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Yellowknifers adjust to shopping without plastic bags

Yellowknifers adjust to shopping without plastic bags

Single-use plastics are officially banned in Canada as of this week, but local grocers did away with their plastic bags weeks ago.
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Registers ringing in Yk as downtown retailers report brisk business

Registers ringing in Yk as downtown retailers report brisk business

With Christmas just around the corner, some Yellowknifers have been busy boxing and wrapping gifts to give to their children, loved ones and friends.
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NWT Chamber of Commerce: The future’s ‘gently rapping, rapping’ at the Chamber’s door

NWT Chamber of Commerce: The future’s ‘gently rapping, rapping’ at the Chamber’s door

Next year, the NWT Chamber of Commerce marks 50 years of working to strengthen private business development as the basis of economic and social progress in the Northwest Territories.
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Det’on Cho Corporation acquires Nunasi Building

Det’on Cho Corporation acquires Nunasi Building

Det’on Cho Corporation, the economic development arm of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, has finalized its purchase of the Nunasi Building on 48 St. on Nov. 30.
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Canadian North to introduce Calgary-Yk route in February; NWT Tourism welcomes move

Canadian North to introduce Calgary-Yk route in February; NWT Tourism welcomes move

A new route from Yellowknife to Calgary has been announced by Canadian North.
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Flower and gift shop springs up after another closes

Flower and gift shop springs up after another closes

Cynthia Mufandaedza has opened her own flower and gift shop following the closure of Flowers North last month.
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City businesses find ways to cash in on Black Friday

City businesses find ways to cash in on Black Friday

For retailers, Black Friday sales mark the start of the Christmas shopping season.
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$1.68 million diamond ring fashioned with Diavik centrepiece

$1.68 million diamond ring fashioned with Diavik centrepiece

A ring crafted from one of the finest gems to come from the Diavik diamond mine in the last 20 years was unveiled on Wednesday.
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The thrill of the hunt; ‘You should always be exploring,’ says Northern geoscientist

The thrill of the hunt; ‘You should always be exploring,’ says Northern geoscientist

— By Jill Westerman
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Geoscience Forum MAX Awards honour mining industry’s best

Geoscience Forum MAX Awards honour mining industry’s best

It was an evening of giving and receiving during the Geoscience Forum MAX Awards event in Yellowknife on Nov. 17.
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