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Open Sky Festival celebrates another year of creativity

Open Sky Festival celebrates another year of creativity

The 2024 Open Sky Festival is over for another year, but not before entertaining hundreds of people who came out to take in the sights and sounds. This year's festival took place on Aug.
Highway 1 at NWT border reopens

Highway 1 at NWT border reopens

Deline on evacuation notice due to wildfire risk

Deline on evacuation notice due to wildfire risk

Blaze sits around 20 km from community as high winds threaten to push flames closer
Fire crews focus on four major blazes in NWT

Fire crews focus on four major blazes in NWT

The next few days are expected to be rough ones for fire crews around the territory. Four fires burning near communities are what firefighters will be focusing on in the coming days, according to the Saturday update from NWT Fire.
Norman Wells resident faces slew of charges following robbery spree

Norman Wells resident faces slew of charges following robbery spree

Kevin Kivi, 30, accused of more than a dozen offences after several calls to police on June 23 and 24
Sahtu youth gather to tackle region's drug and addictions problem

Sahtu youth gather to tackle region's drug and addictions problem

'I’m very encouraged,' MLA says following Tulita workshop
Dene national chief candidate profile: Paulie Chinna

Dene national chief candidate profile: Paulie Chinna

Former GNWT minister identified 'mental health, addictions, education, infrastructure and the critical importance of treaty rights' as top priorities
WIldfire continues to grow in Fort Good Hope as more help arrives

WIldfire continues to grow in Fort Good Hope as more help arrives

The situation in Fort Good Hope isn't getting any better as more help arrives to stop the blaze from spreading even more than it already has.
Still no structure loss in Fort Good Hope as fire moves perilously closer

Still no structure loss in Fort Good Hope as fire moves perilously closer

Flames have reached Fort Good Hope, but there was still no structure loss in the community as of late Sunday evening, according to Chief Collin Pierrot.
Dene national chief candidate profile: George Mackenzie

Dene national chief candidate profile: George Mackenzie

The former Tlicho Grand Chief says 'modernizing the Dene Nation constitution' will be one of his main goals if he is elected Dene National Chief