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Yellowknife businesses still feel ‘anchor’ of remaining COVID-19 rules

Yellowknife businesses still feel ‘anchor’ of remaining COVID-19 rules

A loosening of public health restrictions will benefit some businesses in the capital, but not all.
‘Creepy and totalitarian’ COVID-19 restrictions remain in NWT

‘Creepy and totalitarian’ COVID-19 restrictions remain in NWT

Yellowknife politicians say parents are telling them changes to self-isolation rules for people reentering the NWT don’t go far enough because they don’t include children younger than 12.
Pride month is over but Yellowknife celebrations of the 2SLGBTQ2S+ community ongoing

Pride month is over but Yellowknife celebrations of the 2SLGBTQ2S+ community ongoing

Though pride month has now come to a close, celebrations of the Yellowknife LGBTQ2S+ community are year-round.
RCMP treating July 1 church fire as suspicious

RCMP treating July 1 church fire as suspicious

Yellowknife RCMP have begun a criminal investigation into the July 1 fire at a Yellowknife church.
Canada at the crossroads

Canada at the crossroads

It seems every so often in the histories of these collective identities we refer to as nations comes a turning point — a cultural decision on how the nation responds to a challenge which defines the overall character and distinctiveness of the culture.
Emergency response at downtown church draws crowd

Emergency response at downtown church draws crowd

Emergency responders attended the Co-Cathedral of St. Patrick in downtown Yellowknife approximately 30 minutes into July 1.
Judge calls circumstances of assault “a woman’s worst nightmare”

Judge calls circumstances of assault “a woman’s worst nightmare”

A Fort McPherson woman told the court she has been sleeping with a baseball bat by her side since she awoke to a stranger’s touch in 2019.
Former MLA has emergency surgery after random assault in downtown Yellowknife

Former MLA has emergency surgery after random assault in downtown Yellowknife

Former MLA turned wellness counsellor Roy Erasmus was left scratching his head after he was randomly assaulted outside a grocery store in downtown Yellowknife last week.
Dene National Chief calls for community to focus on family this July 1

Dene National Chief calls for community to focus on family this July 1

As Canada Day celebrations are being replaced with commemorative ceremonies across the territory and the country, Indigenous leaders are calling on Canadians to reflect on the nation’s 154 year history.
Power outages due to thunderstorm activity near Snare: NTPC

Power outages due to thunderstorm activity near Snare: NTPC

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) said on June 30 that two separate power outages earlier in the day were directly tied to heavily lighting strikes between Yellowknife and the Snare system.