Yellowknifer

The Yellowknife Eagles U18 girls basketball team is officially off and running with its tournament season for 2022-23.

The Multicultural Community of Yellowknife held its Multicultural Dance Gala at the Chateau Nova on Nov. 19, marking a return after a two-year break due to Covid-19.

Amid a chorus of complaints over the city’s snow clearing, Mayor Rebecca Alty told Yellowknifer that this year’s 76 cm of snowfall so far is four times the 15 cm that had accumulated by the same point last year.

Colton Migwi, a man from Behchoko who killed his brother, was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday.

After a two-year hiatus, Mayor Rebecca Alty resumed a monthly lunch with residents at city hall on Tuesday.

Inflation in Yellowknife rose by 7.1 per cent in October compared to a year earlier, fresh data from Statistics Canada revealed on Wednesday.

Singer and pianist Gina Williams received a positive reception, including rousing ovations, for her performance at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre last week.

A three-year study of the water quality at the Nechalacho rare earth mine is underway, thanks to federal funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Federal ministers made their way to Yellowknife on Monday to announce $23 million in joint funding for the creation of 63 affordable rental units for at-risk individuals.

Yellowknife realized a 7.7 per cent increase in the consumer price index in September compared to the same period one year earlier, according to Statistics Canada data released on Wednesday.