There are two high profile court appearances in Yellowknife today. At 2:30 – 50 year old Peter Tsetta of Ndilo is to be in Supreme Court to be sentenced after he was found guilty earlier this year of two counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement. Court…
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada published its investigation today into a plane crash on Little Doctor Lake where three people died in August of last year. The lake is near mountains west of Fort Simpson and north of Nahanni Butte. The report highlights the need for safety exits to…
The Government of the Northwest Territories wants to hear your ideas to improve tourism. Over the next few weeks, the GNWT will be hosting meetings across the territory for residents to share their input on how to develop the tourism industry. That input will go to develop the GNWT’s five-year…
Inuvik RCMP have charged Dustin Travis Rogers, 24, following an assault in the community on Wednesday. According to a news release, police responded to a call at a residence shortly before 8 a.m. The victim, a 34-year-old man, checked himself into the local hospital. He was then transferred to Edmonton…
The countdown is on for young mushers who want a shot at making Team NWT. Dog Sled Racing trials for the 2020 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) will be held in Fort Providence on December 12 and 13, 2019. Deh Gah Dog Musher Susan Fleck is helping organize the trials. She…
At least three people are facing drug related charges after a recent drug bust in the Dehcho Region. Fort Simpson RCMP says their investigation continues after they seized an undisclosed amount of crack cocaine, a digital scale with cocaine residue on it and approximately $1900 dollars in Canadian currency during…
A brief ceremony was held Sunday in Yellowknife at the Cenotaph outside Joint Task Force North Headquarters (JTFN) where a new soldier’s memorial statue will eventually sit. The previous one was destroyed earlier this year in a senseless act of vandalism. Royal Canadian Legion – Vincent Massey Branch #164 –…
For anyone who does not want to be part of the Indian Day School class action lawsuit, you have until November 18 to opt-out. Under the proposed settlement, former day school students could qualify for one of five levels of harm. The base level for proving you attended day school…
Hannah Taneton says there’s a disconnect between people calling for youth input and the effort in getting that input. “We noticed that every time people talk about youth, they always say they should get involved,” she says. “But no one is really reaching out to the youth and asking them…
A 31-year-old man from Leduc, Alberta is behind a series of thefts in Hay River, according to RCMP. Lyndsay James Vanderlee is facing a series of theft-related charges, including theft and misuse of a credit car, theft under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime. In a news release,…