A man from Inuvik who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in that community has been sentenced at two and a half years in jail. Jordan Amos, 27, told his lawyer that due to his level of intoxication on November 19th, 2017, he has little memory of the…
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has announced that the nomination period for the riding of Northwest Territories is now open. A news release invites all interested members to submit nomination applications no later thatn May 16th a 3:00 pm local time. After the end of the two-week period, there…
Yellowknife’s only Indigenous member of city council says if residents really want to try to help the city’s street people then the “us versus them” mentality has to stop. Stacie Smith says we are all human beings, we all live in Yellowknife and we should all be in this together….
Goyati nezii (our language is beautiful) Today is a beautiful kind of a day here, we should all be outside for a B.B.Q. This is where I will be posting stories and interviews in Goyati. Here on sound cloud, Dehcho Grand chief spoke at their assembly last…
Ahead of the wildfire season, Yellowknife firefighters are going door-to-door giving FireSmarting advice to residents whose properties back on to forested area. According to a news release from the city, firefighters are providing information on how residents can limit forest fire damage through FireSmarting techniques. Those techniques include cleaning up…
After a packed meeting on Tuesday evening, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment held a second meeting Thursday night to hear from the public. The discussion covered three Bills: the Protected Areas Act (Bill 38), the Environmental Rights Act (Bill 39), and the…
Two crew members walked away unharmed after a Buffalo Airways plane made an emergency landing off the runway Friday morning near Hay River. Spokesperson Alex Fournier from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says it happened about 8:00 am after an engine failed on the DC-3. “The Hay River to Yellowknife…
Members of the Inuvik Native Band went to the polls yesterday to elect their next Chief. Two candidates put their names forward. Robert Charlie was elected with 60 votes over Richard Ross who received 41 votes. Only 101 ballots were cast, out of the 502 eligible voters in Inuvik. Joining…
Passengers flying out of the Yellowknife Airport are being told to arrive 90 minutes before departure time instead of the usual 60 minutes due to ongoing renovations to the main baggage screening area. According to an advisory from the NWT Department of Infrastructure, which oversees all the territory’s airports, after…
A relatively small but enthusiastic group of environmentally-conscious students held an information picket on Friday in downtown Yellowknife. The youngsters set up in front of the Post Office and were encouraging passing motorists to honk their horns if they believe climate change is real. They were also pushing their message…