Appeal pushes Smith’s Landing First Nation back to the polls in August
After an election appeal was called, members of the Smith’s Landing First Nation in Northern Alberta are being forced to vote for a new council…
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Yellowknife man gets one year jail sentence for attack that left another man with serious brain injury
A Yellowknife man has been sentenced to a year in jail after an attack that left another man with a serious brain injury. Daniel Hache,…
MP Tootoo stepping down from politics
Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo has announced he will not be seeking re-election this fall. In a statement on social media, Tootoo said, “I appreciate very…
Public health advisory issued for Norman Wells and Fort Good Hope due to wildfire smoke
The office of the NWT Chief Public Health Officer has issued a public health advisory for residents of Norman Wells and Fort Good Hope due…
RCMP investigate two suspicious packages in Yellowknife Tuesday morning
There was high drama in Yellowknife Tuesday morning as RCMP investigated two suspicious packages – one downtown, the other near the airport. RCMP cordoned off…
ENR refuses to explain rules around officer encounters with wildlife
In the evening of Sunday, July 14, two American tourists in the Hanbury Lake area, 480 kilometres east of Yellowknife, found a grizzly bear shredding…
Come share your thoughts on the carbon tax
If you want to have your say on how the N.W.T. should put a price on carbon, then show up Thursday evening at the Legislative…
Fort Chipweyan RCMP Investigating Fatal Vehicle Rollover
Fort Chipweyan RCMP continue to investigate after a single vehicle collision resulted in a fatality last Friday. RCMP officers from Fort Smith, NWT and Fort…
Arlene Hache announces she is running for MLA in Yellowknife Centre
Order of Canada Member Arlene Hache has announced she is running for MLA in Yellowknife Centre in the Oct 1 territorial election. In her announcement…
Ex-Yk gymnastics coach, convicted of child luring, to find out Friday if one-year sentence violates his Charter rights
A Yellowknife judge is to release her decision Friday as to whether a one-year mandatory minimum jail sentence for child luring violates a man’s constitutional…