Whatì RCMP host summer youth camp
Investigating crime scenes and learning how to make a safe arrest were some of the many activities Whatì youth participated in last week. This came…
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SLFN Chief upset by suspended oilsand monitoring
'We have zero benefits from the oilsands projects, but we get 100 per cent of the environmental issues'
Smith’s Landing First Nation Chief Gerry Cheezie says his community has been battling Alberta on environmental practices for more than 50 years. So the fact…
Two presumptive COVID cases at Nunavut mine site
Travel bubble with NWT won't be affected
Nunavut is reporting two presumptive COVID-19 cases at the Mary River Mine on Wednesday morning. A press release says there is no evidence of transmission…
NWT residents can now register for organ and tissue donation
With over 600 applicants in Alberta still awaiting a transplant, Alberta is asking the NWT for help. Northwest Territories residents can now voluntarily join the…
Police, fire crews respond to car fire downtown Yellowknife
Updated July 14, 4 p.m. with comments from RCMP Several police officers and firefighters are still on scene near the downtown liquor store in Yellowknife….
Students impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for Hotıì ts’eeda bursary
Hotıì ts’eeda is providing up to $100,000 in bursaries for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ełets’àts’eedıı — translated to “support each other” in…
Bathurst caribou herd ‘not repopulating itself’
The latest results from the Tłı̨chǫ Government's monitoring program show a continuing decline.
Despite two years of “perfect conditions” for caribou, Tłı̨chǫ monitors are still seeing a low calf-to-cow ratio in the Kokètì ekwǫ (Bathurst) herd. Petter Jacobsen…
Keeping schools open to prevent ‘unsustainable’ learning approaches
Education leaders will try to keep schools open as much as possible, even if there are new cases of COVID-19 in the territory, says the…
Long term care homes now allow for one ‘essential’ visitor
Long Term Care (LTC) facilities have now begun allowing in-person visitors to residents. During Phase 2 of Emerging Wisely, residents will be able to have…
First LGBTQ2S+ camp coming to NWT this summer
LGBTQ2S+ youth from across the North Slave can look forward to canoe trips, campfires and movie nights this summer. This will come as part of…