Two Indigenous MLAs have criticized the government’s affirmative action policy in as many days. Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Tom Beaulieu and Deh Cho MLA Michael Nadli took aim at the policy this week in the Legislative Assembly. “I am not convinced that our government is committed to increasing the number of…
There were some anxious moments in Inuvik Friday morning as a gas leak forced the evacuation of several downtown buildings. According to a news release from the town, at about 10:30 am, Inuvik Fire, Municipal Enforcement, RCMP and Inuvik Gas responded to a gas leak at an Office Building-Storefront on…
De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds are out with the Gahcho Kué Mine SocioEconomic Report: Building Forever 2018. A news release from de Beers states that the number of Northwest Territories residents employed at joint venture Gahcho Kué Mine rose by 12 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous…
The highway linking Hay River to High Level Alberta has now reopened fully to traffic in both directions. Northwest Territories Mackenzie Highway #1 and Alberta Highway 35 had been closed earlier this week due to wildfires near Steen River. The fire crossed the highway in Alberta and also destroyed a…
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the victim of a house fire in Yellowknife on Wednesday evening. Maria Ecklund has now been identified on social media as the woman who was medevaced to Edmonton with serious injuries after her cabin on Drybones Drive in Kam Lake burned. Two…
Blazing fires at Steen River, AB have burnt down a railway bridge, extending delays for supplies coming into the Northwest Territories. While the Enterprise to High Level highway is closed to regular motorists, the minister said “essential goods” are currently being escorted through when safe to do so. Wally Schumann,…
CKLB has learned that RCMP are investigating after a corrections officer went to hospital following an altercation at the North Slave Correctional Complex (NSCC) in Yellowknife on Tuesday. According to an email sent to CKLB on Thursday, Yellowknife RCMP were called to NSCC following an incident between an inmate and…
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating after a man was stabbed late Wednesday night at a Dorset Apartments on 53 St. near 52 Ave., not far from the city’s downtown. It’s the second violent incident at an apartment building on 53 St. in the past four days. According to an email from…
A man whose body was found near Fort Liard earlier this month was not killed by a bear. That information was confirmed Wednesday in a news release from Cathy Menard, the Chief Coroner of the Northwest Territories. She adds that autopsy results have not yet been received and a cause…
One woman suffered serious injuries and was treated at Stanton Territorial Hospital and then transported to Edmonton for further treatment after a house fire Wednesday in Yellowknife’s Kam Lake area. According to a news release from the city, two dogs perished in the fire. Firefighters arrived about 7:15 pm and…