 | | | | May 18 , 2026 at 06:16:44 p.m. CDT • : | | The government says it is fighting three fires in the Northwest Territories, two of which are described as human caused. It says a human-caused wildfire in the South Slave region is under control. | | Read more | |  | | | | May 18 , 2026 at 10:56:29 a.m. CDT • : | | Cris Derksen, 45, died in a highway crash in northern Alberta. Reports from friends and family say Derksen was fatally injured Friday driving home after attending the funeral of their father in Tallcree First Nation, near Fort Vermilion, Alta. | | Read more | |  | | | | May 18 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. CDT • : | | Home Base Yellowknife says its street outreach program is meeting expectations, a year after the organization won a city contract to expand the service. | | Read more | | |  | | | | May 15 , 2026 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • : | | A drumbeat anchors a crowd of students on a windy day and students, dressed in colourful regalia, dance before hundreds of their peers. For the Indigenous students of Bear Lodge, this wasn't just a performance — it was a reclamation of the school grounds. | | Read more | |  | | | | May 17 , 2026 at 12:10:13 p.m. CDT • : | | A Sunday morning fire destroyed the Westminster Hotel, aka the Pit. There were no known reports of injuries or threats to neighboring buildings at this time. It was the town's de facto living room, a 125-year-old institution where locals gathered and marked life's milestones. | | Read more | | | |
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