Large mineral deposit discovered in Sahtu
A large mineral deposit has been discovered 220 km west of Norman Wells on the property of a resource company with prospecting permits for the area.
Guilty verdict brings closure
In Hay River, there was satisfaction with the guilty verdict levied against Emrah Bulatci, the man who gunned down an RCMP officer in the community last year.
A heated topic in Hay River
The Hay River Community Youth Centre and the Hay River Soup Kitchen now share a lot zoned commercial, and the town wants to correct that long-running violation of its bylaws.
Firefighting full of behind-the-scenes work
It takes a lot of training and a lot of floor sweeping to build the kind of bond necessary to depend on someone else to save your life.
'Ice Pilots NWT' takes flight
Although he admits he previously didn't know anything about reality TV, Joe McBryan is now part of it.
Court turns down gender equality appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada's recent refusal to hear an appeal calling for a non-discriminatory, expanded definition of aboriginal status emphasizes that First Nations need to decide their own citizenship, the Assembly of First Nations says.
Ambiguity in records led to inmate's accidental release
The Department of Justice has discovered the reason a Deline man was accidentally released from a Hay River jail in August.
Caribou cuts fallout
Greg Robertson's taxidermy business was once booming with big game hunters vying for his services to prepare their trophies.
Dedicated to the cause
Russell Noksana and Pierre Marchand are doing their part to try and help the town and its residents combat climate change.
Christmas co-ordination
A new committee has been formed in Fort Smith to co-ordinate the community's multitude of Christmas activities.
Hero award presented to Hay River trucker
A trucker working out of hay river has been honoured as a hero with a prestigious national award.
FASD team in the works
Out of all the tragedies associated with alcoholism, perhaps Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the most heartbreaking, and now a medical team is being assembled in the NWT to diagnose this disorder in the young and hopefully provide some guidance to caretakers on how to support these children.
'Someone had essentially hunted me'
A Lutsel K'e teacher says the passion and love she once felt for her community has been replaced by fear and mistrust.
Preserving fishing heritage
Roy Courtoreille grew up in Hay River's West Channel and wants to see its history preserved.
Dene Nation setting up reward for missing person cases
The Dene Nation is establishing a reward fund in an effort to help solve cases of missing or murdered women in the NWT.
Digging deep
Students from across the Beaufort Delta compared mining to layer cake as part of a hands-on Introduction to Mining course this month.

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