Paddlers who came across distraught woman after fatal bear attack thank Tulita
A group of canoeists from B.C. who came upon a distraught woman on the MacKenzie River after a fatal bear attack last week, has signed…
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NWT Chief Public Health Officer declares syphilis outbreak
The Chief Public Health Officer has declared a syphilis outbreak for the Northwest Territories. In a news release issued Thursday morning, health officials say the…
Trial for admitted fentanyl dealer to resume in court in Yellowknife Thursday
A trial for a Yellowknife man, facing three charges including criminal negligence causing bodily harm for allegedly selling fentanyl to a Yellowknife woman who then…
Tuk repeat sex offender with FASD gets time served and three years probation for crimes against children
A Tuktoyaktuk repeat sexual offender, who pleaded guilty to entering a home and sexually assaulting children, has been sentenced to one year of jail time…
Welcome to Thaidene Nëné, the N.W.T.’s newest national park
For Steven Nitah, the federal and territorial governments have finally caught up to the community of Łutsel K’e in protecting Thaidene Nëné. Nitah is the…
Dene Nation applauds federal Indian Day School class action lawsuit settlement
The National Chief of the Dene Nation is echoing the positive sentiments of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde after the federal government…
Victim of fatal bear attack last week near Tulita identified as French tourist
Although the Chief Coroner of the Northwest Territories says she does not yet have confirmation of the identity of a man killed by a bear…
At least ten problem bears put down in several NWT communities in past week
The territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is reporting that at least ten problem bears have been put down by their officers…
Colville Lake mourns death of 18-year-old killed in ATV crash Saturday
The Sahtu community of Colville Lake is in mourning after an 18-year-old man was killed when an all-terrain vehicle he was riding crashed in the…
Two bears put down in area where man died in bear attack last week (Update)
A spokesperson from the NWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources says a grizzly bear and a black bear have both been killed near where…