'Under siege by homelessness,' Yellowknife mall owners pen open plea for change

The owners of the Centre Square Mall and the adjoining Quality Inn and Suites in Yellowknife have penned an open letter calling on Yellowknifers to join their plea to get governments to deal with a homelessness crisis that's created a 'war zone.'

Frontrunner Brent Sass drops out of Yukon Quest dog race

Two more mushers, including former Yukon Quest champion Brent Sass, have dropped out of this year’s race, which is still underway.

Northern airlines not on board with Yellowknife airport fees

by Guy Quenneville

Northern airlines want the Northwest Territories government to put the brakes on planned Yellowknife airport fees, saying travellers from remote communities could see an extra $48 on their tickets.

Analysis N.W.T. students and parents 'thrown under the bus' in new deal with teachers

by Richard Gleeson

The N.W.T.'s education department and the NWT Teachers' Association sold out students and parents when they agreed to cut the amount of time students get with teachers.

Gwich'in language program pairs fluent speakers with 'apprentices'

by Mackenzie Scott

A program is aiming to help "apprentice" Gwich'in language speakers become fluent by pairing them with masters of the language.

N.W.T.-B.C. dispute over child support payments creates $120K in arrears

by Hilary Bird

A former Yellowknifer has never paid more than half the amount of child support required by a N.W.T. court order because the province he lives in doesn’t require him to.

Photos See Snowking's castle take shape with 2 weeks left until winter festival

The Snowking castle on Yellowknife Bay is taking shape, with a little more than two weeks left until the month-long winter festival opens next month.

Video Yellowknife besties overcome effects of childhood cancer with music, laughter and straight talk

by Priscilla Hwang, Joanne Stassen

These two Yellowknife besties have used music and laughter to take on the long-term effects of one girl's childhood cancer treatments.

Photos Your North: Best reader photos for the week of Feb. 6

A sled dog race, a moon halo and, of course, the aurora: it's just another winter week in the North. Here are your best photos of the week from across the territories.

In Inuktitut, the names of the month are many and multifaceted

For years, Aseena Mablick has collected information on the names of the months in Inuktitut.

Work to replace Norman Wells pipeline section could begin this summer

by Guy Quenneville

Enbridge may begin work in the Northwest Territories to replace an underwater section of the Line 21 oil pipeline this summer, says the Town of Norman Wells.

Inuk woman in Ottawa-area uses traditional know-how to collect, recycle roadkill for crafts

by Priscilla Hwang

Manitok Thompson was appalled to learn that fur from road-killed animals was going to waste. Now, 'instead of throwing away the whole carcass, they tell me, and I go pick it up.'

Recap N.W.T. Budget Wars: Episode 1 - The Cabinet Minister Strikes Back

by Guy Quenneville

In a surprise move this week, N.W.T. cabinet minister Glen Abernethy castigated regular MLAs for taking “hard lines” on the proposed 2017-2018 budget and accused them of exaggerating the impact of planned workforce reductions.

Low snow prompts Iditarod to move race's start to Fairbanks

by Mark Thiessen

Low-snow conditions in the Alaska Range have forced officials to move the Iditarod's official start from the Anchorage area to Fairbanks, Alaska for the second time in three years.

No arena? No problem. Hay River hockey returns to its roots

by Jimmy Thomson

From old-school outdoor rinks to indoor "floorball," the second largest hockey scene in the NWT is making the best of a year with no arena.

INTERACTIVE Did the population in your hometown shrink or grow?

How has your neighbourhood changed over the past five years? Is it booming or in decline? We can now answer that question in detail with the first release from the 2016 census, which this year offers a rich portrait of who we are and how we live.

Yuka Honda drops out of Yukon Quest in wake of dog death

Honda scratched from the race several hours before she was due to leave Dawson City for the second half of the race.

Trudeau defends Arctic drilling ban, talks economic development at Yellowknife town hall

by Garrett Hinchey

A packed gymnasium in Yellowknife lobbed questions at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday morning, who addressed Northern economic development and a controversial Arctic drilling ban during his first town hall event in the territories.

72 long-term care beds could go inside old Stanton Territorial Hospital building

by Guy Quenneville

The N.W.T. government says the old Stanton Territorial Hospital building in Yellowknife could be home to 72 long-term care beds, after the new Stanton Hospital opens in 2019.

Yukon MP apologizes to voters whose hearts were set on electoral reform

MP Larry Bagnell says he can understand that people who really wanted electoral reform may not vote Liberal in the next election.

B.C. man not allowed to leave province arrested in Nunavut

RCMP in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, arrested a man from B.C. on Wednesday who was under a court order to remain in that province.

Whitehorse woman's death not suspicious, police say

The RCMP say their investigation into the death earlier this week of a 66-year-old woman has determined there was no foul play.

Video Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media as Yellowknife visit ends

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with media Friday afternoon at Yellowknife's Mildred Hall School. The press conference wraps up a short visit to the N.W.T., his first since being elected Prime Minister.

N.W.T. MLA questions minister over lack of law allowing cremation

Frame Lake MLA Kevin O'Reilly says there's a need for a law to allow for cremations in the Northwest Territories and wants to know what the hold-up is in getting the legislation introduced.

Whitehorse RCMP see lots of drivers using cellphones

by Dave Croft

Cpl. Shawn Pollard, head of RCMP traffic services, says officers issued about 10 tickets in just over an hour in Whitehorse Thursday.

Warm ocean water triggered vast seabird die-off, experts say

A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, researchers have pinned the cause to unusually warm ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat.

More earthquake aftershocks near Resolute

Earthquakes Canada is describing a 5.3 magnitude quake 87 kilometres east of Resolute as an aftershock from last month's 5.8 magnitude earthquake in the same location.

Shad, City and Colour headline Folk on the Rocks' first lineup announcement

Two Canadian music stars - Shad and City and Colour - will be in Yellowknife in July to headline the city's annual summer music festival.

Iqaluit RCMP charge man with trafficking, seize 40 lbs of marijuana

An Iqaluit man has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking after police seized approximately 40 pounds of marijuana on its way into the Nunavut capital.

Whitehorse airport under renovations until June

Improvements are being made to several areas of the terminal building at Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport.

Survey praises Canadian Arctic companies for respecting Indigenous rights

by Bob Weber

An international survey on resource development in the Arctic has ranked Canadian companies among the highest in the world for their policies on respecting Indigenous rights.

Fewer Yukoners live in remote communities: Census 2016

by Philippe Morin

Fewer and fewer Yukoners are living far from urban centres, as the population increasingly centralizes near Whitehorse.

RCMP says it plans to review 'unfounded' sexual assault cases

The RCMP says it plans to review sexual assault cases that were labelled unfounded in 2016 to see if they comply with police policy and appropriate decision-making based on evidence.

Video Trudeau signs Inuit-to-Crown partnership declaration during Iqaluit visit

by Garrett Hinchey

In his first visit to Iqaluit since his 2015 election victory, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed a declaration that sets a promised Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee in motion.

Video Officers slammed for refusal to deal with deer on Yukon River ice

Yukon conservation officer services is being criticized for not helping a deer that got stranded on the Yukon River ice in downtown Whitehorse on Tuesday and then died.

N.W.T. communities shrink while Yellowknife grows in 2016 Census

by Alex Brockman

Jobs and education are the main reasons why young people are leaving, say community leaders, and could be the key to drawing them back.

Arctic cruise ship owners ordered to pay $469K in costs for 2010 grounding

by Garrett Hinchey

The owners of a cruise ship that ran into a rock shelf in Nunavut will have to pay nearly $500,000 in environmental costs to the Canadian government after a Federal Court judge ruled they were responsible for the grounding.

Sled dog named Firefly dies on the trail of the 1,600 km Yukon Quest

A dog named Firefly died in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race Thursday morning. Musher Yuka Honda said he was a friendly dog who loved to eat.

Municipal workers in Watson Lake take strike vote as talks break off

Twenty-one municipal workers in Watson Lake have given union negotiators a strike mandate after going without a contract for more than a year.

N.W.T. teachers union boycotts newspaper after 'hurtful' editorial

by Hilary Bird

The Northwest Territories Teachers' Association says it will no longer be advertising in newspapers owned by Northern News Services after it published a scathing editorial on the reduction of classroom hours.

New campaign urges N.W.T. residents to drop bottled water

by Curtis Mandeville

A new campaign by a local environmental group is encouraging Northwest Territories residents to turn on their taps and stop buying bottled water.

'Separation is necessary for proper advocacy for the people,' says Jayko Alooloo

by John Van Dusen

One of the leaders of the movement to split the Qikiqtani Inuit Association in half says the idea has been in discussion for about a year.

Inuvik's 'precarious' fuel situation threatened by proposed cut to winter ferry service

A proposed cut to Dempster Highway winter ferry service has Inuvik's mayor worried about a potential emergency with the town's supply of propane, which heats most of Inuvik's homes.

RCMP investigate death of 66-year-old Whitehorse woman

The police say they were called to a downtown apartment Tuesday afternoon where they discovered the woman. An autopsy has been ordered.

Former N.W.T. MLAs get $70K for retraining, 'wealth planning' on top of 1 year's salary

by Guy Quenneville

Eight former Northwest Territories MLAs tapped into a publicly-funded retraining assistance program to cover a variety of pursuits following their time in the 17th legislative assembly — at a total cost of about $70,000.

Faro mobile home owner fights town's plans to relocate trailer park residents

by Nancy Thomson

A man who lives in an aging mobile home in Faro says the town's plans to move trailers out of one of the town's parks in favour of tourists' RVs will create financial hardship for residents.

Justin Trudeau's cross-country tour heading to Iqaluit, Yellowknife

Trudeau will take part in a public meet and greet in Iqaluit Thursday afternoon. It'll be followed by a campaign-style town hall event in Yellowknife Friday morning.

Canada's North sees population bump in 2016 census

The North is becoming more crowded. Canada’s territories showed a nearly six per cent population increase over the last five years, according to 2016 census data from Statistics Canada.

Charges stayed against passenger who caused Aeroflot flight to land in Iqaluit

by John Van Dusen

An Armenian man taken into custody in Canada in November after a Moscow-bound flight was diverted to Iqaluit is one step closer to going home after the Crown stayed four charges against him.

Video Brent Sass's team first into Dawson City, halfway point of Yukon Quest

Brent Sass is the first musher into Dawson City, arriving at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday, while mushers Laura Neese and Ed Stielstra scratched in Pelly Crossing.