Josie Jiaxuan Wu, Author at CKLB Radio

Community, Featured, News January 15, 2025

On-the-Land Camp for homeless residents to close in two days

All camp residents were transported back to Yellowknife on Tuesday

The GNWT has announced that the On-the-Land Camp Initiative will close in two days to focus on more long-term housing solutions. Located on the Ingraham Trail about an hour’s drive from Yellowknife, the camp was opened on November 12, 2024, to address the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness in…

Featured, News, Police January 13, 2025

3 Edmonton men charged after Hay River hostage incident

The incident is related to illicit drug trade in Hay River, say RCMP

Three men from Edmonton, AB, face charges following a hostage-taking at a residence on Pine Crescent in Hay River on January 10. Police received a report that several armed individuals had taken a victim at gunpoint into the residence early Friday morning. Officers quickly responded, setting up a perimeter around…

Community, Environment, Featured, News January 9, 2025

Court upholds Colville Lake’s authority in caribou management

The ruling supports Indigenous-led conservation efforts for the Bluenose West caribou herd

The Northwest Territories Court of Appeal has dismissed the territorial government’s challenge to Indigenous-led caribou harvesting and conservation plans. In a joint news release from the Colville Lake Renewable Resource Council (RRC) and the Behdzi Ahda First Nation, the court upheld the Dehla Got’įnę to steward the Bluenose West caribou…

Community, Featured, News December 20, 2024

How 33 NWT communities are celebrating Christmas and the New Year

Residents can expect drum dances, feasts, fireworks, contests and fun games

Cold warnings, as low as -50°C, are not stopping NWT residents from having a joyful and eventful holiday season. Communities are hosting drum dances, community feasts and setting off fireworks to ring in the New Year. Below is a list of events happening across the NWT this holiday season. If…

Featured, News, Police December 20, 2024

Police in search of an injured traveler near Enterprise

A man named "Jerry" called for help to get medical assistance on Friday morning

Hay River RCMP is seeking assistance from the public in identifying an injured traveler who called for help early Friday morning. In a news release, police said they received a call at 1:25 a.m. from a man who identified himself as “Jerry”. He reported suffering an injury, possibly a broken…

Featured, News, Politics December 18, 2024

GNWT to launch new hiring policy that focuses on Indigenous recruitment

Priority hiring outlined in the Affirmative Action Policy will be scrapped

The GNWT is replacing its long-standing hiring policy with a new Indigenous Employment Policy (IEP) that simplifies the process for hiring Indigenous people in the public sector. Public Service Minister Caroline Wawzonek and Deputy Minister of Finance William Mackey made the announcement yesterday afternoon. “The goal of this policy is…

Community, Featured, News, Police December 17, 2024

Hay River man charged after replica gun pointed during downtown fight

Kyle Norn has been arrested with multiple charges

A man has been arrested after pointing a gun at a person during a fight in Hay River, according to RCMP. In a Tuesday release, police say they responded to a fight outside the downtown arena on December 13. Officers located the suspect leaving the scene in a vehicle, and…

Featured, News, Police December 16, 2024

Saskatchewan teens sentenced for firearms and drug offences

They faced multiple charges following their August arrest in Fort Providence

Two Saskatchewan youths have been sentenced after being charged with firearms and drug offences, according to a Monday news release. On August 30th, Fort Providence RCMP responded to a report of two persons loitering around a local business in the community. Officers located the suspects and learned both had active…

Community, Featured, History, News December 13, 2024

Gwichyà Gwich’in scholar’s book amplifies voices of 75 Indigenous northerners

The book, By Strength We Are Still Here, is available today

“What would Indigenous societies look like today if the legacy of residential schools – all of the violence, death and trauma – never happened?” asks Crystal Gail Fraser, a Gwichyà Gwich’in historian and scholar at the University of Alberta. This is a question that lingers on Fraser’s mind. It prompted…

Featured, News, Police December 12, 2024

Behchokǫ̀ RCMP seize $76,000 in cash, charge Edmonton man

Arrest follows discovery of cash, drugs, and phones in Alberta-licensed vehicle

Behchoko RCMP seized $76,000 in cash from an Alberta-licensed vehicle exhibiting “suspicious driving behavior” on November 25, according to a Thursday news release. Officers stopped the vehicle and conducted a cursory search, where they found a hidden compartment containing a large amount of cash, several cell-phones and a small quantity…

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