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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen visits the Northwest Territories

Hansen's mission patch for moon orbit was created by a Manitoba Indigenous artist


Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen will land in the Northwest Territories this week to visit schools in Dettah, Ndılǫ, Łútsël K’é and Yellowknife. The astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist and former aquanaut is the first Canadian astronaut on a lunar mission, joining a crew to orbit the moon in 2026. Hansen’s mission patch…




Security officer threatened with firearm outside Stanton Hospital

25-year-old Brenden Qirngnirq of Yellowknife has been charged with several offences


A security officer was threatened with a firearm outside Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife on Saturday afternoon, say RCMP. “A person entered the facility in a hostile state,” stated a public notice from the NWT Health and Social Services Authority. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived but was…