“For speaking the truth, I will not apologize.” That is what Monfwi MLA Jackson Lafferty said when he was told to apologize to Premier Caroline Cochrane. Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. then kicked out Lafferty for the rest of the day’s sitting. Blake called on Lafferty to apologize following his comments…
The Education Summit being held by the Dene Nation next Tuesday on the K’atl’odeeche First Nation Reserve in Hay River has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Dene Nation plans its first Education Summit The Summit was planned for March 17 to 18 by Dene leadership to encourage…
It was a terrifying experience for mother Sunita Kochon after her son Preston Kochon was run over by a truck on Sunday in Yellowknife near the Snowcastle. CKLB Radio recently wrote about the six-year-old trapper from Colville Lake and his love for being out on the land with his grandfather….
Team NT Athletes of the Arctic Winter Games which has been cancelled due to ongoing concerns over coronavirus will receive a full refund of fees. Doug Rentmeister is the Executive Director of the Sport North Federation. “While we are all disappointed, the health and well-being of the thousands of people…
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating what they call a “sudden death” in Behchoko. Mounties state in a news release that their Major Crime Unit is looking into the death. Even though they do not describe the death as suspicious, police make a point of saying that no one…
This year’s Arctic Winter Games have been cancelled due to ongoing concerns over coronavirus. The Whitehorse 2020 Arctic Winter Games Host Society, Government of Yukon, City of Whitehorse and Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health issued a joint statement announcing the cancellation on Saturday. “It has been determined that cancelling…
The Tłı̨chǫ Government is getting a boost from the federal government to protect traditional lands between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake. The area spans 22,000 km², which includes traditional trails and cultural sites. According to a government news release, “Once complete, these two protected spaces—Gowhadõ Yek’e t’ii k’e…
It was a performance full of culture, storytelling and great fiddle music as the Edmonton Métis Dancers rocked the stage at the NAKA Festival yesterday in Yellowknife. Lyle Donald is the Director of Dance. “Learning Mètis dance is more than just playing fiddle music and jigging around,” Donald said. “Mètis…
A trial began Wednesday in territorial court for a Yellowknife lawyer who is charged under a City of Yellowknife bylaw with letting his dog run loose and a second charge of allowing that same dog to bite a person. Civil lawyer Doug McNiven was charged last summer after his dog…
The Charlie Zoe Nitsiza 4th Bi-Annual Handgame Tournament begins tomorrow in Whati and is offering $100,000 in prize money. According to a Tłı̨chǫ Government news release, “In 2014, community members of Whati created Bi-Annual Handgame of the late Charlie Zoe Nitsiza, who passed away December 5, 2011. Charlie Zoe Nitsiza…