknife trailer park

Tue, 06/06/2023 - 22:46

RCMP asked people to avoid a section of a Yellowknife trailer park on Tuesday evening, saying an "unfolding incident" was taking place.

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Inuvik’s 2023 Great Northern Arts Festival is cancelled

Tue, 06/06/2023 - 21:39

Organizers of Inuvik's Great Northern Arts Festival said the 2023 edition will not go ahead, citing "major staffing concerns."

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Kátł’odeeche First Nation says residents can come home

Tue, 06/06/2023 - 20:43

The Kátł’odeeche First Nation says residents are now able to return, ending a three-week evacuation order, but a lot of work lies ahead.

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GNWT launches new-look NWT timeline

Tue, 06/06/2023 - 17:31

The NWT government revealed an updated website setting out a historical timeline of the territory and its peoples.

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