Nunavut wins historic first game at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
It wasn't a question of if but more a question of when Nunavut would finally be able to raise their arms in official victory at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
We now know when –...
Team NT table tennis boys get off on right foot at Canada Winter Games
For a team that was simply hoping to score a few points here and there at the Canada Winter Games, this result must have felt like a lump of gold.
The boys table tennis squad...
Team NT and Nunavut schedule: Day 2
Here are the teams and athletes in action on Saturday for Team NT and Team Nunavut on Day 2 of the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. It will be the first official...
Max Joy “grateful and excited” to carry Nunavut flag for Canada Winter Games opening...
The 2019 Canada Winter Games are officially underway in Red Deer, Alta., with the opening ceremony having taken place the evening of Feb. 15.
Nunavut joined in with the 12 other provinces and territories in...
Iqaluit Taekwondo Society heading down under
If you've been following the Iqaluit Taekwondo Society's exploits in recent years, you will know that whenever they travel to events, good things usually happen in terms of medals.
Its next trip, though, is the...
The other Nunavut team at the Canada Winter Games
Nunavut will be sending athletes for weeks one and two of the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta.
The week two contingent, though, will have one group of members that will be doing something...
One-two finish for Yellowknife at Hazardous Women’s Hockey Tournament in Hay River
One of the bigger women's hockey tournaments in the NWT made a long-awaited return this past weekend but there was a good reason for why it went away.
There was no arena to play in.
The...
Deton Cho Eagles finish Calgary tournament on winning note
There's no better motivation for a team to win a game than losing a game you should have won before.
That's what the Deton Cho Eagles girls high performance basketball did at the Centennial Howler...
Yellowknife’s Own Lot in Life
Oh, so that’s what improvements look like.
I recall my first memorable view of the downtown 50/50 intersection when I was here for a brief visit in 1992. There was a fenced off hole in...
Record-breaking numbers at 18th annual Gwich’in Cup Tournament
The annual Gwich'in Cup Tournament continues to be a huge sporting event for minor league hockey players in the Beaufort Delta region, as a record breaking 225 youth participated in this year's tournament, improving...
Yellowknife Catholic Schools’ Regional Youth Traditional Games Tournament features big turnout
The annual Traditional Games Championships don't get going until tomorrow evening but some athletes got themselves a good head start this past weekend.
Weledeh and St. Pat's Gymnasiums hosted the annual Yellowknife Catholic Schools' Regional...
Jamie Koe Brandon-bound after winning NWT Men’s Curling Championship
It's lucky no. 13 for Jamie Koe in terms of Tim Hortons Brier appearances and he will get to do it this year with a brand new rink.
Koe and his new-look team of David...
A fun finish for Wolfpack peewees at B.C. tournament
For the second year running, the Yellowknife Wolfpack peewee development team was in Vernon, B.C., for the annual Vernon Winter Carnival Coca-Cola Classic Tournament, one of the most exclusive tournaments in western Canada. Just...
Brendan Green retires from competitive biathlon
Hay River's favourite biathlon son has called it a career.
Brendan Green officially retired following the men's 4 x 7.5-km relay event at the World Cup stop in Canmore, Alta., on Friday. The team finished...
Hak’s Autobody wins bantam division in Chris Bergman Memorial Tournament; Fort Smith wins atom...
The minor hockey tournament season is done in Yellowknife for another year but not without some exciting finishes.
The Chris Bergman Memorial Tournament wrapped up this past Sunday with the Timbits, initiation, atom and bantam...
Dettah travels to Air Tindi Cup hockey tournament for first time
2019 was the fourth anniversary of the Air Tindi Cup minor hockey tournament and camp in Behchoko and this year saw some new faces hit the ice at the Ko Gon Cho Recreation Complex...
Inuvik youth get their curl on
The Inuvik Curling Club hosted its second annual Rockstar Festival for junior curlers at the Midnight Sun Complex on Feb. 3, with youth from the ages of five to nine competing for a trophy...
Grace Twa wins 14 and Under 10K race at Maui Oceanfront Marathon on Hawai’i
If you know Grace Twa, you know she's quite the athlete.
She was part of the winning rink at the NWT Junior Curling Championships in Inuvik this past December but she's also quite the runner...
Nakehko Lamothe remembered as role model, great teammate
Nakehko Lamothe is being remembered as someone who was a tremendous teammate and a role model both on and off the ice.
Lamothe, who played with the MacEwan Griffins men's hockey team in Edmonton, died...
Pangnirtung wins overall title at Nunavut Wrestling Championships; Western Canada Summer Games team also...
There's nothing like home mat advantage, if you will, when it comes to wrestling and Pangnirtung's finest showed that late last month.
The Nunavut Wrestling Championships were held in the community on Jan. 27 and...
Victoria Hamm takes on country as lone NWT figure skater for Canada Winter Games
You would think the pressure would be on Victoria Hamm to succeed at the Canada Winter Games.
After all, she is the only figure skater from the territory that will hit the ice to take...
Fewer mistakes, more chances to win for Canada Winter Games hockey teams
Mistakes are bound to happen in any sporting contest, no matter what it is.
The job is to try and limit them.
That's what both of Team NT's hockey teams will be looking to do when...
Canada Winter Games cross-country ski team hoping experience of four years ago will come...
One thing the Canada Winter Games cross-country ski team will be short on is experience.
They'll need it when the sport takes place in Red Deer, Alta., during week two of the Games.
Team NT's squad...
Time to re-hash an old idea – promotion and relegation at the Canada Games
So I had a thought while writing the story about the Canada Winter Games boys and girls hockey teams. I know – stop thinking, James, because you'll only hurt the team.
Seriously, though ... there's...
Athletics NWT starts its preparation for 2019 Western Canada Summer Games
The 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta., are less than a month away.
While all of the attention has been on that, it's easy to forget that another major games event is happening...
NU Multi Sport Camp trains first group of people to travel to Cambridge Bay...
School will be out from Feb. 18 to 22 in the territory, meaning youth will be looking for something to do.
They won't have that problem in Cambridge Bay and Sanikiluaq as the Recreation and...
NWT Junior Squash Championships see 21 players from Yellowknife and Fort Smith
As the Canada Winter Games squash team prepares for battle next month, the next crop of players coming down the pipe were doing their thing at the Racquet Club.
The club played host to the...
Recreation training comes to Inuvik
A territory-wide recreation training program made its first stop in Inuvik on Monday.
The Recreation North Training Program is put on by Recreation North, which is a partnership between the three territorial recreation and parks...
Athletics NWT starts its march toward Western Canada Summer Games
With all the sports talk surrounding the 2019 Canada Winter Games next month, it’s easy to forget that there's another big event coming up this year.
The Western Canada Summer Games are in Swift Current,...
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