The two men arrested following Sunday’s shooting and high-speed pursuit have each been charged with two counts of attempted murder. While only one person was wounded in the shooting, “there’s evidence that suggests more than one person was targeted in the incident,” said RCMP const. Elenore Sturko. Hence the two counts of attempted murder for each

Yellowknife-based artist Germaine Arnaktauyok launches her new book today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Visual Effects Gallery, YK Centre West, 4905 48th Street. My Name is Arnaktauyok is an illustrated memoir, reflecting on the celebrated artist’s traditional Inuit upbringing in a camp near Igloolik; her move to a residential school and her education in Southern art

The ice will barely be off Yellowknife Bay when hungry multitudes descend on the Northern Frontier Visitor Centre for the second annual Great Northern Shore Lunch Cook-Off, this June 6. There will be more of everything, promises Tracy Therrien, the centre’s executive director: more fish, more entertainment and more competitors, and more recognition, both for

We’ve both got cold, natural beauty, and colourful names that confuse southerners. It’s hard not to compare Yellowknife and Whitehorse. In this third installment of a series exploring the two cities, EDGE online searches for a good cup o’ joe in Whitehorse, and discovers much more than coffee. (See Parts One and Two)  Maybe Whitehorse’s Cascadia vibe

Stephen Harper has a well-known love of panda bears. How about gorillas holding protest signs? Not so much. At least that’s what Shauna Morgan learned one chilly spring morning in 2011 when she donned a chunky inflatable gorilla suit and staked out the Yellowknife Inn with a sign saying “Enough monkey business in parliament.” She

Early evidence suggests last night’s shooting was “a targeted attack” and police are investigating “possible ties to gang activity,” say RCMP in a press release sent out at 2:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon. No names or charges have been announced yet. However, “the suspects and the victim are known to one another, and known to

The first thing morel mushroom hunters need to know about their quarry is that it is safe, regardless of whether it is found five, 10 or 50 kilometers from the site of the former Giant and Con mines. The same goes for the birch boletes, hawkswing, hedgehog, shaggymane, and common meadow mushrooms that are abundant

Yellowknife RCMP seized a suspicious package from inside the evacuated Yellowknife courthouse early Thursday evening. “Police are now confident the Court House and surrounding area is safe,” said an RCMP press release sent out shortly before 6:00 pm. At this point it’s unclear what was inside the package, however, the RCMP say the package will be

Despite further cutbacks at CKLB, the chairman of the Native Communications Society of the NWT says a probable funding commitment from the GWNT means things are nonetheless looking up for the long-suffering “Voice of Denendeh.” According to J.C. Catholique, representatives for the GNWT’s Department of Education, Culture and Employment have offered to help NCS ”not