The GNWT announced they are planning to build a transitional housing facility in the city of Yellowknife that will house 25 people. There is no word yet on a date for when the facility will open. Minister Lucy Kuptana, the Minister Responsible for Housing NWT, emphasized the need for creating...

About 5,000 Tim Horton’s smile cookies were sold in Yellowknife last week and100 per cent of the donations will go towards a state-of-the-art Neonatal incubator warmer and bassinets for premature babies at Stanton Territorial Hospital. This year Tim Hortons Yellowknife supported the hospital's Pediatric and Obstetric units during Smile Cookie...

“(W)e have been able to verify an adequate number of staff at École St. Patrick High School have proof of measles vaccination, and will reopen tomorrow,” said Yellowknife Catholic Schools in a statement released on social media and on their website this afternoon. The school is re-opening its doors to...

It’s Emergency Preparedness Week and the City of Yellowknife has just announced the launch of a new alert system for residents called Voyent Alert!  The alert system will replace the current email emergency notification system and is available for folks in Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah as of next year. Elizabeth...

Hundreds gathered for the 15th Red Dress Day in the city of Yellowknife to show their support for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQ+ people and their families. Many wore shades of red in solidarity for the National Day of Awareness. A growing crowd stood in front of...

Weledeh Catholic School will reopen tomorrow (May 6) but École St. Patrick High School will remain closed until further notice, Yellowknife Catholic Schools announced this afternoon. The closures come at the heels of a measles case confirmation in the city of Yellowknife. “(W)e have been able to verify an adequate...