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Folk on the Rocks female performers reflect on musical influences

Folk on the Rocks female performers reflect on musical influences

Female artists from Yellowknife were among the talented acts to entertain the unleashed post-COVID masses at Folk on the Rocks (FOTR) over the weekend.
Business owner balks at proposed downtown wellness centre

Business owner balks at proposed downtown wellness centre

A Yellowknife business owner put his shop and building up for sale when he learned the GNWT plans to build a new wellness and recovery centre on 51 Street.
Notes from the trail with Nancy Vail: Raise one for the caribou

Notes from the trail with Nancy Vail: Raise one for the caribou

Hats off to the NWT Brewing Company for its new Five Antlers Ale campaign designed to draw attention to the caribou in the north teetering on the brink of extinction. In conjunction with NWT Species at Risk, part of the money raised from the sale of this specially brewed beer and the accompanying swag (including original artwork by Robbie Craig) will be donated to conservation efforts intended to give the caribou a chance.
CPHO issues smoke exposure warning for Thebacha region

CPHO issues smoke exposure warning for Thebacha region

Alberta wildfires have triggered an air quality warning for the Thebacha region.
New place for all to play in Somba K’e

New place for all to play in Somba K’e

The Northwest Territories new inclusive playground is an “important initial step”, according to Executive Director of the NWT Disabilities Council Denise McKee.
COVID spit tests to be shipped to NWT

COVID spit tests to be shipped to NWT

Three thousand COVID-19 spit tests from British Columbia’s supply are destined for use in the NWT, according to information from Kam Lake MLA Caitlin Cleveland’s Facebook page.
Man, 29, found dead near Behchoko in presumed drowning

Man, 29, found dead near Behchoko in presumed drowning

Police say they found a man reported missing deceased near Behchoko.
Government of Northwest Territories names new senior managers

Government of Northwest Territories names new senior managers

Changes have been made to senior management in the Northwest Territories public service.
Grace Guy review: An Unforgettable experience

Grace Guy review: An Unforgettable experience

The Unforgotten is a short documentary film that explores Indigenous interactions with the Canadian healthcare system at five stages in life — birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and Elder-hood — and how the Canadian healthcare system has failed at every stage in its oath to “do no harm.” With Yellowknife’s own Dr.
Yk hockey player destined for Knights in Michigan

Yk hockey player destined for Knights in Michigan

A 21-year-old hockey player who was born and raised in Yellowknife is heading to the United States to play university hockey in the fall.