Will he or won’t he? Premier plays cards close to vest on whether he’s running in fall election
If Premier Bob McLeod has decided whether he will run in this fall’s territorial election, he is keeping his decision private, at least for now….
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MLAs bid farewell to four MLAs as 18th Assembly sits for final time
There were tears, laughter, glad-handing, backslapping and chest thumping as the members of the 18th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly sat for the final time on…
NWT Championship Pitcher, Floyd Daniels Remembered
It usually takes two seasons of playing ball to break in a new catcher’s mitt. “It only took three quarters of a season to break…
RCMP look for suspect after serious, brazen, broad daylight assault in Old Town Yellowknife
Yellowknife RCMP say they are is looking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in a “serious,” brazen, assault that happened in broad daylight…
Yellowknife RCMP say they can’t tell public status of officer alleged to have turned off dashcam before breaking man’s rib
Yellowknife RCMP say they are continuing their “internal administrative review” into an officer who is alleged to have broken a man’s rib after allegedly turning…
Paddlers who came across distraught woman after fatal bear attack thank Tulita
A group of canoeists from B.C. who came upon a distraught woman on the MacKenzie River after a fatal bear attack last week, has signed…
NWT Chief Public Health Officer declares syphilis outbreak
The Chief Public Health Officer has declared a syphilis outbreak for the Northwest Territories. In a news release issued Thursday morning, health officials say the…
Trial for admitted fentanyl dealer to resume in court in Yellowknife Thursday
A trial for a Yellowknife man, facing three charges including criminal negligence causing bodily harm for allegedly selling fentanyl to a Yellowknife woman who then…
Tuk repeat sex offender with FASD gets time served and three years probation for crimes against children
A Tuktoyaktuk repeat sexual offender, who pleaded guilty to entering a home and sexually assaulting children, has been sentenced to one year of jail time…
Welcome to Thaidene Nëné, the N.W.T.’s newest national park
For Steven Nitah, the federal and territorial governments have finally caught up to the community of Łutsel K’e in protecting Thaidene Nëné. Nitah is the…