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St. Patrick School in Yellowknife celebrates Indigenous Languages Month

St. Patrick School in Yellowknife celebrates Indigenous Languages Month

In celebration of Indigenous Languages Month, schools in the Northwest Territories (NWT) have been providing fun filled learning experiences for students.
Lock your car doors: Vehicle-related theft on the rise in downtown Yellowknife

Lock your car doors: Vehicle-related theft on the rise in downtown Yellowknife

RCMP received 15 complaints related to vehicle theft since Jan. 1
UPDATE: No bomb or explosives found at Yellownkife’s St. Patrick High School

UPDATE: No bomb or explosives found at Yellownkife’s St. Patrick High School

RCMP continues to investigate source of threat
RCMP delivers food to Jean Marie River as part of yearly initiative

RCMP delivers food to Jean Marie River as part of yearly initiative

Through a yearly initiative where RCMP National Division employees ‘adopt a village’ in Canada to receive donations, the community of Jean Marie River was chosen to receive 1300 pounds of food after a difficult 2021.
WSCC files eleven charges against NTPC

WSCC files eleven charges against NTPC

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) faces 11 charges under the territory’s Safety Act related to the death of a Yellowknife employee in 2021.
Tales from the dump: Perception is everything

Tales from the dump: Perception is everything

A long time ago when I was a teenager, I went to an alternative film festival. It showed a number of films that never made it to the commercial screens or TV but was none-the-less entertaining. One of the films dealt with documentaries and how they were made and how they can affect people’s perspective and perception.
Comment: Bengals due for a Super Bowl title

Comment: Bengals due for a Super Bowl title

A long and arduous NFL season (for some teams more than others) has paved the way to the emergence of Super Bowl LVI, which will feature the AFC’s Cincinnati Bengals and the NFC’s Los Angeles Rams.
Yellowknifer editorial: Exercises in futility

Yellowknifer editorial: Exercises in futility

The work of Legislative Assembly committees is rarely the sort of thing that catches public attention.
Let the race to the Tim Hortons Brier begin

Let the race to the Tim Hortons Brier begin

Editor’s note: An earlier verion of this story referred to the page playoffs that are scheduled to take place this weekend in a tense that may have been misleading. Round-robin play in the Brief playdown tournament is expected to wrap up Feb. 11, with elimination playoffs taking place Feb. 12 and the championship final set for Sunday, Feb. 13. Yellowknifer apologizes for any confusion this may have caused.
Yellowknifer Feb. 11, 2022 edition

Yellowknifer Feb. 11, 2022 edition