Yellowknifer

The Canada Day parade, which had been set to take place by the Rotary Club of Yellowknife, has been cancelled out of respect for the Indigenous community.

Rubber duckie, you’re the one,

A new documentary film on Indigenous peoples’ experiences with medical care challenges Canada’s reputation as a shining example of public health-care.

A talented group of young Yellowknifers won top spots at the 2021 Alberta Virtual Provincial Music Festival.

From adversity, art.

The GNWT and NWT Teachers Association (NWTTA) have reached a tentative agreement in ongoing negotiations over the collective agreement, according to a joint news release on June 22.

Youth in all 33 communities of the NWT will now have access to COVID-19 vaccines through their local health centres, the GNWT said in a new release on June 22.

The Dene Nation and Northwest Territories RCMP are about to begin a new shared effort to repair long-lasting tensions between policing and Indigenous people, which if successful, could set a precedent across the country.

The Yellowknives Dene First Nation hosted the city’s only National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities this year under a warm, sunny sky at the Wiilideh traditional site on the Yellowknife River.

Effective at 5 p.m. on June 21, vaccinated residents, non-resident essential service workers and other travellers with exemptions who are fully vaccinated no longer need to self-isolate upon entry to the NWT.