It has now been more than two months since a man was shot in Fort Simpson by a Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) wildlife officer. Still, neither the victim nor the public have any idea exactly why it happened. Dennis Nelner, 54,…
It’s that festive, magical time of year once again and it’s now time to untangle the cords. The City of Yellowknife and Northland Utilities are again partnering to bring residents the annual Holiday Lights Competition with a few exciting changes this year. According to a news release from the city…
A Yellowknife woman shed tears of relief Monday after a Ndilo man received a nine and a half year sentence for forcibly confining and sexually assaulting her as well as sexually assaulting another woman back in 2017. Peter Tsetta, 51, showed little reaction after being sentenced by Supreme Court Chief…
The Vancouver-based company NorZinc has reported that the Mackenzie Valley Land & Water Board (MVLWB) has issued water licences and a land use permit for all season road access to the Prairie Creek Mine in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories. In a news release issued last Thursday, the…
There are two high profile court appearances in Yellowknife today. At 2:30 – 50 year old Peter Tsetta of Ndilo is to be in Supreme Court to be sentenced after he was found guilty earlier this year of two counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement. Court…
A brief ceremony was held Sunday in Yellowknife at the Cenotaph outside Joint Task Force North Headquarters (JTFN) where a new soldier’s memorial statue will eventually sit. The previous one was destroyed earlier this year in a senseless act of vandalism. Royal Canadian Legion – Vincent Massey Branch #164 –…
An Aklavik man has now been formally charged with aggravated assault after a man was attacked in that Beaufort Delta community earlier this month. According to a news release from the Mounties Thursday, the man was arrested after they responded to a call about an injured 36-year-old man back on…
A sentencing hearing for a Yellowknife man, convicted of assaulting a police officer with a vehicle, has been postponed after the judge presiding over the case became ill. A sentencing hearing for Garry Taylor, 39, was to take place in Territorial Court in Yellowknife last week but had to be…
Update: Yelllowknife RCMP say Nelson has been located, but did not provide details on where he was found. Yellowknife RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Eric Nelson, 47. According to a news release issued Monday morning, Nelson was last seen about 9:00 pm on Saturday, October 19,…
Yellowknife RCMP are again asking for the public’s help as they continue to look for a missing man. According to a news release from the Mounties issued Friday, they continue to search for Glenn Harold Field, 63, who they first reported missing a week ago. “Any kind of information on…