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• Requests for NWT youth sports fund are more than double annual budget
  A GNWT program for youth sport events issues about $400,000 annually. This year, the territory says, the fund received applications for more than $821,000. The post Requests for N…
• More than half of Wood Buffalo fire perimeter secured
  Parks Canada says more than half of the perimeter of a wildfire in Wood Buffalo National Park, near Highway 5, is now controlled or contained. The post More than half of Wood Buff…
• Why some medical travel flights south make more stops these days
  Some people heading south from Yellowknife on medical travel are being booked on flights that make multiple stops rather than flying direct. We looked into it. The post Why some m…
• GNWT expanding northern distance learning program to larger centres
  A GNWT distance learning program for high school students will soon be offered in larger centres. Here's more about what students can expect. The post GNWT expanding northern dist…
• Karen Youngman is Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation’s new chief
  Karen Youngman won a by-election to become the new leader of the Tthebatthie Denesųłiné Nation. She campaigned on a promise to build on the Nation's history. The post Karen Youngm…
• Weather conditions stop firefighters from reaching Wood Buffalo fire
  Unfavourable flying conditions are preventing firefighters from reaching wildfires burning over the border of Wood Buffalo. Even so, rain kept fire danger low. The post Weather co…
• Pride 2026: Events taking place in Yellowknife and the NWT
  Parades, golf, lunch-and-learns and even a ball hockey tournament. Here are some upcoming highlights from Pride month across the NWT. The post Pride 2026: Events taking place in Y…
• NWT says its female inmate supervision rules aren’t working
  The GNWT is looking to roll back changes to inmate supervision introduced at its jails over the past five years, saying the new rules have proven unworkable. The post NWT says its…
• Fort Smith Anglican church to hold 90th-anniversary celebration
  Fort Smith's St John's Anglican Church will hold events across the coming weekend to mark 90 years since its doors first opened in 1936. The post Fort Smith Anglican church to hol…
• Scammers are imitating NWT festivals, artists and organizers warn
  An artist lost hundreds of dollars after being fooled by scammers pretending to be an NWT festival. Organizers of multiple events are now warning people. The post Scammers are imi…

Cabinradio

• Man convicted of impaired driving causing death on Inuvik-Tuk Highway
  A man in Inuvik was convicted over an incident in which another person fell off a truck and sustained a fatal head injury. Sentencing is expected in September. The post Man convic…
• Privacy breach should be considered for prosecution, commissioner says
  The NWT's privacy commissioner said the Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency should consider referring an "egregious" policy breach to authorities for prosecution. The post Privacy b…
• In Inuvik, a barge sums up a town’s transformation in outlook
  With billions in defence spending on the way, capacity to deliver is a big topic in small NWT communities. This barge helps illustrate the challenges ahead. The post In Inuvik, a …
• Two NWT residents explore Yukon and Quebec for leadership conference
  Kari Davenport and Jennifer Parrott are back from a prestigious cross-Canada "fact-finding mission" that features the country's governor general. The post Two NWT residents explor…
• NWT organizations partner on new bilingual literacy outreach centre
  Collège nordique francophone and NWT Literacy Council opened a bilingual literacy outreach centre offering programs, workshops, tutoring and language courses. The post NWT organiz…
• GNWT hopes MTS Crown corp switch will ease annual losses of millions
  The GNWT set out more detail about plans to turn its loss-making barge division into a Crown corporation, saying "financial sustainability is a key objective." The post GNWT hopes…
• Requests for NWT youth sports fund are more than double annual budget
  A GNWT program for youth sport events issues about $400,000 annually. This year, the territory says, the fund received applications for more than $821,000. The post Requests for N…
• No flood threat yet, Nahanni Butte leaders say after storm warning
  Community leaders in Nahanni Butte told us how they're monitoring levels in nearby rivers after a GNWT warning of a "rainfall event" in the region. The post No flood threat yet, N…
• White-nose syndrome, deadly to bats, reaches NWT for first time
  A disease decimating North American bat populations has reached the Northwest Territories. Previously, the NWT had been one of the last holdouts. The post White-nose syndrome, dea…
• Boil-water advisory lifted for Hay River and surrounding communities
  The GNWT lifted the precautionary boil-water advisory for Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa issued on May 24 because of muddy water. The post Boil-water …

Yellowknifer

• Aurora College cutting counselling positions?
  Recently, it has been under consideration that Aurora College may eliminate its counselling positions at the Inuvik, Yellowknife and Fort Smith campuses.
• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• Readers Write: New Governor General a great choice
  From Brian McCutcheon,
• Letter to the Editor: Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to refocus on the climate
  From: Bob Bromey, Alternatives North
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• Yellowknife churches gather across denominations for shared public concert
  Catholics, Anglicans and several others join forces to host Worship Fest 2026 at Somba K’e Civic Plaza
• Yellowknife band Sun Starved wins musical faceoff to play at Folk on the Rocks
  11 acts compete for one coveted spot at July music festival
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding

Yellowknifer News

• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding
• Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
  Toronto played host to the first game on Canadian soil
• Impaired kayaker charged after alleged theft in Behchoko
  Accused 63-year-old man apparently used snow shovel to paddle around Marion Lake before capsizing
• Alberta man arrested after YK gas station robbery involving replica pistol
  Accused stole cigarettes and fled on foot, RCMP say
• Yellowknife prepares to host international caribou conference
  Decline of herds on agenda as nation-building projects lead to mounting worries among conservationists
• Monument to residential school students marks period of ‘cultural genocide’
  Yellowknifers gather for ceremony at Somba K’e Park

NNSL

• Aurora College cutting counselling positions?
  Recently, it has been under consideration that Aurora College may eliminate its counselling positions at the Inuvik, Yellowknife and Fort Smith campuses.
• QEC agrees to pay $240,000 for death of employee two years ago
  Utility pleaded guilty to one charge, eight charges withdrawn by prosecution
• Readers Write: New Governor General a great choice
  From Brian McCutcheon,
• Letter to the Editor: Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to refocus on the climate
  From: Bob Bromey, Alternatives North
• ‘We should embrace who we are’; Gloria Uluqsi on becoming Nunavut Tunngavik’s new president
  Says she plans to improve communication with Inuit
• MLAs pressure GNWT to transfer some Commissioner’s land to Yellowknife for development
  Transfer of 100-acre Frame Lake parcel included in motion
• Yellowknife churches gather across denominations for shared public concert
  Catholics, Anglicans and several others join forces to host Worship Fest 2026 at Somba K’e Civic Plaza
• Yellowknife band Sun Starved wins musical faceoff to play at Folk on the Rocks
  11 acts compete for one coveted spot at July music festival
• GNWT releases plan on dealing with homeless encampments
  Guide outlines how the city can tackle encampments in a respectful manner
• Full construction will not begin on Qikiqtarjuaq port this year
  Project did not secure fast-tracked funding