“Enough is enough,” hundreds of people chanted outside the RCMP detachment in Yellowknife. The chants were part of an anti-racism demonstration held Tuesday afternoon. The event brought hundreds to the multiplex for a solidarity motorcade to ensure social distancing. The speeches were planned to be live streamed — but organizers…
An anti-racism Black Lives Matter solidarity motorcade will be held in Yellowknife this afternoon, starting at the multiplex. The event, organized by PSAC North, will be in the form of a motorcade due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event is part of a global anti-racism movement sparked by the recent death…
The NorthWords Writers Festival will be hosting the annual event online this year. In a notice on its website, organizers wrote this year’s event would be a scaled-down version — although it will include the usual workshops, panel discussions and readings by authors. Valerie Gamache, executive director of NorthWords NWT,…
The Northern Federation of Labour (NTFL) and the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) will observe a minute of silence tomorrow for the National Day of Mourning for workers injured on the job. The event will take place on April 28, at noon and is an annual celebration of remembrance…
The Chief Public Health Officer of the Northwest Territories Dr. Kami Kandola will be issuing a new public health order banning all indoor gatherings and restricting those outdoors. Under the order, residents will not be allowed to host friends or family who do not live with them in their home….
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Shane Thompson, Lutsel k’e Dene First Nation Chief Darryl Marlowe and Tlicho Grand Chief George Mackenzie are calling for more responsible harvesting. ENR officers say the caribou were killed within the Mobile Bathurst Caribou Management Zone. They also found wasted meat from 12 caribou outside…
The Snowcastle on Yellowknife Bay now says it will close for the season effective immediately. The announcement was made in a news release issued late Tuesday morning. It followed an earlier release Tuesday stating that the world-renowned tourist attraction would remain open during the day despite the threat of coronavirus….
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…
There are some long faces in Yellowknife this morning after it was announced that the NBA Championship Trophy, won by the Toronto Raptors last year, will not be making it to Yellowknife after all. Charzie Abendanio, spokesperson for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) the parent company of the Raptors…
It would be pretty difficult for any Toronto Raptors players to make it up to Yellowknife right now in the middle of their season, but perhaps the next best thing is on its way. A spokesperson for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the parent company of the Raptors and…