A new record for knuckle hop was set in Inuvik this weekend at the Arctic Winter Games Trials. Chris Stripdonk from Fort Simpson, had an incredible run as he completed an entire lap around the East Three school gymnasium. The knuckle hop is one of the Inuit Arctic Winter Games…
When Conrad Prince was two years old, he was sent to Germany as part of the Sixties Scoop. He also only met his sister four years ago, who, he says, didn’t know she was Ojibwe. While each survivor’s experience is unique, this loss of place and identity is common among…
The holy grail of hockey, The Stanley Cup, is headed to Délįne for the first time ever for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada. Some say Délįne, which is located in the Sahtú region of the Northwest Territories on the western shore of Great Bear Lake, is the birthplace of hockey. Joel…
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Norman Wells, Fort Good Hope, Deline and Colville Lake through Saturday morning. Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected by morning as several pacific disturbances are passing through the area. Rapidly accumulating snow will make travel difficult. Visibility…
The vast majority of offenders in correctional facilities in the Northwest Territories are Indigenous people despite the fact they make up only about half of the territory’s overall population. CKLB asked the Justice Department of the NWT for the numbers after federal prison numbers were released this week. “Currently, of…
A hunting rifle that belongs to the father of convicted Yellowknife drug dealer Norman Hache has been returned to its rightful owner. Denis Hache appeared in Supreme Court in Yellowknife Thursday arguing that he lent the 20-year-old Winchester rifle to his son to go hunting and that it should be…
At this time, Yellowknife Airport has no plans to implement screening for coronavirus because flights from overseas do not land in Yellowknife directly. Unclear if passengers will be screened for coronavirus at Yellowknife airport Agata Gutkowska is an Acting Manager, with the Public Affairs and Communications Policy, Planning and Communications…
It’s been a few stressful months for one Fort Resolution woman after her purebred Yorkie, named Angel, became severely ill. Martina Jerome, Angel’s dog mom, lives in Fort Resolution and is a self-taught NWT artist that has been sewing for more than 25 years. When Angel took ill on November…
The NWT Health Emergency Planner is planning for the potential impact of a coronavirus outbreak on the NWT health-care system. Updated: Yellowknife Airport has no plans to implement screening for coronavirus Dr. Kami Kandola is the Chief Public Health Officer for Northwest Territories. According to Dr. Kandola, the Public Health…
Edmonton police say a man with ties to Hay River and Yellowknife is wanted for murder in Edmonton. According to an Edmonton police news release, their Homicide Section is looking for Amin Yussuf, 29, who remains wanted on Canada-wide warrants in connection to the shooting death of 26-year-old Abubeker Gemechu…