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Why artist Aidan Cartwright likes his paintings to veer away from realism

Why artist Aidan Cartwright likes his paintings to veer away from realism

Aidan Cartwright, local artist and teacher, talked about why he prefers to create paintings that are not realistic and some of the positive effects of his approach.
Kieron Testart running for Range Lake MLA

Kieron Testart running for Range Lake MLA

Kieron Testart has announced that he plans to run for the Range Lake riding in the upcoming election.
Advice: When your learned attachment style affects your adult relationships

Advice: When your learned attachment style affects your adult relationships

Everywhere you look on the internet, there are quizzes to find out your attachment style.
NWT Disabilities Council publishes book with testimonies and stories of parents and caregivers

NWT Disabilities Council publishes book with testimonies and stories of parents and caregivers

The NWT Disabilities Council released a book earlier this year called Nothing About Us Without Us: Personal Narratives of Disability from the Northwest Territories.
First set of Toastmasters complete the youth leadership program

First set of Toastmasters complete the youth leadership program

The Midnightsun Toastmasters Club, a group that helps to improve communication and public speaking skills of its members, created a youth leadership program after years of planning.
Jen Walden explains how to create art with garlic juice and copper

Jen Walden explains how to create art with garlic juice and copper

Copper plates and the smell of garlic aren’t typically associated with visual art but one Yellowknife artist, inspired by Italy’s renaissance period, has made a set of paintings using just that.
Learning the strings with the Aurora Fiddle Society

Learning the strings with the Aurora Fiddle Society

If you want to learn to play the fiddle, the Aurora Fiddle Society may be a good place to start.
Forest fire extinguished behind Canadian Tire

Forest fire extinguished behind Canadian Tire

A forest fire broke out approximately 200 metres behind Canadian Tire on Wednesday afternoon.
A 3,000-kilometre canoe journey lies ahead for Garth Wallbridge

A 3,000-kilometre canoe journey lies ahead for Garth Wallbridge

Garth Wallbridge, a corporate lawyer in Yellowknife, was making the final preparations to embark on a long canoe trip on Great Slave Lake on Tuesday.
Happily divorced ever after: reconceptualizing divorce as an opportunity

Happily divorced ever after: reconceptualizing divorce as an opportunity

The word divorce conjures up a plethora of negativity. Thoughts may immediately go to failure, feelings of sorrow for any children involved or just plain anxiety about having your future go down the tubes and starting a new life on your own.