Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day by reaffirming its commitment to expand its partnerships and relationships with Indigenous Governments and communities, promote conservation and protection in their traditional territories, and build bridges for future collaborative conservation projects. In a news release, Ducks Unlimited Canada states that…
A judge in Yellowknife is to sentence a man who is originally from Fort Smith on June 28 after she convicted him in April of three counts of sexual assault for having sex with three underage girls. Supreme Court Judge Shannon Smallwood presided over a sentencing hearing Thursday for Joshua…
As part of its commitment to reconciliation, The Human Rights Commission of the Northwest Territories says it will review at its July meeting the Calls for Justice made in the final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). A commission spokesperson states that…
An Indigenous woman is suing an RCMP officer in British Columbia over a “malicious, degrading” and “victim blaming” interview she gave while reporting a sexual assault in West Kelowna in 2012. That interview, described as an “interrogation” in the suit, sparked national outrage last month when video surfaced revealing the…
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced Wednesday that the Government of Canada has approved a merger between First Air and Canadian North, the primary air carriers serving Canada’s North, subject to a series of strict terms and conditions. In fall 2018, Makivik Corporation and the Inuvialuit Corporate Group announced an agreement…
Leaders from the Government of the Northwest Territories and Indigenous governments, who are partners in Devolution, sat down in Yellowknife Tuesday to discuss a range of issues related to lands and resource management at the Intergovernmental Council meeting. According to a news release from the territorial government, as a key feature…
The Government of the Northwest Territories has closed one territorial park and enacted fire bans at four other parks – all in the South Slave region – due to the threat of wildfires as well as extremely dry forest conditions. According to a news release from the Department of Industry,…
Yellowknife RCMP are hoping the public can help them locate a missing 14-year-old girl. Police say Selina Dyson was last seen in the Frame Lake area of Yellowknife on Tuesday morning as she was leaving for school. She is described as Metis, with a slim build, 5’5″ tall and weighing…
Three men from Edmonton are charged after a man was beaten and a substantial amount of cocaine and marijuana was seized in Inuvik. According to a news release from the Mounties, officers were called last Friday after an adult male was seriously assaulted. The victim sought medical attention for his…
The premier of the Northwest Territories is suggesting that organizers might have considered adding Indigenous representation at Monday’s Raptors NBA victory celebration in Toronto. Bob McLeod, a proud Metis, did not seem too upset about the omission but agreed that it would have been a nice gesture. The City of…