A Yellowknife woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after she stole her ex-boyfriend’s debit card and drained his bank account of almost $23,000. Audrea Meyok, 36, who is originally from Kugluktuk, NU, was sentenced in territorial court in Yellowknife on Wednesday. She was also ordered to repay…
Keeping track of all the data surrounding climate change is nearly impossible. About a year ago, the federal government launched what it hopes is a one-stop shop for Canadians to find climate change information. It’s called the Canadian Centre for Climate Services, and the northern office recently opened. Brian Sieben…
The Department of Culture and Lands Protection of the Tlicho Government is inviting Behchoko community members to a public meeting to discuss the 100th anniversary celebration in 2021 of Treaty 11. In an advisory, the department states that it would like to hear people’s ideas for projects and activities to…
Members of K’asho Gotine along with Representatives from the Government of the Northwest Territories gathered in Fort Good Hope Tuesday to celebrate the establishment of the NWT’s newest protected area. Ts’udé Niliné Tuyeta is 10,050 square kilometres, roughly the same size as Banff national park in size. “Tuyeta, what makes…
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating an assault with what appears to be bear spray at a downtown business. According to a news release from the Mounties issued Monday afternoon, officers were called to a downtown business just before 9:00 pm Friday. Police say they received a call for service from an…
The murder trial for a Hay River man, set for mid-January, has been postponed after he fired his legal aid lawyer. Levi Cayen, who’s in his early 20s, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Alex Norwegian in Hay River on Boxing Day, 2017. Cayen appeared in Supreme…
A new non-profit society for Inuit in the NWT is growing in numbers and bringing traditional craft and art making to the forefront. Yellowknifemiut Inuit Kattujiqatigiit is the name of the group, which is also building an on-line presence through it’s Facebook page. “This fall is the first time we’ve…
Colten McNeely will have to wait two more months to learn his fate. McNeely, from the Sahtu community of Fort Good Hope, is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Lloyd Edgi in September of 2017. The 26-year old McNeely was to get a verdict from the judge…
It has now been more than two months since a man was shot in Fort Simpson by a Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) wildlife officer. Still, neither the victim nor the public have any idea exactly why it happened. Dennis Nelner, 54,…
Voters in Fort Providence went for a candidate with more experience in leadership, as they have elected Joachim Bonnetrouge for chief. In a message to CKLB news Bonnetrouge says, “it has been a humbling experience.” He is vowing to continue to work with youth and listen to elders for advice….