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He was about to make his N.W.T. cabin more fire-resistant, until a wildfire destroyed it

Joey Horesay says he was just about to put metal siding and roofing on his cabin, in the Dehcho region of the N.W.T., to better protect it against wildfire. He was too late.

Should the N.W.T. hold a public inquiry into the 2023 wildfires? Some experts weigh in

As members of the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly prepare to vote Thursday onwhether the territory should calla public inquiry last summer's wildfire response, some experts are also weighing in on the question.

Yellowknife council, workers approve collective agreement ending strike

Yellowknife city council and unionized municipal workers have approved a new collective agreement, ending a five week strike and lockout.

Years of abuse in Cambridge Bay group home went ignored, lawsuit alleges

In a lawsuit filed in 2018, eight plaintiffs allege they were sexually assaulted and beaten for years while in the care of a couple who ran the group foster home in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in the 1970s and 80s. They're still waiting for a resolution.

City of Yellowknife and union reach tentative deal after month-long strike

The City of Yellowknife and the union representing the majority of its workers havecome to a tentative agreement. Unionized employees went on strike on Feb. 8 after negotiationswith a federally appointed mediator between the two parties failed to produce an agreement.

Yellowknife Women's Society looking for good Samaritan who helped put out daycare fire

Staff at the Yellowknife Women's Society are looking for the identity of a good Samaritan who helped put out a fire at the organizations daycare Wednesday.

'Fieldhouse is kind of our life' says Yellowknife family forced to close canteen amid strike

Since unionized City of Yellowknife employees walked off the job last week,the Yellowknife Fieldhouse has been closed to the public and Mustafa Sarikaya, who isnt a city employee, has been forced to shutter his canteen business.

City of Yellowknife staff will strike Wednesday if no deal is reached

The union representing the majority of unionized employees with the City of Yellowknife has given notice that its workers will walk off the job on Feb. 8 if a deal is not reached,the municipality says.

Hospital wedding caps 'true love story' for Nunavut man facing terminal cancer

There was a bittersweet wedding ceremony this week in a Yellowknife hospital chapel. Long-time lovebirds Roy and Sylvia Klengenberg got hitched, though they may not have many days together as husband and wife.

Former Yellowknife Legion president takes organization to court for over $200K in alleged unpaid rent

A landlord is asking the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories to help him evict the Yellowknife Legion and help him collect more than $235,000 in unpaid rent.