Overdue Behchoko hunters found safe in Reid Lake area north of Yellowknife
Two overdue hunters have been found safe in near Reid Lake north of Yellowknife. That’s according to RCMP who state in a news release that…
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Outage to telecommunications services in NWT due to a cut fibre line in Northern BC
The internet was out across the NWT today. Andrew Anderson is the Director of Communications at Northwestel. “Just prior to 10 a.m. the Yukon, Northwest…
Update: Man looks for shelter after he and his infant grandchildren are evicted from Ndilo home
A Ndilo grandfather and his two young grandchildren are homeless after he says they were evicted from their home Friday morning by an NWT department…
Behchoko man charged with murder after “sudden death” of man in Behchoko last weekend
A Behchoko man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in that Tlicho community last weekend. Colton Migwi, 29,…
Legislative Assembly cancels rest of winter session due to coronavirus
The Legislative Assembly is suspending its winter session due to the “growing concerns surrounding COVID-19,” said Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. However, Blake will be convening…
NWT’s Health and Social ServicesAuthority issues new coronavirus info and guidelines
The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Health and Social Services Authority (HSSA) has issued new guidelines and information on what it wants people to do…
Assembly of First Nations cancels or postpones all face-to-face meetings likely until end of March
The Assembly of First Nations is either postponing or cancelling all in-person meetings due to the coronavirus outbreak. That fellows the Dene Nations’s decision this…
City of Yellowknife issues update on its plans to be ready for potential coronavirus outbreak
The City of Yellowknife, which has both a manager of public safety and an emergency preparedness manager, says it is doing what it can to…
Truth ‘more important than hurt feelings’: MLA refuses to apologize to premier
“For speaking the truth, I will not apologize.” That is what Monfwi MLA Jackson Lafferty said when he was told to apologize to Premier Caroline…
The Dene Nation postpones its first Education Summit because of coronavirus
The Education Summit being held by the Dene Nation next Tuesday on the K’atl’odeeche First Nation Reserve in Hay River has been postponed because of…