May 2024

Wildfire crossed the NWT-Alberta border, Highway 1 open with traffic control

'Significant fire activity has been seen due to warm temperatures and high winds,' says NWT Fire


The fire (SS009/HTZ001) has crossed the NWT-Alberta border as of Friday afternoon. Fire crews are setting up structure protections for the 60th Parallel Visitor Information Centre and other buildings near Highway 1. The highway is open with traffic control, according to the Infrastracture Department of the GNWT. “Significant fire activity…



Breanna Menacho’s killer eligible for parole in six years for second-degree murder

Supreme Court justice shocked to learn Devon Larabie obtained alcohol, crack cocaine and even heroin in jail waiting trial


Devon Larabie will be eligible for parole from his life sentence for second-degree murder in the death of Breanna Menacho in six years, a Supreme Court judge has ruled. Justice David Gates was reluctant to accept the joint submission for 10 years before parole eligibility, but was legally restricted in…







‘Kǫ̀ is Tłı̨chǫ for home’: Indigenous owned coffee shop set to close its doors next month

“I really enjoyed making somebody’s day better with something so small as a cup of coffee," says the owner.


The beloved coffee shop Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀ in downtown Yellowknife is set to close its doors on June 14th. Jawah Scott opened this coffee shop with her father Patrick Scott 8 years ago. “Kǫ̀ is Tłı̨chǫ for home.” says Jawah. “We wanted to make a space that felt like home and…


Man shot, killed overnight inside Yellowknife apartment building

A 31-year-old man is dead following an overnight shooting and RCMP is appealing to the public for information on the crime. It’s the fourth homicide involving firearms in Yellowknife since November. This morning at 12:46 a.m., police received a complaint indicating that someone had been shot inside an apartment building…