As the old saying goes, “you can’t get there from here.” RCMP in the Northwest Territories are reporting that they’ve been advised by the Alberta Highway Authority that Alberta Highway 35, which links with NWT Mackenzie Highway #1 at the provincial-territorial boundary, is closed due to a wildfire. The Alberta…
Closing arguments by the Crown prosecutor and a defence lawyer are expected to start Wednesday morning in the sexual assault trial for a Lutsel K’e man. Paul Catholique, 43, took the witness stand in his own defence in a Yellowknife courtroom on Tuesday. He was charged in November of 2017…
A trial has been postponed for an Inuvik man, charged under the Northwest Territories Wildlife Act, for shooting and killing a polar bear out of season. The trial for Justin Noah Elias, 30, was to have begun this past Monday in Inuvik but the case has now been adjourned until…
Operation Complete! Yellowknife and NWT citizens delivered much needed items for evacuees in Northern Alberta last night. Vice President of Operations for Deton’cho Logistics Stu Impett says people from across the NWT helped stuff a a plane, with goods such as underwear, hair elastics, Polysporin, and Vaseline for evacuees staying…
Norman Wells RCMP are investigating after the discovery of what appears to be a deceased person floating in Lennie Lake, about 35 kilometres north of Norman Wells. Police state in a news release that the call came in at about 1:15 pm on Monday. They add that RCMP and the…
Parasites take over a body—or host—multiply, weaken the host and drain it of its nutrients. That’s exactly what happened when colonizers came over from Europe to Turtle Island, says Dr. Donna May Kimmliardjuk. And she would know, Dr. Kimmliardjuk is both a physician and Indigenous—she’s the first Inuk heart surgeon…
Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning for the Fort Liard region in the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories including Nahanni Butte and Sambaa K’e, formally known as Trout Lake. Daytime high temperatures near 30 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows in the mid-teens are expected in Fort Liard…
A trial is now underway in Yellowknife for a Ndilo man, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and forcibly confining her while he was out on bail for the exact same offences. Peter Tsetta, 50, is accused of attacking both women in 2017. At least two women’s advocates in the…
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating after two vehicle fires early Saturday morning that police have deemed suspicious. In a news release, RCMP state that the fires occurred at about 2:30 in the morning near Con Road. Police state the vehicles were in the parking lot of the Aurora Heights apartment building…
A judge has found a Tsiigehtchic man not guilty in the death of his son. Supreme Court Judge Andrew Mahar acquitted 57-year-old Wayne McDonald on a manslaughter charge Monday in Inuvik. McDonald, who was not in custody during his trial last week, was charged in connection with the April, 2016…