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…
Conflicting reports are coming out of Northern Alberta this morning. Initially CTV News had reported some homes in Paddle Prarie, 7o kilometres south of High Level had burned. The ChuckKegg fire is the same one that has pushed over 4000 people from High Level, Meander River, Bushe River and Chateh…
A jury has found a Lutsel K’e man not guilty of sexual assault after a three-day trial in Yellowknife. The jury, made up of seven women and five men, took less than two hours to acquit Paul Catholique, 43, on Wednesday. This was actually his second trial following the alleged…
According to the Minister of Infrastructure, there’s still no word on how long the highway between Enterprise and High Level will be closed. Wally Schumann told fellow MLAs at the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon that his department has been in constant contact with its counterparts in Alberta to keep…
When the Toronto Raptors play their first-ever National Basketball Association (NBA) championship series game on Thursday night, a Fort Simpson fan will be watching with a keener eye than most. William Michaud was lucky enough to attend a Raptors playoff game last week at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. He says…