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Featured, News, Politics April 24, 2025

Mackenzie Delta MLA enters treatment program after impaired driving charge: reports

George Nerysoo’s leave of absence will last for several months; he will miss some committee work and the next house sitting


The MLA for Mackenzie Delta has taken a leave of absence and entered a treatment program after being charged with impaired driving in Fort McPherson, state media reports. George Nerysoo’s leave of absence was first reported this week by the CBC, which stated the first-term MLA had posted about his situation…

Featured, News, Wildfires April 24, 2025

Wildfire Preparedness Workshop kindles plans for better mutual aid in disasters

'We want to be able to help each other through these events if someone gets into trouble,' says Hay River’s Travis Wright


The lessons learned from the historically devastating 2023 wildfire season are many, but questions remain as to how many will be put into action before the next natural disaster. Representatives from all 29 forested communities in the NWT were invited to the first NWT Wildfire Preparedness Workshop this week in…

Featured, News, Police April 24, 2025

Three charged after fentanyl, crack-cocaine seized at Kátł’odeeche First Nation home

Police say the residence was unlawfully occupied when officers arrived Tuesday night


Fentanyl and crack-cocaine was seized from a residence on Kátł’odeeche First Nation that was unlawfully occupied by three people on Tuesday, say RCMP. Officers were called to the residence just before midnight on April 22 and upon arrival, they found three individuals inside, along with a quantity of drugs, cash,…

Featured, News, Reconciliation April 22, 2025

Pope Francis remembered for his landmark residential school apology to Indigenous peoples

'He felt, really deeply, full of shame — not only that, he really also felt our pain,' recalls former Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine


“We want to talk together, to pray together and to work together, so that the sufferings of the past can lead to a future of justice, healing and reconciliation.” – Pope Francis, on the Catholic church and Indigenous peoples of Canada Nine days of mourning will commence Saturday, April 26,…

Featured, Industry, Mining, News, Politics April 22, 2025

Diamond mines to receive ‘targeted’ financial relief from territorial government

Measures a response to 'to urgent economic concerns,' from industry leaders and Indigenous development corporations, say cabinet ministers


The NWT’s largest industry and biggest contributor to the economy will receive targeted government financial relief in response to growing financial pressures and industry-wide uncertainty. The GNWT stated that its actions are designed to maintain economic stability, support local employment and businesses, and sustain decades of Indigenous economic partnership and…

Featured, Law courts, News, Police April 17, 2025

‘People who come from the south to traffic in cocaine … should be condemned,’ says NWT judge

Young Edmonton man in Yellowknife drug house unknowingly texted RCMP officer offering drugs for sale in May 2023, NWT Supreme Court heard on Thursday


“Good luck to you, Mr. Gova. I hope to never see you in the Northwest Territories again.” – Justice Shannon Smallwood, after sentencing an Edmonton drug dealer Those who come to the Northwest Territories to make some quick cash selling hard drugs “should be condemned,” as they profit off our…

Featured, News, Weather April 15, 2025

Mackenzie River remains shallow; Great Bear Lake at record low-water levels

Great Slave Lake’s water level has been slowly rising since mid-December, one bit of happy news in monthly water report


Climate forecasts through June indicate above normal precipitation for northwestern NWT, specifically the Peel River basin. While the Peel River water level is average for this time of year, reports the GNWT’s Department of Environment and Climate Change, water levels and flow rates remain low across most of the rest…