RCMP are investigating the latest Internet and cable TV outage in the NWT as a probable act of vandalism. Mounties state in a news release that the fibre optic line between Yellowknife and Behchoko was somehow severed about 9:00 am Monday, affecting service in several communities including Yellowknife. They refused…
Investing in Women and Gender Equality in Territorial politics. That is what NWT MP Michael Mcleod announced alongside NWT Status of Women Minister Caroline Cochrane. THe northern investment totals just over a millions dollars with $525,000 for the NWT with the territory kicking in another $121,000. Nunavut will receive $600,000….
Alberta RCMP are investigating the death of a man in High Level that happened on Friday afternoon as a homicide. A post was shared on a High level buy and trade Facebook page on Friday saying a mand had been shot. CTV news reports High Level RCMP were requested by…
Fort Simpson’s Jessie Loutit is bringing home a silver medal from the Pan American Games in Peru. She and Larissa Werbicki from Saskatchewan captured Canada’s first rowing medal of the 2019 games. The Globe and Mail and Independent Sports News reports they rowed to silver with a finish in Lima…
The Dene Nation has made some structural moves in order to embark on a new path for the future of the organization. At the recent Dene National Assembly held in Midway Lake, Gwich’in Region (Denendeh), the leaders identified the issue of Dene unity and restructuring as a priority by the…
Raw emotions were laid bare in a Yellowknife courtroom Friday morning as a judge found a Ndilo man guilty of two counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement. Peter Tsetta, 50, was found not guilty on another count of forcible confinement. He swore at his victim after…
Yellowknife RCMP are hoping members of the public can help them locate Hugo Devost. In a news release, Mounties state that Hugo may also go by the name of Hugo Thomas. Police say they received a call stating that Hugo had not been seen in almost two weeks. They don’t…
Friday promises to be a busy, important and interesting day at the Yellowknife Courthouse with two high profile verdicts expected and two separate significant sentencings. A Ndilo man is to learn the verdict after his Supreme Court trial earlier this year on two counts of sexual assault and two forcible…
Tragedy on Great Slave Lake as searchers have recovered the body of a missing kayaker near Hay River. Northwest Territories Chief Coroner Cathy Menard has identified the victim as a 30-year-old male tourist. She added that he was not originally from Canada. RCMP say he had been living in Ontario….
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario have extended their partnership agreement for the next ten years. According to a GNWT news release, the university and the territorial government have been working together for the past decade bringing research expertise and training opportunities…