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Featured, News, Politics May 8, 2025

Facing ‘urgent’ governance challenges, Enterprise now under GNWT administration

Former Inuvik CEO Grant Hood will be Municipal Administrator for an indeterminate time, performing the duties of council

A municipal administrator is now running the Hamlet of Enterprise, after the GNWT dismissed the community’s entire council, citing urgent “governance, financial, and operational challenges,” says the minister in charge. The tiny South Slave community of Enterprise — with a population of just 75 in 2021 — has faced leadership…

Featured, News, Police May 6, 2025

Multiple types of drugs seized in Norman Wells, two charged

Police also found a loaded handgun and drug paraphernalia

RCMP in Norman Wells say they seized a range of illicit items during a search of a rental property on May 3, including multiple types of drugs, unstamped cigarettes, prescription pills, and a loaded handgun. Officers were initially called to the residence to keep the peace, and while on scene,…

Featured, News, Police April 30, 2025

Three arrested following drug bust in Inuvik, say RCMP

Police seized 125 grams of crack cocaine and over $5,000 in cash

Inuvik RCMP say a criminal investigation into an apartment unit in the community led to the seizure of crack cocaine and cash. Officers executed a search warrant on April 27, locating three people inside the residence. One person was arrested on scene, while the other two fled through a back…

Featured, News, Police April 29, 2025

Update: RCMP arrest man facing ‘multiple serious charges’ after search

Yellowknife RCMP on Tuesday requested public's assistance in locating Trent T’seleie, considered dangerous

Yellowknife RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating 29-year-old Trent T’seleie, who is wanted on multiple serious charges. The charges include drug trafficking, assault, and possession of a prohibited firearm. Police say T’seleie was last seen in downtown Yellowknife. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall…

Featured, News, Police April 29, 2025

Gunshots fired in Fort Resolution linked to drug trade, RCMP say

Two young male suspects have been arrested and charged

A 16-year-old from Saskatoon and a 21-year-old from Edmonton have been charged following reports of gunshots near a residence in Fort Resolution on April 26. The Territorial Crime Reduction Unit — a specialized program aimed at tackling the illicit drug trade in the Northwest Territories — received a call about…

Featured, News, Police April 24, 2025

Fort Good Hope woman charged after 261 grams of crack-cocaine seized at airport

RCMP say the woman was searched after a tip about contraband alcohol

RCMP say a woman was arrested at the Fort Good Hope airport after attempting to bring illegal drugs back to her home community. According to a Thursday police report, officers received a tip that the woman was arriving on a plane with contraband alcohol. After locating the suspect at the…

Featured, News, Police April 23, 2025

Man charged in attempted robbery after release from custody, say RCMP

27-year-old faces multiple charges, including robbery and uttering threats

RCMP say a man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted robbery at a Yellowknife business shortly after being released from custody. In a police report issued Wednesday, officers say they received a call about a robbery attempt involving a knife at a business on Old Airport…

Featured, Industry, Mining, News, Politics April 22, 2025

Diamond mines to receive ‘targeted’ financial relief from territorial government

Measures a response to 'to urgent economic concerns,' from industry leaders and Indigenous development corporations, say cabinet ministers

The NWT’s largest industry and biggest contributor to the economy will receive targeted government financial relief in response to growing financial pressures and industry-wide uncertainty. The GNWT stated that its actions are designed to maintain economic stability, support local employment and businesses, and sustain decades of Indigenous economic partnership and…

Featured, News, Police April 16, 2025

Yellowknife RCMP seek suspect in taxi driver assault

The incident happened on Franklin Avenue in mid-March

Yellowknife RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly assaulted a taxi driver on Franklin Avenue last month. Police say they received a report of the assault around 11 a.m. on March 17. Two images released by RCMP show the suspect wearing a grey baseball…

Featured, News, Weather April 15, 2025

Mackenzie River remains shallow; Great Bear Lake at record low-water levels

Great Slave Lake’s water level has been slowly rising since mid-December, one bit of happy news in monthly water report

Climate forecasts through June indicate above normal precipitation for northwestern NWT, specifically the Peel River basin. While the Peel River water level is average for this time of year, reports the GNWT’s Department of Environment and Climate Change, water levels and flow rates remain low across most of the rest…

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