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Fire ban in Inuvik ‘effective immediately’

Fire ban in Inuvik ‘effective immediately’

A fire ban is in place for Inuvik, effective immediately.
Fires banned in Yellowknife, again

Fires banned in Yellowknife, again

A fire ban is back in place in Yellowknife, the city announced Monday, July 4.
Mackenzie Delta heat wave expected to last until at least July 8

Mackenzie Delta heat wave expected to last until at least July 8

A heat warning issued by Environment Canada July 2 is expected to last the entire week.
Tales from the Dump: Too much blasting in Yellowknife

Tales from the Dump: Too much blasting in Yellowknife

Seismic waves are energy waves that travel through the earth or water and are usually created by explosions, volcanoes, earth slides or anything that slams into the planet.
Heat warning issued for Mackenzie Delta

Heat warning issued for Mackenzie Delta

Today’s going to be a hot one.
Yellowknife tourism operators satisfied with gradual bookings

Yellowknife tourism operators satisfied with gradual bookings

Just months after the GNWT opened the territorial border to leisure travel, tourists didn’t immediately start flowing in, but the measure was good news to operators.
Staffing shortages in the North are impacting everyone, according to local businesses

Staffing shortages in the North are impacting everyone, according to local businesses

Staffing shortages in the north are widespread with service industries among the hardest hit
Love overcomes logistics to bring Gwich’in artist’s jewellery to the red carpet

Love overcomes logistics to bring Gwich’in artist’s jewellery to the red carpet

When Yellowknife-based Gwich’in artist Tania Larsson was approached by a red carpet fashion designer to design fashion accessories for the series premier of George R.R. Martin’s Dark Winds, she quickly got to work designing jewellery to go with the outfit being designed for the show’s star, Jessica Matten.
Crowds line Franklin Avenue for Canada Day Parade

Crowds line Franklin Avenue for Canada Day Parade

Crowds of families and their friends and neighbours showed up on Friday morning for Yellowknife’s 2022 Canada Day Parade, organized by The Rotary Club of Yellowknife.
EDITORIAL: It’s good to be Canadian in 2022 — but we must remain vigilant

EDITORIAL: It’s good to be Canadian in 2022 — but we must remain vigilant

When Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller was in town to announce a $2.3 million boost for the Gwich’in Wellness Centre, Grand Chief Ken Kyikavichik commended the minister for his opposition to the parole of convicted Nunavut sex-offender Eric Dejaeger, saying “having that realism and having that response is helpful to a lot of those that have had to endure the genocide of the Indian residential school system.”