Blizzard in high North, strong winds in Yellowknife wreak havoc
As if dealing with the threat of coronavirus wasn’t bad enough, residents in parts of the Northwest Territories have had to deal with Mother Nature…
Articles by John McFadden
Premier says all schools in NWT to remain closed until after Easter
All elementary and high schools in the Northwest Territories will now remain closed at least until April 14. That’s the Tuesday following Easter Monday. That…
Coronavirus brings postponements to NWT court system
The coronavirus outbreak is affecting courts in the Northwest Territories. Details have been outlined on the NWT Dept. of Justice court schedule website. Supreme Court…
NWT Chief Public Health Officer offers fresh advice on stopping spread of coronavirus
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) of the Northwest Territories is recommending that NWT residents avoid all non-essential travel outside of the territory due to…
Update: Man looks for shelter after he and his infant grandchildren are evicted from Ndilo home
A Ndilo grandfather and his two young grandchildren are homeless after he says they were evicted from their home Friday morning by an NWT department…
Behchoko man charged with murder after “sudden death” of man in Behchoko last weekend
A Behchoko man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in that Tlicho community last weekend. Colton Migwi, 29,…
NWT’s Health and Social ServicesAuthority issues new coronavirus info and guidelines
The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Health and Social Services Authority (HSSA) has issued new guidelines and information on what it wants people to do…
Assembly of First Nations cancels or postpones all face-to-face meetings likely until end of March
The Assembly of First Nations is either postponing or cancelling all in-person meetings due to the coronavirus outbreak. That fellows the Dene Nations’s decision this…
City of Yellowknife issues update on its plans to be ready for potential coronavirus outbreak
The City of Yellowknife, which has both a manager of public safety and an emergency preparedness manager, says it is doing what it can to…
Yellowknife man guilty of criminal negligence causing bodily harm for giving Fentanyl to woman who overdosed
A Yellowknife drug dealer has been found guilty of the relatively rare charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm for giving the powerful painkiller Fentanyl…