Don’t press play: screenshot shows the phishing scam in action A friendly PSA from the EDGE team: If you get an email saying you have new messages from WhatsApp, you might want to think twice about clicking the big green “play” button, even if the email comes from a known address. The emails seem to be

It’s not yet time to man the Old Town barricades, but surveyors are back in the Woodyard, and the City’s sights seem once again set on this semi-lawless patch of land. Last Friday morning, Woodyard resident Batiste Foisy was on his way to work when he saw two workers beside his shack, banging what appeared

In light of the recent resignation of Shirley Desjardins as the GNWT’s deputy minister of Human Resources, here’s Jack Danylchuk’s take on the highly controversial firing of her predecessor last summer: There are lots of ways to get fired, but doing your job isn’t usually one of them, unless you work for the Government of the

Whitehorse’s music scene is legendary. For decades, musicians from Yellowknife would salivate at the very thought of the varied and cultured live venues, recording studios, record labels, and opportunities to rub shoulders with touring musicians that the Yukon capital offered up. I was surprised then, on my sophomore visit to Whitehorse after many years, to

In the great morel stampede about to roll across the burn scars from last year’s record forest fire season, the roar of commerce has shouted down science and common sense. The upcoming harvest of the rare and highly-valued fungus is expected to bring in millions of dollars, and the GNWT is taking no chances with

In the early ’90s, Darwin Rudkevitch and his childhood friend Tom Vornbrock were engaged in an epic battle over who had the nicest lawn on Trail’s End. Properly manicured lawns were a rare thing in Yellowknife at the time, and soon Darwin’s buddies started taking notice of his botanical talents and asking him to snazzy

 As the last, stubborn snowdrifts wane under the May sun, it’s time for Yellowknifers to go all Mediterranean and start drinking and eating al-relatively-fresco. And this summer promises plenty of options for those inclined to consume outdoors. Aside from the fleet of food trucks hitting the streets, there are plenty of patios for you to

SATIRE | Flamin’ Raven The Department of Justice announced today that they plan on coming to the aid of the city and its growing crime problem with 2.5 million dollars in funding, which they want to put towards a “vigilante fund.” Details about the fund, which will be augmented by another million dollars from the City, are

Nava Luvu’s music defies easy categorization. It’s a pulsing, clicking melange of found sounds, tape loops, samples, noise and audio glitches. By any measure, it’s avant-garde. By the North’s conservative musical standards, where cover bands and acoustic guitars still rule, it’s revolutionary. Take the track “Reach” off 2014’s . Fragments of a dance-y club beat

The City of Yellowknife is set to get a $2.5 million bump in federal infrastructure funding over the next five years following a major rejig of municipal funding across the NWT. Yellowknife will also be eligible for a $12.9 million one-time federal grant for a piece of infrastructure that has to be finished before 2022.

James Wah-Shee First of all, it’s very comfortable. I usually wear it during the spring and summer. I can’t wear it during the winter months, of course. It goes well with my casual outfit, and also when I wear a white shirt, a tie or dress pants, a hat also goes with that quite well. I got