The Crown Prosecutors office in Yellowknife is now reviewing a file where a Fort Simpson man was accidentally shot by an officer from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The incident happened back in September of last year. Dennis Nelner was sitting in his home when a slug, fired…
Officials from the Office of the Auditor General and the NWT’s Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) are to appear before the Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Government Operations on April 1. The committee will be conducting a public hearing on the auditor’s report on early childhood to Grade…
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating what they call a “sudden death” in Behchoko. Mounties state in a news release that their Major Crime Unit is looking into the death. Even though they do not describe the death as suspicious, police make a point of saying that no one…
This year’s Arctic Winter Games have been cancelled due to ongoing concerns over coronavirus. The Whitehorse 2020 Arctic Winter Games Host Society, Government of Yukon, City of Whitehorse and Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health issued a joint statement announcing the cancellation on Saturday. “It has been determined that cancelling…
A man’s idea to transport his snowmobile on the roof of his car in Yellowknife is gaining lots of attention on social media and he will not be ticketed by the NWT RCMP. The RCMP responded with this statement after CKLB Radio asked if the person transporting the sled on…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government is getting a boost from the federal government to protect traditional lands between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake. The area spans 22,000 km², which includes traditional trails and cultural sites. According to a government news release, “Once complete, these two protected spaces—Gowhadõ Yek’e t’ii k’e…
The public won’t hear the verdict for more than four months in a dog attack trial that wrapped up in territorial court in Yellowknife Thursday. But the judge in the case made one thing abundantly clear, city bylaw officers failed in their duty to properly investigate the incident before laying…
A man’s ingenuity to transport his snowmobile on the roof of his car in Yellowknife is now under investigation by the NWT RCMP. Pictures of the snowmobile on the roof of the car have been widely shared on social media over the course of the week. Julie Plourde is the…
The Coroner’s Jury in Inuvik has made sweeping recommendations to the NWT RCMP on how they could do their jobs better. This follows an inquest this week into the death of Richard Binder Jr. who was wanted by police but was later found dead on a trail between Mackenzie Lake…
It’s the 40th anniversary for Folk on the Rocks being held in Yellowknife and this year they are celebrating with some fan-favourites of recent years with return performances from Fred Penner and Joel Plaskett. Sarah Frey is the Marketing Manager for the festival. “With 2020 being the 40th Anniversary of…