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Nearly 1,000 rubber ducks took the plunge at the Katlodeh Bridge to race down current toward Bob McMeekin Chamber Park, Aug. 28.

Rankin Inlet’s Laura MacKenzie says she plans to fight for all Nunavummiut if she is voted in as the next MP for Nunavut in the Sept. 20 federal election.

The Rotary Club of Yellowknife has made a $4,500 donation of supplies to assist residents of Fort Good Hope affected by a resurgence of the pandemic.

With students going back to school in just a few days, all Yellowknife schools require masking for students and staff at all times, the five districts said in a joint message on Aug. 26.

More students at Mildred Hall School will be able to enjoy the Birchbark Discovery Centre (BBDC) in September as the program doubles in size.

The Government of Canada and the GNWT have reached an agreement on an extension to the Canada–Northwest Territories Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

The pressing need for child care in Yellowknife is exemplified by the 138 children on a wait list for YWCA after-school programming as of Aug. 19.

Nine Canadian Rangers are now in Sahtu communities assisting with the response to recent COVID-19 outbreaks, Joint Task Force North (JTFN) spokesperson Capt. Suzanne Nogue said on Aug. 25.

As cases continue to rise in the region, the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) announced Aug. 17 there is evidence of COVID-19 community spread in Yellowknife.

With the recent approval of Diamonds de Canada, the NWT gem industry could be looking at a possible, second economic-boost after the pandemic effectively shut it down in 2020.