Two men charged in Yellowknife after alcohol sold to ‘vulnerable’ residents
Two men are charged under the Northwest Territories Liquor Act after RCMP say they sold alcohol in downtown Yellowknife to vulnerable residents. Police state in…
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Fort Simpson RCMP investigating after three break-ins reported at local post office; pair of boots among items stolen
Fort Simpson RCMP is investigating after a series of break and enters that occurred over the last several months at the local post office. Mounties…
Yellowknife RCMP jail Indigenous woman for 11 days and nights in holding cells; practice called cruel and unusual
Yellowknife RCMP have confirmed that an Indigenous woman was forced to spend 11 straight days and nights jailed in an RCMP holding cell over the…
Yellowknife courthouse staff admit to violating occupancy limit in tiny courtroom
A territorial government department, tasked with helping craft and enforce laws and rules, has itself now confessed to violating a government safety regulation. The Northwest…
Gameti man will get new dangerous offender hearing after appeal court decision
Zoe update Feb 4/20 A man originally from the North Slave community of Gameti, who had been declared a dangerous offender after convictions for multiple…
Students in Inuvik learn to cope with mental health challenges thanks to RCMP
RCMP in Inuvik worked with Grade 8 students from East Three Secondary School last week on mental health issues and how to best deal with…
Foster families, GNWT sit down for meeting after foster parents sound alarm bells
Foster families in the Northwest Territories may be breathing a little easier now that they have the ear of the territory’s health and social services…
Prosecutor unsure whether to appeal four-year sentence given to Yellowknife cabbie killer
Crown prosecutors in Yellowknife have yet to decide if they will launch an appeal into the four-year jail sentence handed to a Yellowknife man who…
More than four weeks after she disappeared there’s still no trace of missing Yellowknife woman
It’s now been more than four weeks since a Yellowknife woman disappeared without a trace, and RCMP say they are still actively looking for information…
Documentaries on alcohol, addiction and recovery in northern communities screen Saturday in Yellowknife
The public is invited to a screening this Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife called “Turning Points.” It’s…