A full field of nearly 100 golfers teed it up Friday in Yellowknife under gorgeous sunny skies for the annual RCMP Chris Worden Memorial Golf Tournament. Both RCMP members and civilians hit the links at the Yellowknife Golf Club for the event. RCMP Const. Chris Worden was on duty when…
Eight communities in the Northwest Territories are now under a public health advisory due to smoke exposure from wildfires in Alberta. The advisory was issued Monday night by the NWT’s acting chief public health officer. In a news release, it’s stated that the amount of smoke may change due to weather…
Norman Wells RCMP are investigating a house fire that occurred Sunday. In a news release issued yesterday they state that upon arrival officers assisted the Norman Wells Fire Department by evacuating houses in the area and by providing traffic control. They add that three occupants of the home were able to…
RCMP in Inuvik are asking for the public’s help as officers investigate damage to solar panels in the town over the weekend. Police state in a news release that between 5 pm on Saturday and 2 pm on Sunday, 17 solar panels were damaged at the Children First Centre, on Kingmingya…
An Edmonton man, who is originally from Fort Smith, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for pouring gasoline on a house in Fort Smith and threatening to set it and a woman inside the home on fire. A Yellowknife court heard that Joseph Emile, 31, was intoxicated when…
About two dozen Grade 4 students from Weledeh Catholic School in Yellowknife, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, have a new-found appreciation for the Dene culture after spending two days out on the land. After receiving a $5,000 grant from the NWT On the Land Collaborative, teacher Sonja Hunt rode with her…
A preliminary hearing for a young woman from the DehCho community of Fort Liard, charged with second-degree murder, is to resume Friday in Yellowknife. Selena Lomen, 21, is charged in the stabbing death of Danny Klondike, 34, last October in Fort Liard. The hearing began Wednesday in that community. Preliminary…
Saying he kept cabinet accountable during his first term in office, MLA Kevin O’Reilly has announced he will seek re-election in the Yellowknife riding of Frame Lake. The territorial election will be held on October 1st, less than three weeks before the federal election on October 21. In a news…
Tributes are pouring in for the late Sandra Faye Lockhart. Her death was announced Wednesday. Lockhart was a well known, tireless advocate for Indigenous women and the labour movement. She was the wife of former Lutsel K’e chief Felix Lockhart. Lockhart had reportedly been battling health issues this past year….
The Premier of the Northwest Territories is welcoming the Government of Canada’s recent submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Bob McLeod says ensuring Canada’s Arctic rights are recognized within international law is an important component of further strengthening Canada’s position in the Arctic,…