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'I feel pretty badass': Indigenous women dive into welding at Aurora College
A hands-on welding program in Fort Smith, N.W.T., is helping Indigenous women gain skills, confidence, and a new sense of direction.
Former liquor store operator in Fort Smith, N.W.T., says she had just days to clear out after losing contract
Nikita Paziuk says that when she lost the contract to run the liquor store in Fort Smith, N.W.T., the territory kept her in the dark about it until late last month — days before the new operators were set to take over.
'We do not have time to be waiting': Fort Smith women push for addictions treatment facility in N.W.T.
Accessing inpatient addiction treatment in the North can take months, a delay that two Fort Smith, N.W.T., women say is costing lives. They are calling for a permanent, culturally-grounded treatment centre built in the N.W.T.
Fort Smith, N.W.T., trapper keeps tradition alive for future generations
Mary Schaefer of Fort Smith, N.W.T., works a full-time job, but she still finds the time to trap, hunt, and get out on the land every winter in the evenings, carrying on traditions passed down by her family.
Northern medical patients find support through Edmonton-based non-profit
Goba Care in Edmonton provides assistance, advocacy, and cultural connection at no cost to northern residents travelling south for medical appointments.
Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation offers healing through on-the-land wellness camp
A new land-based healing program offered by Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (LKFN) in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., is helping participants reconnect with nature, traditional skills, and themselves.
Vibration causes another delay in effort to bring Taltson hydro facility online
Efforts to bring the Taltson hydro facility in the N.W.T. back online have been delayed again because of a vibration within the unit that's causing concern, according to the Northwest Territories Power Corporation.
Memorial hockey tournament in Fort Smith, N.W.T., to honour Joel Tetso
The first-ever Joel Tetso Memorial Hockey Tournament will be held in Fort Smith, N.W.T., from March 14 to 16. It was created to honour Tetso, who died in a plane crash in January 2024.
Fort Smith, N.W.T., travel service aims to be the Expedia of the North
Booking travel in the North isn’t always straightforward, but a new travel agency in Fort Smith, N.W.T., hopes to change that and potentially improve medical travel across the territory.
Residents of Hay River, N.W.T. on edge over recent crime in the community
Residents in the town of Hay River say they're feeling unsettled by what they feel is a rise in property and drug-related crime in the community, and some are looking for ways to address it.