The cold-snap before Christmas came to an end before folks from across the Dehcho region welcomed the New Year. Drum dances were held in the communities of Sambaa Ke and Fort Providence New Year’s Eve. Deh Gah Gotie Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge says the holidays have been a wonderful time in…
Yellowknife RCMP are still seeking the public’s assistance locating a missing woman, 60 year old Sladjana Petrovic. She was reportedly last seen on December 26th Boxing Day in the downtown area. RCMP began a missing person investigation on December 27, when she was reported missing. The investigation continues and RCMP…
No one except remediation workers should be going into the Hay River highrise, says the office of the chief public health officer. The office issued a news release reminding residents that its public health order issued in May is still applicable to the building. In March, a fire broke out…
Indigenous leaders are looking to work more collaboratively to create a plan to invest in “important projects.” What those projects include remains to be seen. Leaders had a two-day forum earlier this month where they started creating a five-year strategic plan. In a news release sent by Denendeh Investments Inc.,…
Indian Day School class action members will need to wait a little bit longer to apply for compensation. Late last week, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Chief Paul-Émile Ottawa, the chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan, a First Nations community 250 kilometres northwest of…
Updated December 16 with additional details on Compassionate Care leave and Family Caregiver leave. Workers in the NWT will benefit from changes to leave regulations in the new year. The Government of the Northwest Territories has amended the Employment Standards Act with new and extended leave programs; those changes will kick…
Young mushers and their support teams sure noticed the frigid temperatures in Fort Providence Thursday but if the dogs were cold, you really couldn’t tell. Five teams from across the Northwest Territories gathered in the Decho community for the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) sled dog racing trials. At stake was…
Residents from across the Northwest Territories have signed an open letter calling on MP Michael McLeod to push for a Green New Deal in Parliament. Our Time Yellowknife drafted the letter, which describes a Green New Deal as “an ambitious plan to tackle the climate crisis at the scale that…
Several NWT communities will be represented in one of the north’s most iconic sports, dog sled racing at the 2020 Arctic Winter Games. A total of five mushers and their dog teams braved the frigid -35 temperatures on Thursday for Team NWT trials in Fort Providence. The roster dropped from…
Updated December 12, 4:25 p.m. A previous version of this story noted the exact date the accused was to be in court. RCMP have since emailed media outlets requesting the specific date be removed to protect the identity of the victim. According to RCMP, the date was included in the…