Breanna Menacho has been missing since Tuesday, May 5, about 10 a.m. She was last seen near Butler Road, near the Mark’s Work Wearhouse. According to police, the 22-year-old was wearing a long navy blue jacket with a hood, black and white running shoes and glasses. RCMP describe Menacho as…
NWT residents in need of a haircut will need to let their locks grow a little longer. But they can take comfort in knowing hair salons and similar businesses are likely going to be among the first to open once allowed. During a news conference on Tuesday morning, Premier Caroline…
The Town of Hay River has issued an evacuation notice for residents of Vale Island and West Channel. The town issued the notice about 9 p.m. on Monday evening due to a “flood threat”. In the notice posted to its Facebook page, the town is asking all residents to register…
Sixties Scoop survivors will still have to wait for an unknown period of time before seeing the money they’re owed through the federal settlement. Collectiva, the administrator of the settlement, said it is putting payments on hold due to COVID-19. In a notice posted to the settlement’s official website, the…
Police have found the body of 60-year-old Sladjana Petrovic, who has been missing for four months. In a news release, Yellowknife RCMP said officers responded to a call about 9:10 p.m. on Friday. “Officers attended the scene, and confirmed a deceased person had been located just off the pat McMahon…
Any NWT residents that were at the Kearl Lake oilsands site in Alberta in the past month may have been exposed to COVID-19. The territory’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola is ordering any workers that returned to the NWT from the site, including sub-contractors, must now self-isolate for…
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has confirmed it is a victim of a cyberattack. If residents visited NTPC’s website on Thursday afternoon, they were met by a ransomware message. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files preventing a person or company from accessing them. The attacker asks to…
Recycling depots are getting a financial boost to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has announced it will offer a one-time payment of $5,000 to processing centres in the NWT. There are only three processing centres eligible for the money, in Inuvik, Yellowknife and Hay…
In an ironic twist during a committee meeting on Wednesday, MLAs and cabinet members had to battle through connectivity complications while discussing how to address those exact kinds of issues. Improving connectivity was one of several goals that Premier Caroline Cochrane touched upon while presenting her government’s COVID-19 recovery plan…
Leaders from the Gwich’in Tribal Council (GTC) and Vuntut Gwitchin Government (VGG) are urging Canadian banks to follow their American counterparts in banning oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Last December, representatives from the GTC, VGG and the Yukon chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness…