Health advise is now available for all NWT residents at the touch of a button. And it’s free. The GNWT says a toll-free 811 health advice line is now up and running. It says the new service is being offered 24-hours a day, seven days a week. A registered nurse…
A new program to help develop the next generation of trappers in the NWT has been launched, but there’s a catch. The program is a partnership between the Indigenous governments, various organizations and the GNWT. Under the Trapper Mentorship Program, novice trappers, also known as mentees, can learn from experienced…
Ken Kyikavichik says the past few years have been challenging for his people. “The amount of grief that’s gone on, especially over the last two years, has been exceptional,” the Gwich’in Grand Chief says. This year’s spike in suicides hit the communities of the Beaufort Delta the hardest: There were…
Funding for the completion of more than 60 additional affordable housing units in Yellowknife is officially in the books. The announcement was made at City Hall Monday at a news conference attended by all levels of government, including Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Ahmed Hussen. The federal government…
A Yellowknife teen has been reported missing. According to RCMP, 18-year-old Sherrina Hikoalok has been reported missing since Nov. 4. Hikoalok is described as five foot five, weighing about 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She also goes by the alias, Sherrina Ohiktook and is believed to still…
Eric Janvier hopes his new documentary shows Indigenous youth that it’s never too late to learn their culture. In Heartbeat of a Nation, Janvier captures an intimate afternoon between a father and son as they make a traditional drum. Janvier’s documentary has been screened in Calgary, Toronto and San Francisco, among…
Last updated on Nov. 3 at 4:15 p.m. The deficit of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has quadrupled in the six years since its creation, according to a report by a Legislative Assembly standing committee. Members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations, including Yellowknife North…
A simple act of kindness by Hay River RCMP on Halloween night is getting plenty of praise from the community. Ryan Heron’s niece, eitht-year-old Daenerys (Dani) Daigneault, dressed up as a police officer, so he and his wife decided to stop by the Hay River detachment and try to get…
Jamie Wetrade-Stevenson is a beloved creative, navigating both the traditional and modern world through the lens. Her latest adventure has brought her to Toronto where her Nomad portrait was displayed on the corner of King St. West. After five short years, her ambitions evolved from passion projects into a full-blown…
A missing Yellowknife teen has been found “safe and sound,” according to RCMP. Yellowknife RCMP confirmed on Friday afternoon 16-year-old Dayton Lafferty had been found roughly one day after being reported missing. Lafferty was last seen on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 25. He was reported missing on Oct. 27….