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…
Whatì Chief Alfonz Nitsiza says he was pleased to see how much the Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road has progressed. “We went on a tour last week,” he explains, “I must say it’s a very, very good route.” The project involves building a road from Highway 3 west of Yellowknife to connect…
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…
Some people trying to access the NWT Help Line may have their calls go straight to voicemail. The department of Health and Social Services says it is aware of the issue and is working to rectify it. In a news release, the department says it is mainly affecting iPhone users….
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…
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…
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…
An unrelated police investigation on Sunday led to the seizure alcohol intended to be smuggled into Whatì. An RCMP press release says at approximately 2:45 a.m., police were at a hotel on 49th Ave. for a separate investigation. Police then discovered 42 bottles of liquor and eight cans of beer…
Like father, like son, or so the saying goes. Since John Carmichael’s recent retirement from the Gwich’in Renewable Resources Boards’ char monitoring program, his eldest son Harry Carmichael has taken over. “He taught me everything I know,” says Harry Carmichael, John’ son, but “I’ll probably never have the fishing knowledge…
The deal to sell the Ekati Diamond Mine has fallen through after being refused by bond issuers on Friday. A press release says the approximate $280 million deal fell apart as the offer by two affiliated companies, a “stalking horse bid,” was rejected by Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, Argonaut…