A 26-year-old canoeist is fortunate to be alive after he fell into rapids on a frigid Slave River on Thanksgiving Monday, just south of Fort Smith on the Alberta side of the border with the Northwest Territories. RCMP say the man had put the canoe in the river Monday afternoon…
The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly said it had been years since he had seen so many people in the public gallery. Hundreds of friends and family members were gathered for the swearing in of the new MLAs on Friday, October 11. Following the brief ceremony, the newly-sworn-in MLAs were…
A Fort Simpson man who was shot last month by a wildlife officer with the territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) says he and his community are still owed some answers. Dennis Nelner, 54, was hit in the thigh with a slug fired from a shotgun while…
If you are unable to vote in the federal election on Oct. 21 or just want to get it done, and you live in one of six communities in the Northwest Territories, or Yellowknife, you can cast your ballot at an advance poll this week. The advance polls run from…
A Gwich’in Grandmother is taking another step in her faith journey. Mabel Brown says she feels blessed to become a deacon in the Anglican Church, and will serve in Inuvik and some of the outlying communities of the Beaufort Delta. “Because it’s a one time thing. It’s special and meaningful…
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya has expressed the importance of working with Dene people in the Northwest Territories as he sat down with 16 of the 19 MLAs-elect on Tuesday. Yakeleya talked to the incoming 19th Legislative Assembly members about the key priorities and issues facing the Dene in the…
The City of Yellowknife is asking resident to review its proposed community plan. In a news release, the city says the plan is the “road map for how land will be used and planned for the next 20 years.” The city says it’s been collecting background data for the upcoming…
Hay River RCMP Monday said that they are scaling back the active marine search for the four missing commercial fishermen on Great Slave Lake. Police say after searching for them for a week, there is just no sign of them. “Deteriorating weather conditions have combined to wind down the effort,”…
RCMP now say that after an extensive aerial and water-based search since Monday, they are now in recovery mode for four commercial fishermen missing on Great Slave Lake since last weekend. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, Mounties stated that under the circumstances and with the low probability of…
A Yellowknife-area man does not want to be called a hero but he is being credited with possibly saving a man’s life after two boats crashed head-on Thursday on Great Slave Lake, not far from Yellowknife Bay. Three men in total are probably thankful to be alive after the harrowing…