Cameron Wilkinson

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GNWT to test Alert Ready System

The Government of the Northwest Territories will be running another NWT Alert Ready test this afternoon. Residents may see and/or hear the public alert test on their cell phone, radio stations...

Fire at Ruth Inch Memorial Pool

Yellowknife RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire at the City's Ruth Inch Memorial Pool. The fire occurred on Monday. The Yellowknife Fire Division were able to contain the blaze to...

Gumboot Rally reaches second-highest total in 26 years

The 2018 Gumboot Rally is being considered a huge success. The event, held this past Saturday, raised exactly $24 363.06 for the Yellowknife Association for Community Living. That number is the second-highest...

Bear spray discharged in YK apartment, police investigate

Yellowknife RCMP are looking into a discharged can of bear spray at a local apartment building. On Sunday, police were called to the 52nd Street building after receiving reports of...

Compost sale this weekend

The City of Yellowknife and Ecology North are hosting a compost sale this weekend. The compost will cost $5 per 20 litre pail, with a maximum of ten pails per order. The...

Deline RCMP seize suspected drugs

A Fort Good Hope man is facing charges after Deline RCMP seized suspected drugs and cash. Aaron Ellton, 43, is alleged to have had 50+ units of hashish and 35...

INF closes northern ice crossing

The Government of the Northwest Territories' Department of Infrastructure has officially closed the Peel River ice crossing. The GNWT advised NWT residents in the northwest on Thursday that the ice...

City of Yellowknife looking for entrepreneurs for ‘Win You Space YK’

Win Your Space YK is back for another year. The City of Yellowknife is looking for local entrepreneurs who want to see their business in a downtown YK space. Last year's...

Anti-Poverty Fund recipients finalized

Taking action against poverty. The Government of the Northwest Territories is investing in local projects to help reduce poverty. 43...

City of YK announces construction season underway

Summer is coming and that means construction season for Yellowknifers. The City of Yellowknife has officially kicked off construction season....

MS Walk runs this Sunday

Join nearly 100 people at the MS Walk this weekend. The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada's Yellowknife division is hosting...

GNWT advise Peel River ice crossing to close

The Government of the Northwest Territories' Department of Infrastructure is advising NWT residents in the Northwest that the Peel...

Investigation into Dawson City death continues

Yukon RCMP are continuing their investigation into a suspicious death in Dawson City early Monday morning. Police are trying to...

NWT’s financial future questioned after national report details aging mining sector

Yesterday afternoon, the Government of the Northwest Territories released its broad vision for climate change and energy in the...

GNWT releases climate change and energy vision

The Government of the Northwest Territories has released its broad vision for climate change and energy in the territory. The...

Investigation into Norman Wells sudden death begins

Norman Wells RCMP are investigating a sudden death in the NWT community. At roughly 6:45am Tuesday morning, police responded to...
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Communications outage halts takeoffs across United States

The Federal Aviation Administration halted takeoffs across the United States Friday after an outage disrupted air traffic control communications nationwide.

New allocations announced for NWT Nominee Program

The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has given an additional 50 allocations to the NWT's Nominee Program.

10 new social housing units ready for tenants in Ulukhaktok

The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that 10 new social housing units are ready for tenants in Ulukhaktok.

GNWT signs Memorandum of Understanding with Union of Northern Workers

The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Union of Northern Workers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Schools North Apprenticeship Program.  

Territory’s film commissions sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Northwest Territories Film Commission, the Nunavut Film Development Corporation, and Yukon Media Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on growing the screen sector in the North.