Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation in Kakisa received federal funding to construct an outdoor area for ceremonies and gatherings. “One of our dreams, here in the community is to have a center like that,” said Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation Chief Lloyd Chicot at a virtual press conference. “We also go on…
A new art exhibit in Fort Simpson examines a year of life in the pandemic. A Year of Living Creatively was launched by the Open Sky Creative Society on April 19 at the community’s gallery. It features the work of six Fort Simpson residents. “The items on display show the…
Red dresses were raised across the country on May 5 to recognize the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). One of those hanging a red dress outside her house was Caroline Wawzonek, minister of status of women. “I remember two years ago, the…
MLA Steve Norn has been referred to the integrity commissioner after he allegedly broke COVID-19 protocols. Rylund Johnson, caucus chair, was directed to file the complaint “in relation to the allegations,” the legislative assembly announced in an official statement. It did not say what the allegations were. “The Commissioner can…
The department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) has alerted over 1,100 residents of a privacy breach that occurred in February. CKLB has obtained a copy of the email informing affected residents. ECE sent an email to affected recipients, informing them that their full name, address and amount of interest…
Despite over 30 exposure locations across the city, the chief public health officer (CPHO) is not declaring a community-wide outbreak. A press release issued Monday evening says all confirmed and probable cases identified to date are connected to one large cluster and the CPHO is still investigating transmission chains. There…
Nunavut has suspended its travel bubble with the Northwest Territories as Yellowknife deals with a COVID-19 outbreak. “Following the new announcements on the COVID-19 situation in Yellowknife, beginning today, we will be closing our side of the Common Travel Area with the NWT,” said Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief public…
Popular downtown Yellowknife cafe Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀ is temporarily closing to help limit the spread of a COVID-19 outbreak in the city. There are currently eight active cases connected to an outbreak at N.J. Macpherson school — an additional 12 probable cases are awaiting confirmation in a lab. Despite the situation,…
A Chase the Ace event down south has northerners excited. The Onion Lake Cree Nation, located on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, is hosting the event that has a jackpot of more than half a million dollars. “It is actually very important because the proceeds go to the payment of what it…
Thomas Berger, whose inquiry brought Indigenous rights and recognition to the forefront of Canadian politics, passed away on Wednesday. Berger released the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry in 1977, commonly known as the Berger inquiry. Berger said a pipeline across the North would have a devastating effect on the Indigenous people…