The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has started culling wolves from helicopters. Department officials say the killing is to protect the declining Bluenose-East and Bathurst caribou herds. According to Joslyn Oosenburg, ENR communications officer, the aerial cull started on April 22. “We would have preferred to begin sooner, but…
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation in Fort Liard has postponed its election because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The First Nation announced the postponement in a news release sent Wednesday April 22. The election was originally planned for June 8, but leaders fear that the pandemic could risk introducing the…
RCMP says one woman has died, two people are in hospital and two others left the scene after a car rolled over on Highway 3 yesterday about 5 p.m. The crash happened near Mosquito Creek, about 15 kilometres south of Behchokǫ̀. In a news release, RCMP says officers “located a…
The owner of the Ekati diamond mine, the largest in the Northwest Territories, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta has granted Dominion Diamond Mines protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). The company said in a news release that it would use the…
Territorial Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says it’s still going to be four to six weeks before she even starts thinking of relaxing the current public health orders. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, CKLB asked Dr. Kandola to explain why residents should still respect the orders despite…
Two Yellowknife third-year Aurora College nursing students, Erica Abel and Marisa McArthur, will receive the 2020 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship of $20,000. “The Edets’seèhdzà Studentship will support two nursing students to be meaningfully involved in health and wellness research in the NWT,” Dr. John B. Zoe, Hotıì ts’eeda governing council chair said. According…
The Sahtu Youth Network (SYN) is holding a photo contest to bring youth together to talk about their feelings and how they are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The contest is an opportunity to teach important digital and media literacy skills,” said Sahtu Renewable Resources Board’s Research Coordinator , Jessie…
Eligible businesses can get between $2,500 and $100,000 to cover expenses like rent and utilities. (The full list can be found in the link to the guidelines below.) The grants are through the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency’s (CanNor) Northern Business Relief Fund. According to the fund’s guidelines, it is…
The RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit has laid several charges against an NWT youth. Police say they charged the minor on Saturday and will not be releasing their name under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The charges include: Distribution of intimate images without consent Voyeurism Extortion Assault Uttering threats Corporal…
The Northwest Territories officially has no more active cases of COVID-19. The department of health and social services’ virus webpage was last updated on Monday at 9 a.m. and showed all five people have recovered. In past news conferences, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola explained that a person…