An Inuvik man has been sentenced to two years in jail after he pleaded guilty in a Yellowknife court to assault causing bodily harm on his then girlfriend and sexually assaulting her mother later that same night. CKLB is not identifying the man in order to protect the identities of…
Young people from communities across the NWT are converging on Yellowknife for the 21st Annual Territorial Competition and Career Expo. The opening ceremony is Thursday night at 7:00 at the Yellowknife Multiplex with the competition itself taking place Friday. The Skills Canada NWT Territorial Competition is an Olympic style event…
The barrage of public meetings on proposed laws continues next week throughout the territory. The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Standing Committee on Economic Development and the Environment will be traveling to hear from the public once again on three different bills: Bill 34, the Mineral Resources Act; Bill 36,…
A preliminary hearing which began Wednesday for a Yellowknife father and son charged with second-degree murder in the death of a city cab driver last fall has adjourned until September. Preliminary hearings are held to determine if there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. Evidence and testimony…
Indigenous people and people in custody are identified in a new report as more vulnerable to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder than the rest of the population. FASD is 10 to 40 times higher in certain groups than the general population according to a study published by Toronto’s Centre for Addiction…
“(Giant Mine Oversight Board) is concerned that the project co-proponents have not fully embraced and integrated the concept of reconciliation within project operations and planning.” That line appears in the first few pages of the latest annual report released by the Giant Mine Oversight Board. “The project provides a really…
Yellowknife RCMP have confirmed the heartbreaking news that a body found near Frame Lake Tuesday morning is that of a missing 15-year old girl. Police stated in a news release that the deceased person has been identified as Cassidy Giroux of Yellowknife. Mounties say that her body was found about…
Shortly after 9:15 this morning, Yellowknife RCMP responded to a call near Frame Lake where a deceased person had been found. The Major Crimes unit, Yellowknife General Investigation Section, Forensic Identification Services, NWT Coroner Services and detachment members are on scene continuing to investigate. RCMP said in a news release…
A man from Inuvik is to be sentenced in a Yellowknife court on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to hitting a woman in the face and later the same night, sexually assaulting that woman’s mother. CKLB is not using the 30-year-old man’s name in order to protect the names of…