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Community, Featured, Health, News October 16, 2020

New health minister says no plans for northern addictions treatment centre

The territorial government budgets $2.3 million to send residents to southern treatment centres.


Julie Green had a busy first day of session as the new minister of Health and Social Services. Regular MLAs peppered Green on several health-related topics, including the possibility of an addictions treatment centre in the NWT. Jackson Lafferty, MLA for Monfwi, cited the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action…

Community, Featured, News October 16, 2020

New CBC North director wants to bring Indigenous voices to the forefront of Canadian media

“Indigenous languages first,” says Mervin Brass, “I’m not happy with the status quo.”


Mervin Brass says he isn’t satisfied with the status quo. As the first Indigenous senior managing director for the North region, Brass says he plans on using his position to create opportunities for aspiring journalists. He has taken over for Janice Stein after nine years of service. “My dream is…

Featured, News October 16, 2020

One person seriously injured after bear attack in Hay River

One person is seriously injured after a bear attack in Hay River early Friday morning. Ross Potter, Hay River’s director of protective services, says in an email that at approximately 2:50 a.m., Hay River Fire was dispatched to the Cranberry Cres. area to respond to a possible bear attack. Julie…

Featured, Health, News October 16, 2020

CPHO reports three presumptive positive cases in the NWT

After months of being COVID-19 free. The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) has reported three presumptive positive cases in the territories. The cases are located in Inuvik and Yellowknife. One individual travelled from Alberta to Inuvik by road and arrived  Oct.10. This person has isolated immediately. The territorial government says…

Featured, News, Police October 15, 2020

Inuvik man facing murder charge

A 38-year-old Inuvik man is facing a murder charge after an incident in June.  On June 5, a man was found injured and unresponsive on Union St. in Inuvik, says an RCMP press release.  After a police investigation, Michael Drescher was arrested and charged on Oct. 14. Police say there…

Featured, Industry, News, Politics October 15, 2020

Q&A: Katrina Nokleby talks losing her cabinet roles, responds to criticisms and looks at future as regular MLA; Part 2

'I left a vacuum and somebody else filled it. That's my biggest regret, not showing them more of myself before somebody else told them who I was,' says Nokleby.


Yesterday, CKLB published a Q&A with ousted minister Katrina Nokleby. Following an emotional end to the first interview, she agreed to return for a follow up. Prior to beginning, she told CKLB that she would not speak about details regarding threats she’d received, which is where the first conversation left…

Featured, News October 14, 2020

Missing 31-year-old man ‘located safe and sound’

A missing 31-year-old man who was reported missing has been located and is safe. An RCMP press release issued Wednesday morning said Felix Joseph Boulanger had last been seen in the Finlayson Drive area on Oct. 13. A release issued Wednesday afternoon says Boulanger has been located. The RCMP thanked…

Featured, Industry, News, Politics October 14, 2020

Q&A: Katrina Nokleby talks losing her cabinet roles, responds to criticisms and looks at future as regular MLA; Part 1

'I think the territory is not cut out for a politician like me,' says the Great Slave MLA.


Katrina Nokleby says she needed some time away after having her ministerial portfolios and her cabinet seat publicly stripped. The Great Slave MLA travelled to British Columbia for about a month before returning and self-isolating for two weeks. Now out of isolation, she sat down with CKLB to address some…