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Canadian country music legend Ian Tyson passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 89. Why is that relevant to the North, you may ask? Ask Joe McBryan.

Among all of the new year fun is wondering when the first baby of the calendar year will be born.

SPCA manager Craig Taggart has 60 to 70 animals on his list, waiting to come to the Yellowknife shelter.

The Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road Joint Venture is proceeding as scheduled this year despite milder weather.

A surge of Covid-19 cases is occurring among Nunavummiut returning from the holidays in Iqaluit and the wider Qikiqtaaluk region, Nunavut’s Department of Health advised on Jan. 4.

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Northwest Territories gasoline prices have not fluctuated in a week from an average of $2.10.6 per litre as of Sunday, although the national average rose 3.9 cents per litre to $1.45.7 per litre over the week, according to GasBuddy.

Our ‘Woof’ of the Week is Rigley Layton, seen here sporting his new holiday sweater. Rigley continues to be a good sport for his humans, letting them dress him in all sorts of wild costumes. Photo courtesy of Candice Layton

From legislative chambers to classrooms, and on the radio and TV, Indigenous languages are spoken and heard every day across the North thanks to dedicated elders, teachers, translators and broadcasters.

Well over a month in the making, construction of the Mackenzie River ice crossing officially began Nov. 18 and the road opened to light traffic as of Nov. 30.