A Behchoko man who pleaded guilty to defrauding the Tlicho Community Services Agency of more than $120,000 is facing two years house arrest when he is to be sentenced on Friday. 64-year-old Joseph Beaverho was in court Wednesday for a sentencing hearing. He has pleaded guilty to breach of trust,…
Two bodies, believed to be two teens from Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, wanted in connection with three homicides last month in Northern B.C. have been found in northern Manitoba. That’s according to the RCMP who held a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Police say the bodies were found Wednesday morning…
About 3 million barren-ground caribou roamed the NWT 25 years ago. Since then, the number has dropped 500,000—with some herds seeing an even sharper decrease over that time. Now the Conference of Management Authorities (CMA) is developing a recovery plan for the species and it wants to hear from residents….
A former mayor of the Sahtu community of Norman Wells has been fined $2,000 after he was convicted earlier this year of possession of 3.2 grams of cocaine in 2017. Nathan Watson, 49, also received a four day jail sentence for failure to appear in court back in May at…
Family and friends are mourning the death of a 29-year-old Inuvik man who was killed when the all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) he was driving rolled on a trail in the community. A spokesperson from the Northwest Territories Coroner’s office says RCMP were called to the scene about 5:30 Saturday morning. She adds…
Renowned French photographer, author, film maker and retired Oblate Priest Rene Fumoleau has died. He was Born in France in 1926 and came “down North” to Denendeh as a young priest in 1953. His first parish was in Rádeli Kóé/Fort Good Hope, which involved a long boat journey down the…
A well-known Yellowknife resident and advocate for Indigenous people is the newest lawyer in the Northwest Territories. Jennifer Hunt-Poitras was called to the bar during a ceremony at the Yellowknife courthouse Friday. She was sworn-in while Supreme Court Judge Andrew Mahar presided over the ceremony. The public gallery in the…
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for the Northwest Territories says her office has received some national attention as well as some scrutiny as her office works towards making the Absentee Ballot available online in this fall’s territorial election. Nicole Latour has appeared on at least two national news programs recently…
27 teams competed in the 75,000 dollar traditional Men’s handgame tournament hosted by the Fort Nelson First Nation over the August long-weekend. But after all the drumming, calls, chants and guessing… it was a team from Chateh, Alberta who came out on top in first place captained by Fabian Chonkolay….
It’s very likely the largest seizure of illegal alcohol ever in the Northwest Territories. Yellowknife RCMP have seized hundreds of containers of bootleg alcohol after a raid at an apartment unit on 49 St. downtown. In a news release, police state they executed a search under the NWT Liquor Act…