Ex-Tlicho Community Services Agency official to be sentenced for fraud Friday
A Behchoko man who pleaded guilty to defrauding the Tlicho Community Services Agency of more than $120,000 is facing two years house arrest when he…
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RCMP believe they’ve found bodies of two B.C. murder suspects in Manitoba
Two bodies, believed to be two teens from Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, wanted in connection with three homicides last month in Northern B.C. have…
Caribou recovery plan to address ‘unprecedented’ threat level
About 3 million barren-ground caribou roamed the NWT 25 years ago. Since then, the number has dropped 500,000—with some herds seeing an even sharper decrease…
Ex-mayor of Norman Wells fined for cocaine possession, sentenced to time served for missing court
A former mayor of the Sahtu community of Norman Wells has been fined $2,000 after he was convicted earlier this year of possession of 3.2…
Inuvik mourns man killed in ATV crash on trail in community
Family and friends are mourning the death of a 29-year-old Inuvik man who was killed when the all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) he was driving rolled on a…
Photographer, Dene History Author and Priest Rene Fumoleau has died
Renowned French photographer, author, film maker and retired Oblate Priest Rene Fumoleau has died. He was Born in France in 1926 and came “down North”…
Indigenous advocate called to NWT bar in Yellowknife court ceremony
A well-known Yellowknife resident and advocate for Indigenous people is the newest lawyer in the Northwest Territories. Jennifer Hunt-Poitras was called to the bar during…
Online absentee ballot may encourage NWT voter turnout in fall election
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for the Northwest Territories says her office has received some national attention as well as some scrutiny as her office…
Dene Tha’ beat Tlicho in Fort Nelson
27 teams competed in the 75,000 dollar traditional Men’s handgame tournament hosted by the Fort Nelson First Nation over the August long-weekend. But after all…
Yellowknife RCMP seize gallons of illegal booze from downtown apartment
It’s very likely the largest seizure of illegal alcohol ever in the Northwest Territories. Yellowknife RCMP have seized hundreds of containers of bootleg alcohol after…