Josie Jiaxuan Wu, Author at CKLB Radio

Featured, Housing, News May 20, 2025

Ground breaks on new 50-unit public housing complex in Yellowknife

Building will include 25 bachelor suites and 25 two-bedroom units

Officials from Housing NWT, the City of Yellowknife, and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) gathered Tuesday for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 50-unit public housing complex in downtown Yellowknife. The units will be built on 50 Street, across from the Yellowknife Visitor Centre, between the Gold Range…

Community, Featured, News May 6, 2025

Communities, families and allies march for Red Dress Day in Yellowknife

Over a hundred people walked in solidarity with Indigenous women and girls

*Trigger warning: This story contains details of sexual assault and murder, which may be distressing to some readers. Melissa Hardisty is still triggered by the day when RCMP rushed to her home and told her that her 12-year-old daughter Etandà was found dead in a river on October 3, 2015….

Featured, News May 2, 2025

Youth MLAs debate drugs, high school drop-out rates and educational funding

Youth Parliament 2025 took place at Yellowknife’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday

19 high school students from across the territory took their seats in the Legislative Assembly chamber on Thursday as part of Youth Parliament 2025, voicing concerns on issues affecting their communities — just like real MLAs. During the two and a half hours session, youth ministers and members raised topics…

Community, Featured, Health, News April 25, 2025

‘There is hope’: New book sheds light on cancer survival in the North

The book features 30 first-hand narratives on combatting cancer in the NWT

Gwich’in cancer survivor Agnes Pascal’s new book, Book of Hope: Healthcare and Survival in the North, documents stories of 30 northerners on what it’s like to experience cancer in remote communities. Pascal was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Prior to that, she worked in health care offices booking appointments…

Featured, News, Police April 24, 2025

Three charged after fentanyl, crack-cocaine seized at Kátł’odeeche First Nation home

Police say the residence was unlawfully occupied when officers arrived Tuesday night

Fentanyl and crack-cocaine was seized from a residence on Kátł’odeeche First Nation that was unlawfully occupied by three people on Tuesday, say RCMP. Officers were called to the residence just before midnight on April 22 and upon arrival, they found three individuals inside, along with a quantity of drugs, cash,…

Community, Environment, Featured, News April 17, 2025

Ecology North kicks off 2025 Earth Week with over 30 events

Programming runs from April 22 to May 3 across Yellowknife

More than 30 events are planned across Yellowknife to mark Earth Week 2025, beginning April 22. Organized by Ecology North, this year’s programming will start with a walk around Niven Lake Trail led by Lila Fraser Erasmus to learn about traditional medicines. Two to four events will follow each day…

Community, Featured, News April 7, 2025

Gamètì and Wekweètì winter roads to close April 10

Closure comes earlier than usual due to warmer temperatures

The Gamètì and Wekweètì winter roads are expected to close for the season on Thursday, April 10 at 10 a.m., according to the Government of the Northwest Territories. In a 72-hour advance closure notice issued Monday, the GNWT says warmer temperatures and deteriorating road conditions have prompted the early closure….

Featured, News, Police April 4, 2025

Fort Smith RCMP seize over 300 grams of suspected cocaine

Two Alberta men, aged 18 and 19, face trafficking charges

Police in Fort Smith say they have seized 311 grams of suspected cocaine from an abandoned housing unit that was being unlawfully occupied for drug trafficking activity. According to an RCMP news release, two men were arrested and the residence was held pending a search warrant. Officers later recovered the…

Featured, News, Police April 3, 2025

Yellowknife man sentenced to two years in prison for drug trafficking

Case stemmed from a drug bust at the Délı̨nę airport in 2024

A Yellowknife man has been sentenced to two years and one day in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking, RCMP say. According to an update Thursday, Billy John McNeely pleaded guilty to one count of drug trafficking charge on March 31. In addition to his sentence, he received a…

Community, Featured, News April 2, 2025

Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę Government becomes official after 22 years of negotiation

86 per cent of ballots ratified self-government agreement on March 31

The Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę Government (TGG) is now the Northwest Territories’ newest Indigenous government after the ratification vote wrapped up on Monday. According to a notice of results released Tuesday, 86 per cent of ballots were cast in favor of ratifying the final self-government agreement and constitution. Of 261 eligible voters,…

Articles by Josie Jiaxuan Wu