When Lesa Semmler was eight years old, her mother, Joyce, was murdered by her common-law partner. Semmler was one of the first women to testify when the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry was in Yellowknife last year. Now, a year and a half later, the inquiry has…
Tributes are pouring in for the late Sandra Faye Lockhart. Her death was announced Wednesday. Lockhart was a well known, tireless advocate for Indigenous women and the labour movement. She was the wife of former Lutsel K’e chief Felix Lockhart. Lockhart had reportedly been battling health issues this past year….
The Premier of the Northwest Territories is welcoming the Government of Canada’s recent submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Bob McLeod says ensuring Canada’s Arctic rights are recognized within international law is an important component of further strengthening Canada’s position in the Arctic,…
It’s election day for members of the Smith’s Landing First Nation. The Denesuline community is located near the NWT Alberta border and Wood Buffalo National Park. It was a historic stop during the fur trade era along the Slave River, North of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Two candidates are running for…
A Yellowknife man, who is originally from Fort Good Hope, has been granted bail after he was charged earlier this month, along with his brother, after a taxi cab driver was mugged. Dean McNeely, 32, who is charged with robbery, was freed from custody in a Yellowknife Justice of the…
A man from the Tlicho community of Gameti, charged with murder in the death of Archie Wedzin in Behchoko on April 8, made a brief video court appearance in Yellowknife on Tuesday. Alecus Quitte, 21, was remanded in custody until July 9 when he will again appear by video from…
The Northwest Territories has no shortage of sport fans, or athletes. But since members of Oilers Nation have little to cheer about this playoff season, Jurassic Park North, and #WeTheNorth is sweeping across the tundra. “A lot of people cheer whenever there is a Canadian team in the running. A…
Updated on June 13 to reflect the changes to the event Cindy Caisse says the event, which will take place June 15 and 16 at the Yellowknife River, is to help bring closure and healing to the families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Caisse works as…
NWT Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) officials are warning residents that it is illegal under the territory’s Wildlife Act to intentionally allow edible wild meat to spoil. The warning, posted to Facebook, comes after ENR officers recovered an abandoned freezer from a gravel pit along Highway 3, between Yellowknife and…
The Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, who had a relatively busy week last week, says he took time to remember the 75th anniversary of D-Day and his uncle who fought in the historic battle. Michael McLeod says his uncle Frank McLeod survived D-Day but has since passed. McLeod…