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Community, Environment, Featured, News April 17, 2025

Ecology North kicks off 2025 Earth Week with over 30 events

Programming runs from April 22 to May 3 across Yellowknife

More than 30 events are planned across Yellowknife to mark Earth Week 2025, beginning April 22. Organized by Ecology North, this year’s programming will start with a walk around Niven Lake Trail led by Lila Fraser Erasmus to learn about traditional medicines. Two to four events will follow each day…

Featured, News, Police April 16, 2025

Yellowknife RCMP seek suspect in taxi driver assault

The incident happened on Franklin Avenue in mid-March

Yellowknife RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly assaulted a taxi driver on Franklin Avenue last month. Police say they received a report of the assault around 11 a.m. on March 17. Two images released by RCMP show the suspect wearing a grey baseball…

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…

Featured, News, Police April 15, 2025

Youth allegedly threatened others with knife at Mildred Hall School

The Yellowknife’s school was briefly placed in lockdown Tuesday morning

Yellowknife RCMP say a 13-year-old was taken to hospital after allegedly threatening others with a knife at Mildred Hall School on Tuesday morning. Police responded to the incident around 11:30 a.m. The school was put into lockdown as a precaution. Officers were able to seize the knife without incident, and…

Featured, News, Politics April 14, 2025

Traffic stop in Inuvik led to firearm charges, say RCMP

Police say the driver attempted to fled from traffic stop twice

A traffic stop in Inuvik led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man and the seizure of a loaded handgun, RCMP say. According to a Monday news release, police received multiple reports of an erratic driver in the community around 10:30 p.m. on April 11. When officers attempted a traffic…

Featured, News, Police April 11, 2025

Edmonton man charged for unlawfully occupying Elder’s home in Fort Resolution

RCMP say the 18-year-old was found inside after community complaints

An 18-year-old from Edmonton has been charged after allegedly unlawfully occupying an Elder’s residence in Fort Resolution, RCMP say. Police say they received two complaints about the incident on April 3 at 10:15 a.m. When officers arrived at the home, they found a man inside. He was asked to leave…

Featured, News, Police April 10, 2025

39 bottles of illegal alcohol seized during traffic stop in Behchokǫ̀

RCMP say the driver was showing signs of impairment

RCMP in Behchokǫ̀ say they seized 39 bottles of illicit vodka during a traffic stop on April 8. In a Facebook update, police said officers pulled over a driver who was showing signs of impairment. The alcohol — 39 bottles of 375 mL vodka — was confiscated and later destroyed….

Featured, News April 8, 2025

Search for Lance Briere, missing for two months, continues in Beaufort Delta

The man left his employer, the Gwich'in Wellness Camp, on a snowmobile February 7 and was expected to return, but never did

“You are not in any trouble, we all just want you to be safe, I want to hug my baby, I love and miss you so much my son. Please come to me and help repair my heart – it’s slowly breaking.” – Lance Briere’s mother, Elaine A major…

Featured, News April 8, 2025

Respected Tłįchǫ Elder Ted Blondin leaves an enduring legacy

Blondin's 'care and consideration were matched only by his compassion and sense of humour,' says niece Cassandra Blondin Burt

Tributes are plenty for Ted Blondin, a respected Elder from the Tłįchǫ Region, who has recently passed away. Blondin had an extensive background in politics and business across the Northwest Territories, and a life-long dedication to his people. He worked on the negotiation team as a Tłįcho˛ Land Claim Manager,…

Featured, News, Transportation, Wildfires April 7, 2025

Abandoned CN Rail line to Hay River a ‘failure of corporate responsibility’

Inaction having 'profound and detrimental effect' on remote and vulnerable Indigenous communities who rely on steady shipments of fuel, says NWT Infrastructure Minister Vince McKay

The GNWT’s application for adjudication with CN Rail has been accepted by the Canadian Transportation Agency, says Infrastructure Minister Vince McKay. The GNWT claims the railway is shirking its responsibility by not repairing the section of damaged rail line between Enterprise and Hay River. It was badly damaged during the…