Yellowknifer

The Yellowknife Elks Lodge put animal welfare at the forefront of its priorities this holiday season, making a $10,000 contribution to the NWT SPCA on Dec. 18.

An unwelcome surprise came wrapped in a box of chocolates for one recipient of a holiday gift from Territorial Beverages in Yellowknife.

Students attending Aurora College will have to prove they’re fully vaccinated starting March 1, college officials announced, Dec. 17.

Twas the day before Christmas, and all through the town, there was a hustle and a bustle going down. Some people were scurrying about, running errands, and doing some last-minute shopping. Others were driving around in big diesel four by fours, that rumbled and roared, like the fire breathing dragons of lore. There was no mistaking them.

Bird lovers of Yellowknife, dig out your binoculars, this year’s Christmas Bird Count is set for this weekend.

“It’s time to make the Northwest Territories a bigger priority.”

Westjet flights from Kelowna to Calgary and Calgary to Yellowknife on Dec. 13 have been flagged with a Covid-19 exposure risk notice.

The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) is partnering with British Columbia (B.C.) for the renewal of the Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum.

Public health officials say there was a Covid-19 exposure at Kaw Tay Whee School in Dettah Dec. 13 and 14 inclusive.

A charge has been laid regarding the suspicious death of a man in Yellowknife on Apr. 28, 2020.