Yellowknife RCMP say the 14-year-old girl who was reported missing yesterday in the city has been found safe. Police issued a news release this morning saying she’d been located. They later stated to CKLB in an email that she was found Wednesday evening in Yellowknife. As is their policy –…
The Tlicho region’s largest community opened four new housing units yesterday, one step in the region’s battle against homelessness. The minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, Alfred Moses was in attendance and helped cut the ribbon at the newly renovated bachelor housing units. While it’s not the answer to…
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced Wednesday that the Government of Canada has approved a merger between First Air and Canadian North, the primary air carriers serving Canada’s North, subject to a series of strict terms and conditions. In fall 2018, Makivik Corporation and the Inuvialuit Corporate Group announced an agreement…
Leaders from the Government of the Northwest Territories and Indigenous governments, who are partners in Devolution, sat down in Yellowknife Tuesday to discuss a range of issues related to lands and resource management at the Intergovernmental Council meeting. According to a news release from the territorial government, as a key feature…
The Government of the Northwest Territories has closed one territorial park and enacted fire bans at four other parks – all in the South Slave region – due to the threat of wildfires as well as extremely dry forest conditions. According to a news release from the Department of Industry,…
Updated: June 19, 10:30 a.m. to reflect additional comments from ENR on Bathurst report delay According to Indigenous and scientific evidence “a serious conservation concern exists for the Sahtì ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East) caribou.” This is one of the conclusions outlined in the Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board’s ruling on the herd’s joint…
Warning: this story contains details of an assault. When Chuckie Nicotine was 17 years old, she hopped into a truck to go get groceries with a male relative. After getting what they needed, he stopped for a few drinks. Nicotine waited in the car. On their way back after the…
A full field of nearly 100 golfers teed it up Friday in Yellowknife under gorgeous sunny skies for the annual RCMP Chris Worden Memorial Golf Tournament. Both RCMP members and civilians hit the links at the Yellowknife Golf Club for the event. RCMP Const. Chris Worden was on duty when…
Eight communities in the Northwest Territories are now under a public health advisory due to smoke exposure from wildfires in Alberta. The advisory was issued Monday night by the NWT’s acting chief public health officer. In a news release, it’s stated that the amount of smoke may change due to weather…
Norman Wells RCMP are investigating a house fire that occurred Sunday. In a news release issued yesterday they state that upon arrival officers assisted the Norman Wells Fire Department by evacuating houses in the area and by providing traffic control. They add that three occupants of the home were able to…