September 13, 2024

Nine who remain at 51st Street homeless encampment fear RCMP arrival at any time

Territorial government’s deadline to vacate the Aspen Apartments parking lot this week pushed back to Friday


Tents lay abandoned, clothes hang on posts and embers remain hot as the last residents of Yellowknife’s homeless encampment 51st Street await their fate. Nine people remain at the site, as the other dozen or so there at the start of the week have found other accommodations as the nights…


Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation chef revitalizes Indigenous cuisine on APTN

With food prices going up, Denia Baltzer says it’s time to get back to a more self-sustaining way of living


A member of Łııdlı̨ı̨ Kųę First Nation is making her television debut as the co-host of Back to Roots, an APTN program that delves into Indigenous food, ingredients and life experiences. Her name is Denia Baltzer and she has been behind the stove since she was eight years old. Baltzer…