Yellowknife News

A new company is challenging Northwestel for market share in Canada's north. Iristel is moving to provide local telephone service in Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Inuvik.

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Denis Taschuk, Chairman, said, "On behalf of the Board, we would like to thank Michael for his leadership and hard work over these past few years.

"I am pleased that Rob will be leading the Summit Air team, which has grown significantly in the last year with the acquisitions of Arctic Sunwest Charters and Trinity Helicopters," said Paul McElligott, President, Ledcor Aviation Ltd. "Rob's extensive aviation experience in operations, manufacturing and maintenance will help our company further ... (more)

The legislative assembly of the Northwest Territories has officially approved a devolution agreement to transfer power over public land, water and resources to Yellowknife from Ottawa.

A Northwest Territories human rights adjudication panel has reconvened in Yellowknife to hear a complaint against the Union of Northern Workers.

The Western Arctic Conservative candidate whose 2011 election campaign featured star appearances by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Sen.

An election campaign invoice Senator Mike Duffy submitted to the Conservatives' Western Arctic candidate in April 2011 and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's campaign schedule for the same dates indicate Sen.

Senator Mike Duffy spent $1,398 on hotels and meals during a two-week period he was campaigning for Conservative Party candidates in the Maritime provinces and Yellowknife, N.W.T., during the 2011 general election that he did not include in his election expense invoices to the candidates, Elections Canada records show.

The last gold mine close to the city shut down almost a decade ago, and exploration in the Yellowknife gold belt has been stagnant, until now.

Mr Lavoie is a mining engineer with more than 25 years of experience in open pit and underground mining including permitting, construction, operation and senior management.

Yellowknife City Council is considering several changes to its by-law about dogs, and one of the proposals is to make it illegal to have dogs loose in the back of pick-up trucks.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree couldn't be more applicable than the talent that is Ivana Shein.

Election spending records show Senator Mike Duffy campaigned with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the Northwest Territories during the 2011 election, while also claiming he was on Senate business.

The federal government is tightening rules for businesses that want to hire temporary foreign workers, but some northern businesses people say the changes will make it harder to recruit the employees they need.