NWT doctor shortage continues
The NWT has the third worst doctor-to-patient ratio in the country.
Trying to explain the caribou decline
At the current rate of decline, statistics herald the impending extinction of the Bathurst caribou herd.
George Whitlock dead at 77
George Whitlock - probably best known as co-owner of the Norweta tourist vessel on the Mackenzie River - has died.
Water rates drop in McPherson
Fort McPherson residents should be paying less for water this month after hamlet council decided to lower water rates by 30 cents per litre.
TB outbreak in Deline
Seven active cases of tuberculosis were confirmed in Deline as of Thursday and health officials are investigating more possible cases while they urge people to get tested for the disease, which can cause severe lung infection and death.
Resident hunters protest harvest restrictions
A "manifesto" from a group of resident hunters in Hay River rejects any suggestion resident hunting significantly contributes to declining populations of barrenland caribou.
Twelve graduate from underground mining program
Twelve students from across the NWT - joined by proud, camera-toting family and friends - graduated from the Mine Training Society and Aurora College's fifth offering of the Underground Miner Training Program in a ceremony held Dec. 1 at the Tree of Peace in Yellowknife.
'He survived a lot in his time'
When there was fresh snow on the ground and a full moon in the sky, Henry Nasogaluak was never indoors.
RCMP officer unnecessarily Tasered Inuvik teen: report
The RCMP officer who used a Taser on a handcuffed 15-year-old Inuvik girl two years ago was acting unreasonably and was not certified to use the weapon, a public interest investigation has found.
Accidentally-released inmate captured
A Deline man accidentally released from a Hay River jail in August has been arrested in Edmonton.
Seasonal flu expected soon
Those who aren't fond of needles should prepare themselves for another vaccination, as the seasonal flu is expected to hit the North this holiday season. Yellowknifer takes the lead in Copenhagen
More than 50 Canadian youth held a demonstration in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 9, calling for a halt to Alberta oil sands operations. At the forefront was Yellowknife's Daniel T'seleie, who led the charge as the voice of the movement.
Celebrating Fort Smith
Residents of Fort Smith got together Dec. 5 to celebrate at a community feast.
Paulatuk rallies around two soldiers in Afghanistan
Every time the phone rings, Annie Wolki gets a little shaky. She hopes it's her daughter, and prays it's not someone else calling on her behalf.
Observing and communicating
For 11 years, Blaine Dumkee has played an important role in aviation safety in the NWT and the Yukon.
Fire destroys former band office
Fort Good Hope's former band office and a vacant house burned to the ground during the wee hours of Thursday, Dec. 10 in two separate fires that police suspect were deliberately set.
NWT Construction Association fumes over zoning bylaw
Bill Aho thought he was doing the city a favour last summer when he opened up a piece of his property on Old Airport Road for a temporary building to house the Food Rescue program - a charitable group that collects unsold food from grocery stores and gives it to the poor.

 More Northern News