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Featured, Health, News October 24, 2022

Health Minister shuts the door on NWT-based treatment centre

"The simple reason that we don't have a treatment centre is because they don't work. We have tried four times," said Julie Green


The Northwest Territories will not be getting its own addiction treatment centre any time soon. That’s according to the territory’s Minister of Health and Social Services. During a sitting of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, October 20, Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong asked Minister Julie Green if she would commit…

Featured, Justice, News, Police October 24, 2022

Fort McPherson booze bust nets 102 bottles of vodka

Police say they made the seizure last Friday during a routine traffic stop on the Dempster Highway


An unidentified man is facing charges in connection with what RCMP are calling a “significant” liquor seizure near Fort McPherson. Police say they made the seizure last Friday during a routine traffic stop on the Dempster Highway, within the 25-kilometre radius of the Fort McPherson Liquor Restriction. RCMP say they…

Community, Environment, Featured, News, Weather October 21, 2022

“It was just heartbreaking”: Scotty Creek team still tallying losses from wildfire devastation

Five of the camp's nine buildings were burned to the ground in last week's fire


William Alger was one of the first people to see the devastation at Scotty Creek firsthand. “It was just heartbreaking,” says Alger, the project’s lead guardian, who has worked with the team since early 2020. He was on the scene immediately after a naturally-caused wildfire tore through the camp and…

Community, Featured, Life Style, News October 20, 2022

Northerners are hitting the cost of living breaking point

The Salvation Army in Yellowknife says it has helped 1400 more people this year compared to 2021


Charitable organizations say many people are hitting the breaking point in the Northwest Territories in the wake of the latest cost of living numbers released by Statistics Canada. Figures show that inflation continues to climb despite the Bank of Canada’s efforts to curb it by raising interest rates. Stats reveal…

Art, Entertainment, Featured, News October 20, 2022

Inuvialuk model wins national award

Willow Allen is a 23-year-old Inuvialuk woman from Inuvik who has travelled the world as a model. She recently had her work recognized at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. She spoke with CKLB about how her experiences as a model for high-end brands and the change she’s working towards…