A Behchoko man has been found not guilty of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and uttering threats following a trial earlier this year in Behchoko and Yellowknife. Jean-Louis Rabesca, 50, was acquitted of all charges against him by Territorial Court Judge Donovan Molloy who, in his decision earlier this…
Indigenous voters in Yellowknife will have a chance to hear what candidates for MLA in the city have to say about issues affecting them at the upcoming Dene Nahjo Election Forum. According to organizer Dëneze Nakehk’o this important forum will be will be an Indigenous led political discussion highlighting land,…
Anyone in Inuvik looking for a night off from cooking can look to the community greenhouse for a new food delivery service. Ashley Jacobson is the community coordinator with the greenhouse and is in charge of the delivery program. She says anyone can sign up for the program, and expect…
Since issuing a call for help to find Mr. Blake, the RCMP say they have found the 38-year-old safe. Blake is 38-years old and was reported missing yesterday, September 12. According to an RCMP news release, he had last been seen on September 2 near Range Lake Road.tips.com.
Few people embody the tension and different possibilities for the territory’s future like the two MLA candidates running in the riding of Frame Lake. Incumbent Kevin O’Reilly has spent his time as an MLA skeptical of multi-million dollar infrastructure projects geared towards attracting the extractive industry. His counterpart Dave Ramsay…
The constituency of Great Slave is one of six ridings that has only two candidates this territorial election, and it’s expected to be a close race between retired videographer, now cafe owner Patrick Scott, and consulting engineer Katrina Nokleby. This riding is mostly residential, and covers most of downtown Yellowknife,…
RCMP in Tuktoyaktuk seized 190 bottles and cans of different sizes and types of alcohol. According to a news release, police received a tip on September 6 about a vehicle going to the community with a large amount of alcohol. RCMP then intercepted the vehicle on the Inuvik-Tuk highway. The…
Learning about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the easiest way to support someone living with it. That’s according to Korry Garvey of the Foster Family Coalition of the NWT. September 9 is FASD Awareness Day and the coalition hosted a public barbecue in Somba K’e park in Yellowknife to raise…
No one is reported hurt but several residents have been indefinitely displaced after a fire Sunday morning at Crestview Manor on 52 Ave. at 50 St. in Yellowknife. According to a news release from the city – fire crews got the call just before 8:00 am and arrived to find…
Three NWT MLA’s will be acclaimed in the October 1st territorial election. After nominations closed on Friday afternoon it was revealed Speaker and Monfwi MLA Jackson Lafferty will be acclaimed for a second consecutive term. Sonny Blake is also unopposed in the Mackenzie Delta, and RJ Simpson in Hay River…