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Yellowknife, NT

· Population 20,340 · Great Slave Lake Shore · Mountain Time

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Population 20,340 · Great Slave Lake Shore · Mountain Time

Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories, perched on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake with a population of approximately 20,000. As the largest city in Canada's North, Yellowknife serves as the administrative, commercial, and cultural hub for a territory...

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📊 City Stats

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Population (2021)20,340
Area134.15 km²
Elevation206 m
Time zoneMST (−07:00)
Postal codeX1A
Area code867

📰 Yellowknife News

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📅 Yellowknife Events

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🎵 Yellowknife Live Music

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🎵 Stoney LaRue at The NITE LITE
Yellowknife, NT · Sun, Aug 30 at 1:00 AM
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🎵 Live Music with Ryan Foret and the Foret Tradition!
Yellowknife, NT · Sun, Aug 30 at 2:00 AM
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🎵 Steadily Deadly Fest 2026
Yellowknife, NT · Sat, Sep 5 at 2:00 AM
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🎵 Live Music with Wayne Toups!
Yellowknife, NT · Sun, Sep 20 at 2:00 AM
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🎵 THROWBACK HITS Jinky Vidal and Jeric Medina Live in Yellowknife
Yellowknife · Sun, Nov 8 at 2:00 AM
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🦋 Bluesky

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🦋 Warm Up The Guillotine @fiverdrive.bsky.social
Watched a guy in a black SUV w/a NWT polar bear licence plate ("000") turn the wrong way off Bank onto Maclaren, get nearly all the way to O'Connor, then finally clued in that he was going the wrong w…
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🦋 Canadian Assessment for Learning Network @caflnetwork.bsky.social
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–3 for an inspiring three days of professional learning. Registration is now open! Visit cafln.ca/events to learn more a…
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🦋 Médias ténois @mediastenois.bsky.social
👉 tr.ee/s9ZM97v_9Y #Corridor #Nunavut #TNO #NWT #Yellowknife #Infrastructure
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🦋 no1ricefarmer.bsky.social @no1ricefarmer.bsky.social
Yellowknife NWT is lovely & a short direct 2 hour flight. (Faster than getting Victoria BC by BC ferries.)
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🦋 Ze guy @mlavallee.bsky.social
whereidlive.com/s/w3rjjp9s Would love to do Yellowknife to add NWT to the list and hopefully see some Northern Lights
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🦋 KillBait Canada 🇨🇦 @killbaitcanada.bsky.social
Yellowknife Woman Diagnosed with ALS After Traveling to Alberta for Diagnosis 🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️ 👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️ #als #healthcare #nwt View full AI summary:
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🦋 News for 38 Year Olds @newsfor38yearolds.com
Yellowknife woman diagnosed with ALS in Alberta after spending thousands to leave territory for specialist treatment CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/als-nwt-healthcare-alberta-9.731323…
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🦋 Canadian Assessment for Learning Network @caflnetwork.bsky.social
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–3 for an inspiring three days of professional learning. Registration is now open! Visit cafln.ca/events to learn more…
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🦋 Stovetop (Dirt Shaman) @stovetop1321.bsky.social
Donair place in Yellowknife NWT mall. Great value for the area.
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🦋 Médias ténois @mediastenois.bsky.social
👉tr.ee/M_qMoB2qPm #Yellowknife #NWT #TNO #Feux #climat
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🦋 TMX Newsfile @newsfile.bsky.social
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🦋 Cabin Radio @cabinradio.ca
A $55-million contract for a 64-unit housing development in Yellowknife was awarded to Edmonton-based PCL Construction, Housing NWT announced on Wednesday....
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🦋 TMX Newsfile @newsfile.bsky.social
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🦋 Cabin Radio @cabinradio.ca
A mother said she had left the NWT due to a lack of support for her daughter, who survived a rare eye cancer, to maintain specialist medical care in Toronto....
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🦋 The-14 Media @the-14.com
Inflation tracks at 3.4 per cent in Yellowknife for second consecutive month #Yellowknife #NorthwestTerritories #NWT #NorthernCanada #Canada #CostOfLiving #CPI #Economy #StatisticsCanada #Inflation th…
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🦋 Canadian Assessment for Learning Network @caflnetwork.bsky.social
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–3 for an inspiring three days of professional learning. Registration is now open! Visit cafln.ca/events to learn more an…
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🦋 ellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @ellenteapot.ca
The Tłı̨chǫ Government and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation have reached consensus on a corridor for linking Yellowknife, NWT to the Grays Bay Road at the Nunavut border
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🦋 Canadian Assessment for Learning Network @caflnetwork.bsky.social
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–3 for an inspiring three days of professional learning. Registration is now open! Visit cafln.ca/events to learn more an…
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🦋 Médias ténois @mediastenois.bsky.social
tr.ee/s9ZM97v_9Y #Colourrun #YK #Yellowknife #TNO #NWT #Course #Sport
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🦋 Médias ténois @mediastenois.bsky.social
Heureusement, Etienne et Etienne pourront danser au Raven pendant encore quelque temps ! #Yellowknife #Raven #Corbo #Mediastenois #Caricature #Dessin #News #Actu #TNO #NWT
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🎥 Yellowknife Videos

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Facebook and Instagram face changes in US, maybe Canada
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Facebook and Instagram face changes in US, maybe Canada
Cabin Radio · 11 hours ago
Why hand games are more than a game in the NWT
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Why hand games are more than a game in the NWT
Cabin Radio · 1d ago
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Mohammed Valipour · 2d ago
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Gabriel Sears · 3d ago
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Family · 3d ago
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Family · 3d ago
Protein Frozen Purp Drank😋 #explore #fitness #fyp #food #reaction
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Protein Frozen Purp Drank😋 #explore #fitness #fyp #food #reaction
Zee Infinite · 4d ago
The Cutest Plates in Canada 🐻 #northwestterritories #travelcanada #explorecanada #vanlife
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The Cutest Plates in Canada 🐻 #northwestterritories #travelcanada #explorecanada #vanlife
Tyler Sarry · 4d ago
Would Yall Try It?!👀 #explore #food #fyp
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Would Yall Try It?!👀 #explore #food #fyp
Infinite Zee · 5d ago
EDIT BY ME✨️
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EDIT BY ME✨️
Funny VidsROBLOX · 5d ago
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Family · 5d ago
Prefab is life #wood #frame #crane #operator #carpenter #nwt #work #construction
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Prefab is life #wood #frame #crane #operator #carpenter #nwt #work #construction
Sandra Lynn · 6d ago
Worth a sub? #viral #chill #sunset #vibes #fyp #dontflop
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Worth a sub? #viral #chill #sunset #vibes #fyp #dontflop
Trayton Komodo · 6d ago
Sand course in #yellowknife #nwt #golf #sand #beer #after #work #north #yellowknifegolfclub #shorts
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Sand course in #yellowknife #nwt #golf #sand #beer #after #work #north #yellowknifegolfclub #shorts
Sandra Lynn · 8d ago
Last Night’s Aurora | Yellowknife | Aug 17, 2026
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Last Night’s Aurora | Yellowknife | Aug 17, 2026
North Star Adventures · 9d ago
ZMIENIAMY PLANY! Jedziemy tam, gdzie zimą jeździ się po lodzie!
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ZMIENIAMY PLANY! Jedziemy tam, gdzie zimą jeździ się po lodzie!
Ice Road Trucker PL · 9d ago
Last Night’s Aurora | Yellowknife | Aug 16, 2026
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Last Night’s Aurora | Yellowknife | Aug 16, 2026
North Star Adventures · 10d ago
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES with the song: "Northwest Passage" - instrumental [World of Anthems]
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES with the song: "Northwest Passage" - instrumental [World of Anthems]
WORLD of ANTHEMS · 10d ago
Aurora Borealis in Motion ✨
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Aurora Borealis in Motion ✨
Sunlit Forest · 10d ago
Didn't Expect A Beach In NorthWest Territories🏖️ #explore #fyp #reaction
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Didn't Expect A Beach In NorthWest Territories🏖️ #explore #fyp #reaction
Infinite Zee · 11d ago

🎧 Yellowknife Podcasts

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What Big Tech wants out of the trade war ·
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APTN News Brief
Southern Chiefs Organization leader could face third non-confidence vote ·
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How the trade war is registering in America ·
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Following rise in uranium exploration, Dene First Nation initiates road checkpoint ·

📷 Yellowknife Photos

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Buffalo Airways Beech King Air A100 C-GVMI
Private Cessna 170 C-FFBK
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–
Buffalo Airways Douglas C-45D C-FBAA
Private Fleet 80 Canuck CF-DQJ
👉 tr.ee/s9ZM97v_9Y #Corridor #Nunavut #TNO #NWT #Yellowknife #Infrastructure
Private Naval Aircraft Factory N3N 3 CF-HUS
Buffalo Airways Beech 1900D C-GUUW
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–
Buffalo Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 200 C-GFYN
Buffalo Airways Douglas C-45D C-FBAA
👉tr.ee/M_qMoB2qPm #Yellowknife #NWT #TNO #Feux #climat
Private Cessna 180 C-FLCO
Private Ultravia Pelican PL C-GBGD
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–
Ahmic Air de Havilland Canada DHC-2 C-GUJI
Private de Havilland Canada DHC-2 (Turbo) C-FOED
CAfLN is excited to welcome leading experts to Yellowknife, NWT, from October 1–
Private Cessna 185 C-FTQH
Private Cessna A185E C-FYVT

💡 Did You Know?

Trivia
“Yellowknife is the "Aurora Capital of the World" — northern lights are visible roughly 240 nights per year.”
Source: City of Yellowknife