Publication ban lifted on Breanna Menacho murder case
The NWT Supreme Court lifted a publication ban on an agreed statement of facts from a trial of two people found guilty for being accessories…
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GNWT to continue covering isolation centre costs for people legally required to travel, students
Students and those legally required to travel will continue to have their stay at isolation centres covered by the territorial government. As a result of…
Alternatives North report finds housing crisis a major cause of poverty in smaller communities
The report includes eight recommendations for how the territory can address the issues.
The K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) chief says a poverty report shows the territorial government needs to do more to address a housing crisis in the…
Two separate cases of COVID-19 identified, possible travel risk
Two more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19. One is a Yellowknife resident, the other is a non-resident worker at Gacho Kué mine. The Yellowknife…
Snowkings Winter Festival to feature ‘winter garden’ and snow structure for 2021
Yellowknife has come to expect the walls, turrets and bastions that make up the Snowcastle on Great Slave Lake. While there will be a snow…
Yakeleya calls for water summit after news of leaking oil sand waste
The Dene national chief is calling for a water summit after learning that toxic oil sands waste in Alberta is leaking near the Athabasca River….
Ni Hat’ni Dene Guardians will patrol with new, nearly ‘indestructible’ sleds
Anyone enjoying Thaidene Nëné this winter may see the Ni Hat’ni Dene Guardians sliding by in some new and nearly indestructible sleds. Iris Catholique, manager…
One person diagnosed with COVID-19 in Fort Smith
The territory’s new rapid test machines have diagnosed on case of COVID-19 in Fort Smith. In a public health advisory, officials say the individual recently…
Michael Nadli returning to his ‘roots’ in chief negotiator role
Nadli previously served as the Dehcho First Nations Grand Chief and two term MLA.
Michael Nadli says his new position as chief negotiator is an opportunity to return home. Nadli is a well-known figure in the Dehcho, serving as…
NWT residents can expect faster internet at better prices in next 3 years: Northwestel president
Curtis Shaw, Northwestel’s president, says every NWT community will have upgraded internet speeds at better prices in the next three years. During a committee meeting…