Police in Inuvik say they’ve kicked off a search and rescue operation to try and find a man that was last seen near the community’s boat launch. RCMP received a call in the early morning on Friday reporting a missing person. Police, fire and ambulance services went to the area….
Chief and council elections will take place in Tthets’éhk’edélî (Jean Marie River) First Nation this fall. This comes as the community rebuilds after devastating flooding hit in May; many residents are still displaced from their homes. A press release says all residents and members must be notified of the election…
According to the chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kandola, two flights travelling into the NWT have been linked to COVID-19. Everyone on North Wright Airways flight #126 to Délı̨nę on Sept. 23 are asked to monitor for symptoms and if they develop, to isolate immediately and arrange for testing….
Two Yellowknife polling stations used for the federal election are identified as a public COVID exposure locations. According to the territorial government’s public exposure location website, anyone who was at the Explorer Hotel voting polls on Sept. 20 between noon and 1 p.m. should monitor their symptoms, if symptoms appear…
A “circuit breaker” lockdown is going into effect in Yellowknife as the territory grapples with the highest national per capita rate of active COVID cases. This comes as the health authority announced there is an “oxygen supply issue” at the hospital, which was discovered due to the increase in COVID…
Elections are coming up next month for Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Norman Wells and Inuvik. Mayors Sean Whelly, Kandis Jameson and Frank Pope — in Fort Simpson, Hay River and Norman Wells, respectively — are acclaimed. In Fort Smith, Jessica Cox and Fred Daniels are running for mayor….
Prior to the Tłı̨chǫ grand chief elections being postponed, CKLB spoke with the three candidates about their vision if elected. The new date for the election is Nov. 18. The interviews were edited for clarity. Jackson Lafferty Why are you running for the position of Tłı̨chǫ grand chief? I understand…
Tłıchǫ grand chief candidates Jackson Lafferty and Eddie Erasmus are disappointed by the registrar’s decision to postpone the election. Gabrielle Mackenzie-Scott wrote a notice of the postponement on Sept. 10 following a containment order for Behchokǫ̀ due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. A second containment order in Whati came a…
Two more residents have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a result of COVID-19, according to the chief public health officer (CPHO). In a press release issued on Tuesday, the CPHO said there have been 11 cumulative ICU admissions since the beginning of the pandemic — that…
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya says the federal government’s priority after the election should be “rebuilding” Canada in the wake of COVID-19 with the help of Indigenous people. “The Dene people have always had the high value of sharing our work, sharing whatever we have to make a better future…