15-year-old charged after crashing car into utility pole
Hay River RCMP reported a single-vehicle collision into a utility pole on June 5. The suspect has now been identified as a 15-year-old male youth and…
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SideDoor no more, now Home Base Yellowknife
What was once known as the SideDoor is now Home Base Yellowknife to pair with its new mission statement, “No youth left out.”. The Hope’s…
4 wildfires reported in Dehcho
A total of four wildfires have been reported in the Dehcho region – three of which occurred within less than 24 hours of each other….
Behchokǫ̀ under boil water advisory
A boil water advisory has been issued in Behchokǫ̀. Residents whose homes are connected to the water system and those who receive trucked water are…
‘A nation awakened’: Hundreds honour 215 children lost at Kamloops residential school
Hundreds gathered in Yellowknife Friday afternoon to honour the lost children discovered at Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C. in late May. The smell of…
Community-driven caribou protection: Tuktut Nogait turns 25
Paulatuk is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the signing of Tuktut Nogait National Park. June 5 marks 25 years to the day that the park…
MLAs want more action on food insecurity
Regular MLAs want more clarity on who is in charge of improving food security in the Northwest Territories. On Friday, Frame Lake MLA Kevin O’Reilly…
Federal government releases plan for MMIWG
After two years, the federal government has released its action plan in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls…
Hundreds evacuated from Aklavik; waters begin to recede
More than 160 residents from Aklavik have been evacuated to Inuvik following flooding in the community over the weekend. Since then, however, waters have started…
YKDFN gets $18.8M for new housing
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation will receive $18.8 million to build 19 new affordable housing units in Ndilǫ and Dettah. The new units include 11…