RCMP safely apprehend armed and barricaded man in N’Dilo
There was a tense situation in N’Dilo Friday night after a man barricaded himself in a residence with access to firearms. According to an RCMP…
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NWT Housing Corporation says rent delay will continue into June
NWT residents in public housing will now have their payment of rent delayed until the end of June. The NWT Housing Corporation (NWTHC ) says…
Feds give $2.6 million for Indigenous people to go out on the land during coronavirus pandemic
Indigenous Services Canada is supporting Indigenous residents going out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic. It announced $2.6 million in funding that will flow…
Chief public health officer calls out resident defying travel restriction orders
NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola is denouncing a resident that ignored her orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For the past…
GNWT declares ‘proactive’ state of emergency
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Paulie Chinna declared an NWT-wide state of emergency earlier this week. It took three days for the government…
City of Yellowknife closes all city playgrounds
The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that effective immediately, all City Playgrounds will be closed until further notice. In a news release,…
UPDATED: 24-year-old Yellowknife man found
Yellowknife RCMP say that 24-year-old Napatchie Noah has been found safe and sound. Police sent a release earlier this week asking for the public’s help…
Federal Government addressing urgent needs in Indigenous communities related to COVID-19
The Government of Canada announced $305 million today for the new distinctions-based Indigenous Community Support Fund, to address the immediate needs in First Nations, Inuit…
Temporary absences being considered for non-violent inmates amid coronavirus concerns
Earlier this week, more than a dozen NWT lawyers called on corrections facilities to release inmates temporarily to protect them from an outbreak while in…
Alberta residents near NWT border can enter for essential services
The Government of the Northwest Territories has clarified travel restrictions for Albertans near the border. Smith’s Landing First Nation and Fort Fitzgerald residents are only…