“The Western medical system can be quite harmful to people that it wasn’t necessarily built for (or) built to support. There are a lot of challenges with racial equity in the healthcare system. And we see that in reproductive health care, as well,” says Sabrina Flack, co-founder of Northern Birthwork…
A Yellowknife man has been sentenced to five years in prison and ten years of probation for the possession and transmission of child pornography and for extortion. Twenty-year-old Chase Straker was sentenced in an N.W.T. court on Monday, according to an RCMP release. He was found to have stored and…
Michael Vandell will serve a second term as chief of Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation. That’s according to results shared by the returning officer on social media on Tuesday, following the day’s election. Vandell defeated challenger Xavier Canadien by 178 votes to 110. Seven of the 14 candidates for councillor…
The Beaufort Delta is getting ready to rumble tonight. Totally Arctic Wrestling (TAW) returns to the Delta this weekend. The first event, Naarigaa, is coming to Inuvik on Friday, while the second event, Danger Bay, is coming to Tuktoyaktuk on Sunday. Since its first event in 2019, TAW has billed…
As a child, Willis Janvier remembers pretending to be a radio commentator for hockey tournaments. He was taking after his father, who was himself a broadcaster. But he didn’t expect he would later become a broadcaster himself, let alone in his mother tongue. Now, Janvier is the host of a…
Former Yellowknives Dene First Nation Chief Edward Sangris has passed away. YKDFN announced his passing on social media on Tuesday morning. Born and raised in Dettah, Sangris served four consecutive terms as Dettah Chief starting in 2007 before stepping down. He came from a political family, with his father Joseph…
“I was taught (to be) ashamed of myself or I watched what I did or what I said simply because of the way it was in the residential schools,” says Eileen Beaver, a 68-year-old Elder from the lost community of Rocher River. At the age of eight, Beaver was displaced…
Dates have been set for elections for the Deh Gáh Got’îê First Nation. Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, according to a notice from Electoral Officer Phoebe Parent dated Oct. 25. Advance polls are being held Thursday, Oct. 26 and Thursday, Nov. 2. Chief Michael Vandell…
There was laughter and good cheer in the air — until it was time to take a shot. Then, everyone would go quiet. Seconds later, the arrow would ring out across the forest, followed by words of congratulation or condolence. Dozens braved the cold for their shot at a bull’s…
The Chief Public Health Officer has issued a health advisory over a confirmed case of hepatitis A (an infection of the liver), coming from a food handler working at two restaurants inside the Edmonton International Airport. Any residents who ate at the Belgian Beer Café or Boston Pizza in early…