The federal government has released its 2021 budget. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the nearly 740-page budget yesterday which details how Canada will deal with its enormous deficit of $354 billion. The federal government plans to reduce the deficit slowly over the next five years through various measures, some of…
Taylor Behn-Tsakoza has put together a panel of youth from across Treaty 8 territory to talk about their rights. “Learning more about what’s happening in the different areas within Treaty 8, I wanted to bring those stories to life and to give a platform for those to happen,” says Behn-Tsakoza….
Kyle Bayha says the limited environmental impact of the Nechalacho project is what differentiates it from previous mines he’s worked at. “With the no tailings in this process we got here… I’m pretty happy to be environmentally friendly,” he says. Having worked on previous reclamation projects for other mines, he…
Health officials are warning of at least one undetected case of COVID-19 in Yellowknife. In a press release issued Monday evening, Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer (CPHO), says wastewater testing from April 14 to 17 detected a positive case of the virus. The release says there…
Riane Peterson describes martial arts, specifically boxing, as the ultimate workout. Life growing up for Peterson was difficult and fitness was one outlet that really made a difference in her healing journey. Prior to getting sober, she remembers a life of chaos. Peterson is now a 30-year-old fitness coach, turned…
A farmers market held in Fort Good Hope sold out of boxes full of produce in its first event of the season. The market was held on April 15 in front of the Yamoga Land Corporation building. The market sold boxes that included potatoes, celery, apples, broccoli and more. Chris…
RCMP in Alberta have laid several charges against Brad Dahr, 53, related to alleged sexual assaults that happened between 2018 and 2020. According to RCMP, the assaults happened in the Vegreville area, about an hour east of Edmonton, and “involved teenage female victims who were known to the accused.” Dahr…
Approximately $11 million in funding will go towards a fibre-optic cable that will run along the Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road to Whatì. The project will connect 152 homes to high-speed internet. In a press conference on Thursday, Whatì Chief Alfonz Nitsiza described the issues around connectivity in the community. “It is…
Students 18 and older that will be returning to a small community this summer can be vaccinated before they return home. The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) says it will “arrange to vaccinate these students” but did not offer additional detail on how that would happen. The…
Some Elders in Behchokǫ̀ have received cellphones from the RCMP in case of emergencies, but many details on the program are unclear. About a month ago while visiting her 85-year-old mother Dorothy Liske found her holding a flip phone. Liske says her mother explained the RCMP had given phones to…