Yellowknife

• Woman shot at for asking driver to stop revving engine in middle of night, arrest made: EPS

  The shooting happened on a weekend in July in the Queen Mary Park area, where police said a young woman went out in her balcony and asked the driver to stop revving their engine.

  Crime

  Sep 11
  
• Military jumpers recount daring rescue at plane crash site northeast of Yellowknife

  Military members tell their story of what it was like to rescue victims of a December plane crash in a remote area of the Northwest Territories.

  Canada

  Jan 5
  
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• Search and rescue crews look for overdue boaters on Great Slave Lake: Yellowknife RCMP

  RCMP in Yellowknife, NWT, received a report on Thursday that two boaters had not returned from their boating trip on Great Slave Lake. An aerial search was planned for Saturday.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2023
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• N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane says she won’t seek re-election

  Caroline Cochrane says representing the N.W.T. has been among the highest honours of her life.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2023
• Yellowknife welcome home celebration cancelled due to smoke

  The NWT capital had planned a "Welcome Home'' gathering on Saturday at Somba K'e Civic Plaza, featuring live music, bouncy castles and a shop-local contest.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2023
• Buffalo Airways launches 737 cargo-only freighter route between Edmonton and Yellowknife

  Northern Canada airline Buffalo Airways announced a cargo-only 'Special Freighter' route between Edmonton International Airport (EIA) and Yellowknife.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
• Workers continue restoring essential services in N.W.T. ahead of fire evacuee return

  Hay River's mayor said workers are busy bringing essential services online, and hope remains that residents will be allowed to start coming back this weekend.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
• Pre-registration for re-entry flights set to begin for some N.W.T. communities

  A Northwest Territories official says pre-registration for flights will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday for wildfire evacuees from Hay River, Enterprise and K'atl'odeeche First Nation.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2023
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• Former High River woman survives Alberta floods and now N.W.T. fires

  Former High River woman who survived the Alberta floods is now returning to Yellowknife after being evacuated

  Fire

  Sep 10, 2023
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• N.W.T. wildfires: Hay River evacuees won’t know when they can return until next week

  It will likely be next week before thousands of wildfire evacuees from Hay River, N.W.T., learn when they can return home.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2023