Former territorial cabinet minister Michael Miltenberger has confirmed he is not looking to regain his MLA seat in the Fort Smith-area riding of Thebacha. The politician turned businessman has however endorsed Denise Yuhas for the job. “She is a successful, local, Metis businesswoman and I belive she is the best…
(UPDATE) RCMP say now say seven adult boaters were successfully found Tuesday afternoon between Behchoko and Whati after they were reported overdue in Whati where they were to have arrived Monday night. Police now state in a news release that five men and two women were located safe and sound….
The federal government is committing almost $1.5 million to help train RCMP officers in the Northwest Territories to recognize drug-impaired drivers. The move follows a similar announcement for Mounties in Yukon earlier this summer and comes after the legalization of cannabis in Canada last year. In a news release, the…
Yellowknifers who smoke downtown now have one less excuse if they are caught smoking too close to entrances of buildings. Maintenance crews from Northview Properties REIT have recently painted bright blue lines in front of several downtown businesses and office buildings, marking the three-metre distance smokers must keep between themselves…
A 55-year-old man is facing charges after 11 windows were smashed at the Godwin Mall in Hay River. RCMP stated in an email to CKLB that they received multiple complaints about a man smashing exterior windows from outside the mall just before 7:00 on Friday night. Police state that with…
RCMP in Whatì say they stopped over 100 bottles of liquor from entering the community, where alcohol is prohibited under the NWT Liquor Act. On two separate occasions, police say they intercepted alcohol on route to the community. Back on July 22, Whatì RCMP seized 54 mickie bottles of liquor….
(CORRECTION) The original version of this story stated that the numbers of bears destroyed by ENR officers was for the years of 2018 and 2019. In fact, the numbers are for the months of August only in those years. It was CKLB’s honest mistake, not ENR’s) Game officers with the…
An Inuvik man has been convicted of fatally shooting a polar bear out of season last year as a judge rejected his claim that he killed the bear in self-defence. Justin Elias, 31, was found guilty Monday by Judge Christine Gagnon of killing the endangered and iconic species as well…
Game officers with the territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) have shot and killed 42 bears across the Northwest Territories this year. That compares to only 28 in all of 2018. Those numbers have come from an ENR spokesperson. This year’s numbers include one grizzly and one…
If Premier Bob McLeod has decided whether he will run in this fall’s territorial election, he is keeping his decision private, at least for now. Some observers expected the only two-term premier in the history of the Northwest Territories to announce his retirement on the final day of the 18th…