Searchable story archive


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 to the murder of Breanna Menacho. The trial found Lisa Brule and Jordan Nande sentenced to 10 months in prison for being accessories to murder,…



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 communities. The Alternatives North NWT Poverty Report Card found that in 2018, 79 per cent of households in KFN identified at least one housing problem….




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. This comes after the Narwhal published an article confirming the oil sands stored in tailings ponds near Alberta’s Athabasca River, are leaking.  “In 2017, Environmental…



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 returned from travel outside of the NWT and is isolating at home with one other person. There is no additional exposure risk. The ID Now…