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Counter-offer an 'Insult:' UNW
The president of the GNWT's labour union is calling the government's counter offer in current collective agreement negotiations an insult.
Complaint accepted for review
A complaint by a transgendered student at Aurora College in Fort Smith against Thebacha MLA and Finance Minister Michael Miltenberger has been accepted for review by the NWT Human Rights Commission.
Dene leader considers top job
The decision hasn't been made yet, but Bill Erasmus, regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), is considering running for the position of national chief.
Dene Nation signs declaration to oppose Enbridge Pipeline
Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus and other Dene chiefs met on Jan. 27 in Edmonton to declare their opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project.
Lawsuit launched against devolution
The Gwich'in Tribal Council has launched a Supreme Court action against both the territorial and federal governments on the basis that they weren't consulted throughout the process of signing the Agreement in Principle (AIP) more than a year ago.
Deadly drug might come North
Police in the NWT are warning residents of a deadly batch of ecstasy laced with paramethoxymethamphetamine (PPMA) - a batch that is responsible for 18 deaths in British Columbia and six in Alberta over the past six months.
Fort Smith Metis president re-elected
Ken Hudson has been re-elected president of the Fort Smith Metis Council.
New NorthwesTel chair no stranger to competition
"Competition" is not a scary word to new NorthwesTel Inc. chairman Charles Brown.
Happy to be back in retail
Since Sept. 1, David MacLean has been the manager of DKDC Store in Fort Resolution, and he is happy to be back in the community and back in the retail business.
National parks try new way to connect with Canadians
Parks Canada has launched a new strategy to let Canadians know the importance of the two national parks in the southwest NWT - Nahanni and Wood Buffalo.
A diamond volunteer
A Yellowknife woman has been chosen to receive one of 60 inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals.
Yk honeymooners
It may not be Niagara Falls, but if Yellowknife is at all a honeymoon destination, it is because of the physical attractiveness of the great outdoors surrounding it.
Narcotics-stealing nurse sentenced
A nurse who stole narcotics and injected them for personal use while working, forged signatures and made up patients' names to acquire the drugs at Inuvik Regional Hospital was handed a 12-month conditional sentence in Inuvik territorial court on Feb. 2.
New council elected after 10 years
It took 10 years for new representatives of the Ehditiitat Gwich'in Council to be elected. Forty per cent of participants in Aklavik voted in an election held Jan. 30.
Urgent care gets boost
Iqalummiut who have wasted hours in emergency for something that should take five minutes will be - and are, it seems - happy about the new rapid-access clinic at Qikiqtani General Hospital.
Hope Bay put on hold
Newmont Mining Corp. is postponing development and surface exploration activities at its Hope Bay gold project.
Suicides hit near-record in 2011
With 34 deaths, 2011 was the second-worst year for suicides in the history of Nunavut, chief coroner Padma Suramala said this week. All of the lives lost were Inuit, and almost all of them were young men.
Crime bill will put pressure on Nunavut: justice minister
The territory's justice minister told a senate committee the federal government's proposed get tough-on-crime bill should allow Nunavut judges flexibility when sentencing, and more consultation is needed.
Students making anti-smoking videos
With one-third of her Grade 6 and 7 students already smoking regularly, Lindsay Copp is eager for her class to receive an iPod Touch to start making an anti-smoking ad for a pan-territorial program called Get Reel.
'Wolves of the sea'
A group of researchers say Inuit traditional knowledge has given them a better insight into the hunting techniques and diet of killer whales.
Iqaluit man accused of killing uncle
A 22-year-old Iqaluit man has been accused of killing his uncle last year.
Learning to build iglus
A number of students learned to build iglus at Netsilik School in Taloyoak late last month, a skill they could use as a protection from the elements if they ever get lost on the land.
Pond Inlet teacher makes culture fun
At 62, Nasivvik School cultural teacher Mosesie Koonark is only a few years shy of retiring, but already his students say it's too early for him to go.
Mother and two sons die in fire
A mother and two sons died in a house fire in Taloyoak last Thursday.
Taloyoak principal to be honoured
Netsilik School principal Gina Pizzo was the only territorial principal to make the list of 40 outstanding principals for 2012 in Canada, according to the Learning Partnership.

Tempers flare over cabin plans
Dene trappers are demanding the territorial government halt plans to add 35 more cabin leases to an area around Walsh Lake, saying increased recreational uses are hampering their traditional activities.
Council still hopeful for Northland solution
Following a tough month of rejections from both Ottawa and the territorial government, city councillors on the informal infrastructure committee are calling on Northland residents to accept a local improvement tax as the best means possible of preserving their property values and their homes.
City councillors weigh their options
Mayor Gord Van Tighem's announcement Tuesday that he will not seek re-election for a fifth term has left the field wide open for candidates but none of the current crop of city councillors has committed to step up to the plate.
Top military brass visit Rangers camp
Two of the most powerful military leaders in North America dropped in to Yellowknife this week to view the men and women on the front lines of Northern defence.
French college closed
The Northwest Territories' only French-language post-secondary school has closed its doors and cancelled its winter classes, Yellowknifer has learned.
SPCA fears tickets were stolen
The public is being warned to look out for someone selling stolen raffle tickets after a number of the tickets meant to raise money for the animal shelter the SPCA is building went missing last week.
Sex offender guilty of making threat
Anthony Griep was in court again Tuesday, this time facing a charge for threatening to rape a woman.

Young and determined
Lydia Nelner's brown hair currently reaches her waist but in a few weeks it will end just inches from her scalp.
Looking to work in the mines
The NWT Mine Training Society is rolling out a new workshop aimed at guiding people into a job in the mining sector.
Team in skirts wins bonspiel
Two teams that bounced back from losing their opening games faced off in the finals of the Fort Simpson Merchant's Mixed Bonspiel, last week.
A year of boreal caribou
A group designed to help manage boreal caribou in the Deh Cho is about to celebrate its first anniversary.
Focusing on basics
An intensive hockey clinic taught young hockey players in Fort Providence a better grasp of the fundamentals last month.
Floor hockey a big hit at Winterfest
A mining company dug up some fun in Nahanni Butte last month.
House destroyed in Gwich'in Road blaze
A fire devoured a house on Gwich'in Road Tuesday afternoon.
Breakfast program gets a boost
As the clock hand moves toward 8:25 a.m., the shuffle of feet and laughter of children echo down the hall of Sir Alexander Mackenzie School (SAMS) while students make their way to fill up on breakfast.
On the drawing board
The lack of an investment from the Aviva Community Fund will not stagnate the construction of the Children's First Centre, which is scheduled to get started this month.
Inuvik to send 18 athletes to games
The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) territorial trials have concluded and the names of Team NWT have been put forward.

City wants feds to pay for water line
The city has put the federal government on notice that it wants money to replace a key piece of drinking water infrastructure.
Mayor not running for fifth term
Mayor Gord Van Tighem made his last state of the city address Tuesday afternoon before Yellowknife's business community, announcing at the end he will not run for office again after 12 years as mayor of Yellowknife.
Company exploring near Giant Mine
Former Yellowknife geologist Regan Chernish is returning to the city to hunt for gold.
Chinese tourists emerge
Chinese tourist Cinderella Lai thought Yellowknife's famed aurora borealis was nothing special when she first went to bed Thursday night at Enodah Trout Rock Lodge.
Affordable housing project launched
Habitat for Humanity NWT is doubling down on its promise to build a home for one low-income family in 2012, announced president David Hurley on Monday.
School boards vie for tax dollars
Tax revenue for the two Yellowknife school districts has been steadily increasing for the past several years, though recent trends show that more and more property owners are choosing to support the public board.
Focus on quality of life at NWT dementia centre
It has been almost two years since the first resident moved into the Aven Cottages Territorial Dementia facility.
Students on ice
Living off the land during a Northern winter means facing extreme temperatures – something students learned first-hand last week while participating in cultural fishing camps on Great Slave Lake.
Man accused of robbing cabbie jailed for convenience store theft
A man accused of robbing a Yellowknife cabbie and attempting to rob another taxi driver the same night last December appeared in court yesterday to address a future preliminary inquiry.
An uneven playing field
The program needs an overhaul, but there's still money to be saved shopping in the south, said the owner of the last Nutrition North-registered supplier serving the Kivalliq from Winnipeg, Man.
Piping hot with learning
Eight eager students are sizzling through a camp cook program in Rankin Inlet. The 14-week course began this past October, funded by the Kivalliq Mine Training Society and delivered by Nunavut Arctic College.
Bitter puck to swallow
The community of Arviat was stunned after learning its top hockey tournament of the year had to be cancelled this past week.
Putting his stamp on the nation
Young David (Ottukia) Dechert, originally from Chesterfield Inlet, can already boast something the vast majority of Canadians never will - and he's only four years old.