Inuvik RCMP is investigating the sudden death of a 54-year-old man in the community. According to a news release, police responded to a call shortly before 10 p.m. on Tuesday where a man was unresponsive. The man was pronounced dead by medical personnel. The release adds that the RCMP’s major…
Another ferry season has come and gone for residents in the Dehcho Region. The MV Lafferty closed for the season Sunday night and is expected to be hoisted out of the water by its crew this afternoon. The Liard River crossing connects Fort Simpson and members of the Liidllii Kue…
This morning, Premier Caroline Cochrane announced which cabinet members will lead each department. Below is the full list: Paulie Chinna (Sahtú) – Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister of Housing, Minister Responsible for Homelessness Katrina Nokleby (Great Slave) – Minister of Infrastructure, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Minister…
Paul Nutarariaq says picking a single message when it comes to youth mental health in the North is tough. Nutarariaq is an actor best known for his role in The Grizzlies, a film with a strong theme of mental health. This past weekend, he gave a keynote speech at the…
Yellowknife RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating 40 year old David Angohiatok. Police say Angohiatok was last seen in the downtown area of Yellowknife. He is also known to spend time around Walmart. Angohiatok is described as an Inuk man, with short black hair, brown eyes and…
Due to heavy ice conditions, the Mackenzie River ferry crossing at kilometre 143, near Tsiigehtchic, is now closed for the season. The Department of Infrastructure says the Peel River ferry crossing at kilometre 74 of the Dempster highway is still open for now. However, the department says to expect delays…
A nearly 50-year-old fossil mystery has finally been solved in the Yukon and scientists have concluded that ancient rhinoceros and turtles once roamed the territory during a much warmer and moist time. Rewind back to April 1973, Joan Hodgins was working with some students from a community then located outside…
Starting today, you will no longer find a First Air check in desk at the Yellowknife airport. Canadian North and First Air will now be operating as a single airline. The new airline will continue to be known as Canadian North. In June, the federal government approved the merger of…
The Fall Dehcho Leadership Meeting ended last evening in Fort Providence, with the host chief walking out before it adjourned. Deh Gah Gotie Chief Xavier Canadien who is up for re-election next month stormed out of the Nah Eh Cho Complex yesterday, after unsuccessfully pitching for the Edéhzhíe protected area…
When Shania Young was in her second year of nursing school, she started struggling with her mental health. She also came to a realization. “There are so many barriers,” she says, “a lack of resources in our area.” Young is from Yellowknife and after seeing an email from a professor…