Fort Good Hope rapper Dylan Jones aka Crook the Kid is performing this Saturday at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC). The doors open at 7:00 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are by donation ($15 suggested). He is fresh off a performance at the Ottawa…
RCMP have identified the victim of a tragic fatal crash on Highway 3 between Yellowknife and Behchoko as a 45-year-old man from Yellowknife. His name has not been released. Mounties say it happened 45 kilometres west of Yellowknife about 2am Wednesday. Police say two pickup trucks were parked on the…
A donation of sports equipment from an Edmonton charitable organization to youth in Aklavik and Ulukhaktok will be put to good use this weekend at the Annual Gwich’In Cup in Inuvik. Sport Central donated the equipment in February and August of 2019 with help from the RCMP. Cpl. Chris Whynot…
One person has been killed in a highway crash between Yellowknife and Behchoko early Wednesday morning. RCMP state in a news release that it happened at about 2:00 am on Highway 3. Mounties state that others sustained non-life threatening injuries. The name of the deceased has not been released. Police…
The winter road from Tibbitt to Contwoyto is now open to service the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine, Dominion Diamond Mine Ekati Mine and the De Beers Canada Gahcho Kue Mine. Mike Lowing, Director of Winter Road Operations, Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road Joint Venture says, “We had a soft…
A Fort Good Hope woman says she is lucky to be alive after she fought off an attacking stray dog in the community. Miranda Mcneely says she was walking to her uncle’s house on Jan. 31st when she passed a skinny white and black “Pitbull” looking dog which she thought…
Conrad Prince says, “there’s still a lot of work to be done” when it comes to educating people on the Sixties Scoop. Prince is the lead for the Sixties Scoop Foundation engagement sessions and has been travelling around the country to hear from survivors on what they’d like to see…
Two men are charged under the Northwest Territories Liquor Act after RCMP say they sold alcohol in downtown Yellowknife to vulnerable residents. Police state in an email that through an investigation that began in November and ended last month, the NT RCMP General Investigation Section and Crime Reduction Unit charged…
Fort Simpson RCMP is investigating after a series of break and enters that occurred over the last several months at the local post office. Mounties state in a news release that the Fort Simpson Canada Post office has been the victim of three separate break and enters on September 3rd,…
The line-up for the Snowking Winter Festival has been announced. The festival is celebrating its 25th year and a line-up of music, arts and performance will take place during the Silver Jubilee edition of Snowking Winter Festival. On Saturday, February 29th at 12:00 p.m. the festival will officially open with…