Coronavirus in the NWT not a question of if but when, says Premier
It was a coronavirus-themed day at the Legislative Assembly on Friday. Nearly all regular MLAs had a COVID-19 question for cabinet. Earlier in the sitting,…
Education
Speaker tells MLA to apologize to Premier for comments about Aurora College President firing
Legislative Assembly Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. called on Monfwi MLA Jackson Lafferty to apologize to Premier Caroline Cochrane. Lafferty has repeatedly criticized the premier’s firing…
Officials from NWT’s education department called on to explain problems to Standing Committee on Government Operations
Officials from the Office of the Auditor General and the NWT’s Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) are to appear before the Legislative Assembly’s…
Education minister ‘not surprised’ by ex-Aurora College president dismissal
Updated: February 7 to reflect Minister Simpson’s ‘Personal Explanation’ given in the house. Minister R.J. Simpson says he wasn’t surprised to see Dr. Tom Weegar…
Former Aurora College president and GNWT at odds over dismissal
Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green said she was just as surprised as everyone else when she heard Dr. Tom Weegar was being replaced as the…
Documentaries on alcohol, addiction and recovery in northern communities screen Saturday in Yellowknife
The public is invited to a screening this Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife called “Turning Points.” It’s…
‘Not many people follow their passions’: Inuk baker wins leadership prize
Janessa Elanik is humble when asked why she thinks she’s a leader in her community. “There’s not a lot of people in my family or…
Dene Heroes books are a chance to share positivity
When David Codzi went to school, he says he learned all about Alexander Mackenzie but never about the Dene who helped him. He says students…
Whati youth get first-hand look at Vancouver’s troubled Downtown Eastside
A group of young people from Whati recently got as first hand look at the ravages of drugs, alcohol and homelessness as they took a…
Have your say on a new foundation for Sixties Scoop survivors
The Sixties Scoop shattered Indigenous families across Canada by taking children from their parents and placing them in the foster care system. Through the legal…