A man from the Tlicho community of Gameti, charged with murder in the death of Archie Wedzin in Behchoko on April 8, now has two legal aid lawyers representing him. Alecus Quitte, 21, made a brief video court appearance in Yellowknife on Tuesday. Neither he nor his lawyers are contesting his…
As colder weather sets in, the Northwest Territories Fire Marshal is preaching woodstove and fireplace safety. Chucker Dewar has confirmed to CKLB that a fire that nearly killed a woman at her home on the Arctic Farmer property on Drybones Dr. in Kam Lake back in May was caused by…
A 17-year-old boy faces multiple charges after an altercation in Yellowknife that saw a Mountie hurt and a Taser used by RCMP. According to a news release from police, officers were called to an altercation in progress late Friday afternoon at a residence on Byrne Road uptown. Police say they…
A Behchoko man has been found not guilty of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and uttering threats following a trial earlier this year in Behchoko and Yellowknife. Jean-Louis Rabesca, 50, was acquitted of all charges against him by Territorial Court Judge Donovan Molloy who, in his decision earlier this…
Indigenous voters in Yellowknife will have a chance to hear what candidates for MLA in the city have to say about issues affecting them at the upcoming Dene Nahjo Election Forum. According to organizer Dëneze Nakehk’o this important forum will be will be an Indigenous led political discussion highlighting land,…
No one is reported hurt but several residents have been indefinitely displaced after a fire Sunday morning at Crestview Manor on 52 Ave. at 50 St. in Yellowknife. According to a news release from the city – fire crews got the call just before 8:00 am and arrived to find…
RCMP in the Northwest Territories have once again defended its officers for locking up a sexual assault victim. A then-13-year-old girl, the victim of a vicious sexual assault in 2014 at the Hay River high rise, was jailed by Mounties — they say — for being intoxicated and breaching her…
A man accused in a fatal attack in front of the Yellowknife Sobering Centre Tuesday is now charged with second-degree murder. Victor Ugyuk, 32, made a very brief appearance in Justice of the Peace bail court on Friday afternoon. He is charged in the beating death of Mark Poodlat, 36,…
Mounties in the Mackenzie Delta community of Fort McPherson say they stopped 144 bottles of liquor from entering the community, where alcohol is restricted under the NWT Liquor Act. There is a set amount of booze any one person can bring into the community. According to a news release from…
New Democrats from the Northwest Territories finally have a candidate for the upcoming federal election. According to a news release from the NWT Federal NDP Electoral District Association, Inuvik resident Mary Beckett will be their candidate. The NDP is the last of the main federal parties to announce their candidate…