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Rio Tinto aims for 'something that not many others have done': successful closure of an N.W.T. mine

Rio Tinto is still two years away from ending production at its Diavik diamond mine in the N.W.T. and alreadythere are signs of how nature may reclaim East Island in the years to come.

Conference tries to build momentum for Dehcho clean energy projects

Dehcho communities had the opportunity to develop and pitch clean energy projects to federal and territorial funders during an inaugural clean energy conference in Yellowknife this week.

Coast guard still seeking contractor to recover boat that sank in Yellowknife's Back Bay 3 months ago

Neil Woledge, a Yellowknife man, said he owns the steel fishing boat that sank in Yellowknife's Back Bay in the spring. He said it went down after melting and breaking ice opened a seal and allowed water in the vessel.

N.W.T. artists 'create beautiful things' in the year after Yellowknife's wildfire evacuation

It's been one year since an evacuation was declared for Yellowknife, Ndil and Dettah. Beadwork, paintings, magazines and music have all been shaped by the collective experience of fleeing from last year's wildfires. To mark the anniversary, were looking at how the collective experience of fleeing fire has shaped art in the N.W.T.

N.W.T.'s Scotty Creek Research Station rebuilt, now with its own fire-protection system

dl Kue First Nation is preparing for the grand reopening of the Scotty Creek Research Station in the N.W.T. later this month. The site was almost entirely gutted by wildfire two years ago and now the First Nation has taken steps to keep that from happening again.

Service centre in N.W.T. hopes Mackenzie River turbine project will mean 'bye bye diesel'

The Big River Service Centre in Fort Providence, N.W.T. is hoping to get federal funding to install a turbine in the Mackenzie River. It would provide emission-free power to the gas station and the community's grid.

NDP leader says his grocery store caps would limit costs at North West Company stores too

Jagmeet Singh said the cap, which intends to rail against the corporate greed of big grocery chains in Canada, would limit the price of certain products at the Independent but also at North West Company stores, which operates Northmart and Northern stores in remote communities.

Researchers urge action after study finds Yellowknife wildfires released 'significant' amount of arsenic

A recent study used public and open-access data to determine four fires near Yellowknife in 2023 known as the North Slave Complex released between 69 and 183 tonnes of arsenic into the air and water.

Why are N.W.T. ferries having problems this summer? Part of it is bad timing, minister says

Three of the N.W.T.s four territorial-run ferries have experienced closures in the last few weeks because of mechanical issues. The N.W.T.'s Infrastructure minister explains what's going on.

Liard River ferry to reopen Sunday after engine part replacement, says N.W.T. minister

Infrastructure Minister Caroline Wawzonek said a problem with the M.V. Lafferty's engine was discovered when the ferry was pulled out of the river for scheduled maintenance last week.