Spring Duathlon closes out snow season
In terms of the Yellowknife Ski Club, the business of official on-snow activities is over for the season.
Read MoreLoppet sees turnout for the ages
If you’re going to host a ski event, you need to make sure you have enough supplies to ensure a successful running.
Read MoreItsago dog sled races held in Enterprise
The 14th-annual Itsago dog sled races were held earlier this month in Enterprise.
Read MoreWolfpack helps out Humboldt to the tune of $20,000
So many people and groups have helped out the Humboldt Broncos and the families of those affected by the events of April 6.
Read MoreSPORTS CHECK: Team Koe goes out in style
The current incarnation of Kevin Koe’s rink is about to finish its time together but they managed to nail down one more big win.
Read MoreNWT schools show support for #JerseysForHumboldt
The outpouring of grief and support from around Canada and the world for the Humboldt Broncos has been nothing short of incredible.
Read MoreFifty years of skiing fun
If you’re going to celebrate 50 years of skiing, it’s only fitting that you have some special guests to help you do it.
Read MoreSPORTS TALK: We know Humboldt is hurting but we know they will heal
I’m not going to rehash any of the information we already know about the tragedy that was the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6.
Read MoreInuvik Ski Club hosts 50th Loppet
The Inuvik Ski Club hosted the 50th annual Top of the World Loppet April 6-8.
Read MoreKivalliq Jr. Canucks work to build program
The atom and peewee Kivalliq Jr. Canucks squads put in strong showings at the 31st annual Indigenous Minor Hockey Tournament hosted by the Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre (MICEC) in Winnipeg, Man., from March 23-25.
Read More‘You have to believe they’ll come back’
As the grieving continues for the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), Yellowknife’s Devin Case is sure of one thing: they will come back strong.
Read MorePUCK DROPPINGS: The real goals we have in life
In the wake of the tragic accident in Saskatchewan which claimed 16 lives, it wasn’t quite business as usual at the rinks during the Canadian North Balsillie Cup.
Read MoreRankin cadets zero in on national championship
Five members of the 3019 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC) Rankin Inlet were off to Gimli, Man., to participate in the cadet regional marksmanship competition from April 13-15.
Read MoreYellowknife Wolfpack peewees host San Diego Saints in exhibition hockey series
The Yellowknife Wolfpack peewees finished off their 2017-2018 season last week and did it by taking on some guests from south of the border.
Read MoreHumboldt Broncos tragedy hits close to home for Brad Mueller
The scope of the tragedy that has befallen the Humboldt Broncos is almost more than this country can bear.
Read MoreWe are all #HumboldtStrong
In the wake of tragedy our nation is showing its true colours.
Read MoreSPORTS TALK: A championship banner reveal…what could go wrong?
You ever see the movie Finding Dory? I have because I have kids.
Read MoreCommunities hit the top in Yk hockey tournament
For the first time in a long time, the community teams outnumbered Yellowknife at their own tournament.
Read MoreDarby departs position of Hay River rec director
A change is underway in the management of recreation with the Town of Hay River.
Read MoreAodhan Mooney – lifesaver extraordinaire
If you’ve followed swimming in recent years, you’ll know Aodhan Mooney is one of the city’s best and now does her thing at the University of New Brunswick (UNB).
Read MoreMens and womens curlers nearly make championship round
You know those times where you look back at one game and think to yourself had you won it, things could have gone differently?
Read MoreNorthern hoop dreams
After coming away from the 2018 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) with silver ulus respectively, two Yellowknife basketball players are ready to showcase their skills at the college level.
Read MoreMayor says Hay River can feel proud about successful Arctic Winter Games
Looking back just days after the Arctic Winter Games ended on March 24, Mayor Brad Mapes says Hay River can feel proud of a successful event.
Read MoreKivalliq Jr. Canucks squads perform in Manitoba
The atom and peewee Kivalliq Jr. Canucks squads put in strong showings at the Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre’s (MICEC) 31st annual aboriginal minor hockey tournament in Winnipeg, Man., from March 23-25.
Read MoreSub on the Hub returns to rec centre
Sub on the Hub is nothing if not a determined enterprise.
Read MoreHockey tournaments big boost to Rankin economy
Visitors spent more than $230,000 during the recent Terence Tootoo Memorial (TTM) senior men’s hockey tournament in Rankin Inlet, suggests a survey conducted by the hamlet’s senior administrative officer.
Read MoreTootoo family celebrates life through hockey
The Tootoo family is pleased with the direction the Terence Tootoo Memorial (TTM) senior men’s hockey championship has been taking.
Read MoreWeaver and Devore Marauders repeat as A division champions of First Air Rec Hockey Tournament
And with that, senior men’s hockey in Yellowknife has officially come to an end for another season.
And it ended with one of the usual contenders on the top of the heap again.
Read MoreA thriller of a finish as Yk Galaxy B wins Adult Super Soccer
In a game as tight as the Adult Super Soccer final was on Saturday, it was fitting it would be decided on the final play of the game.
Read MoreTeam NT hits a century at AWG
Team NT won more than 100 ulus at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games and still finished fifth.
Read MoreWolves win Yk Basketball Association title for sixth time
With all the off-season hullabaloo in the Yk Basketball Association, you would think the balance of power would change.
Read MoreSPORTS TALK: Five thoughts from the week in the South Slave
We’re a week removed from the 2018 Arctic Winter Games in the South Slave and I already pronounced the Games a success. But there’s some unfinished business I need to tend to and that’s my favourite parts of the show when it comes to Yellowknife’s best and brightest. With that in mind, here’s some thoughts from the week that was:
Read MorePUCK DROPPINGS: The thrill of the pill
Vitamin E is a group of fat-soluble compounds whose anitoxidant properties fight free radicals and inhibit platelet aggregation.
Read MoreCOLUMN: Tarnishing shine of AWG success
Back on Sept. 4 of 2017, I wrote an opinion piece (It’s gotta be the shoes) lamenting my frustrations over dealing with the Government of Nunavut (GN).
Read MoreHay River athletes capture ulus
Many young athletes from Hay River made it to the medal podium at the 2018 South Slave Arctic Winter Games.
Read MoreInternational president calls AWG a success
Not all opinions of the 2018 Arctic Winter Games carry the same weight.
Read MoreKivalliq athletes shine at Arctic Winter Games
Another biennial, another big time for the Kivalliq at the Arctic Winter Games.
Read MoreGames come to a close in Hay River
The Arctic Winter Games have come and gone in the South Slave.
Read MoreNWT volleyball drought ends at 2018 AWG
by Dylan Short
The Northwest Territories captured its first ulu in men’s volleyball in more than a decade at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games.
Read MoreJunior girls golden again at AWG
by Dylan Short
The NWT is on top once again in women’s futsal after the territory won the gold medal final of the junior category at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games.
Read MoreTeam NT hits highs at AWG
You had to know that on home soil, Team NT would come ready to be at the top as many times as possible.
Read More‘You could say he was The Hockey Dad’
by Cody Punter
Heading into the semifinals on March 22, the Northwest Territories’ Arctic Winter Games female hockey team had their eye on repeating their gold performance from the Games in Nuuk.
Read MoreNWT claims midget boys hockey gold ulu at AWG
For most of the Northwest Territories midget boys hockey team, this was a chance at redemption from two years ago when they were bantams.
Read MoreNWT wins bantam boys gold in AWG hockey thriller
In his own words, Alex Cordero of the Northwest Territories had a bad bantam boys hockey gold ulu game and probably shouldn’t have been on the ice late in the dying seconds.
Read MoreMiners shutout Rankin Inlet to claim first tourney crown in seven years
The Miners broke a six-year drought by defeating team Rankin Inlet 4-0 to claim the 2018 Terence Tootoo Memorial (TTM) senior men’s championship in front of a sold-out arena in Rankin Inlet on March 11.
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