Fort Smith RCMP has removed the shelter-in-place recommendation, but is still looking for the suspect in a shooting that happened Friday, Mar. 4. For now, police are asking residents to “be vigilant and report any suspicious activity.” Despite the removal of the recommendation, the Town of Fort Smith says all…
One person is confirmed dead in Fort Smith, and local police are asking residents to stay in place. “Fort Smith RCMP responded to a number of firearms related complaints in the community of Fort Smith,” reads a news release. Police have also identified a vehicle they believe a suspect is…
Six fathers at the North Slave Correctional Complex recently participated in the NWT Literacy Council’s Reading Together Program. The program allows dads to choose a book to read for their kids, record a video of them doing so and say a goodnight message. The video is then delivered as part…
Andrew Lafferty, 42, is facing charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, following an incident near Dettah, according to RCMP. Police say they received a call about a “serious assault” that happened at a residence on the Dettah access road on Wednesday, Mar. 2. “Yellowknife RCMP attended and…
Starting next month, the NWT Disabilities Council (NWTDC) will no longer be operating the Yellowknife Day Shelter and Sobering Centre. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) will be taking over the space starting Apr. 1. The NTHSSA intends to keep the sobering centre are its current location,…
CKLB Radio · NWT Ombud The NWT’s first Ombud’s Office opened in 2019. Colette Langlois and staff opened the Office just before the pandemic hit. Since then the office has been quietly taking complaints about administrative fairness in the territorial government departments and agencies. What is meant by administrative fairness?…
Russian alcohol is being taken off the shelves of NWT liquor stores. The NWT Liquor and Cannabis Commission has decided to remove the products in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision will affects all liquor stores in the territory, including Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik, Norman…
The territorial government is preparing for a slow return to normal as changes to public health orders come into effect this week. Vaccine mandates for businesses, self-isolation requirements and gathering restrictions will end as of March 1. Residents will no longer be required to isolate after travel, including those who…
Treaty Talks completed 12 sessions of online-based learning of Treaty 11 and 8, as well as land claim agreements and the Metis agreement over the course of two months. In December, Treaty Talks was a finalist for the Arctic Inspiration Prize 2021, with the ceremony taking place in March 2022….
Two recent deaths in the territory were caused by drug overdoses, according to the NWT Coroner’s Office. Public health is now alerting residents to the possibility of tainted drugs. Health officials only said that the deaths happened in a “southern NWT community.” However, they say “illicit drugs supplies involved every…