Three new Canadian satellites will be launched today from California. The three satellites make up the Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission. The satellites will orbit the earth every hour and a half and report up to 50 times more data than what is currently being produced by the RADARSAT-2…
Updated on June 13 to reflect the changes to the event Cindy Caisse says the event, which will take place June 15 and 16 at the Yellowknife River, is to help bring closure and healing to the families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Caisse works as…
MLAs are criticizing Minister of Finance Robert C. McLeod for a lack of detail on the implementation of the territorial carbon tax. Kam Lake MLA Kieron Testart is the chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations. The committee originally had public meetings scheduled for this week on Bills 42…
“There have been several emergency situations over the years and across the territory where having a 911 service would have improved response times and, in some cases, even saved lives.” Despite this acknowledgement of the need for 911 in the territory, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Alfred Moses said…
Wait and see what happens. That’s essentially the first of three recommendations made by the Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women. The committee released its final report earlier this week in the Legislative Assembly. Building on interim report The territory has the lowest percentage of women in its…
The testimony of more than 2,000 family members, survivors, experts and knowledge keepers has resulted in the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Report. The report, titled Reclaiming Power and Place, was presented publicly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other senior cabinet members during…
Two Indigenous MLAs have criticized the government’s affirmative action policy in as many days. Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Tom Beaulieu and Deh Cho MLA Michael Nadli took aim at the policy this week in the Legislative Assembly. “I am not convinced that our government is committed to increasing the number of…
De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds are out with the Gahcho Kué Mine SocioEconomic Report: Building Forever 2018. A news release from de Beers states that the number of Northwest Territories residents employed at joint venture Gahcho Kué Mine rose by 12 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous…
Blazing fires at Steen River, AB have burnt down a railway bridge, extending delays for supplies coming into the Northwest Territories. While the Enterprise to High Level highway is closed to regular motorists, the minister said “essential goods” are currently being escorted through when safe to do so. Wally Schumann,…
According to the Minister of Infrastructure, there’s still no word on how long the highway between Enterprise and High Level will be closed. Wally Schumann told fellow MLAs at the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon that his department has been in constant contact with its counterparts in Alberta to keep…