People facing homelessness will need to look elsewhere than Aspen Apartments for a meal and hot shower. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NWT Disabilities Council’s Day Shelter/Sobering Centre has been at reduced capacity; the NWT government set up the services at Aspen to try and cover the gap. But…
The Tłı̨chǫ community elections saw two women elected as chiefs of their community for the first time. Doreen Arrowmaker was elected chief of Gamètì, while Adeline Football was elected chief of Wekweètì. The official results for all four community elections were released Wednesday morning. Wekweètì Football was declared the winner…
An inquiry into MLA Steve Norn’s breaking of public health orders is in the public’s best interest, according to the NWT’s integrity commissioner. The integrity commissioner decides whether a complaint should be thrown out or refers it to an independent adjudicator. In early May, Rylund Johnson filed a complaint against…
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, has suspended the exemption from self-isolation for travellers from the Yukon. The decision comes as an outbreak in Whitehorse continues to grow. As of Monday, there were 21 active cases of COVID-19 in the city. The territory also reported its third…
Police have found the body of a 42-year-old man from Behchokǫ̀ near Frank Channel. RCMP says he was reported missing on June 10, several days after the man had left on a canoe trip. Following unsuccessful ground searches, RCMP used a helicopter to fly over the area. About 7 p.m.,…
Yellowknife RCMP has found a 41-year-old missing that had been reported missing earlier on Tuesday. Police say she was found safe and sound.
Flood victims in the Northwest Territories will be eligible for some immediate funds to begin repairing damage. Shane Thompson, Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) minister, and Caroline Wawzonek, territorial finance minister, announced the creation of the Emergency Disaster Assistance Advance Program (EDAAP), in a press release Monday afternoon. EDAAP allows…
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at N.J. Macpherson school in Yellowknife to be over. According to a news release, the last person to be infected at home related to the outbreak was diagnosed on May 20. Kandola initially declared an outbreak…
When Norman Yakeleya first became Dene National Chief he was struck by how the Dene Nation “as a whole was not working.” Soon after being elected to the position, he was at a gathering where he says a Tłı̨chǫ youth asked “Who is the Dene Nation? What do they stand…
Today is voting day for the Tłı̨chǫ community government elections. Here is the full list of candidates for chief and council in Behchokǫ̀, Whatì, Gamètì and Wekweètì. CKLB spoke with the chief candidates for Behchokǫ̀, Whatì, Gamètì and Wekweètì about their policies. CKLB will publish the results once released.