Victim of fatal bear attack last week near Tulita identified as French tourist
Although the Chief Coroner of the Northwest Territories says she does not yet have confirmation of the identity of a man killed by a bear…
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At least ten problem bears put down in several NWT communities in past week
The territorial government’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is reporting that at least ten problem bears have been put down by their officers…
Colville Lake mourns death of 18-year-old killed in ATV crash Saturday
The Sahtu community of Colville Lake is in mourning after an 18-year-old man was killed when an all-terrain vehicle he was riding crashed in the…
Two bears put down in area where man died in bear attack last week (Update)
A spokesperson from the NWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources says a grizzly bear and a black bear have both been killed near where…
Canada Council for the Arts Touring North
Increasing funding for artists in the North, and debunking the myth of applying to bureaucrats, and appealing to fellow artists, that’s the message the Canadian…
RCMP confirm body of man killed by grizzly bear found near Tulita
RCMP have confirmed they have found the body of a man who was fatally attacked by a grizzly bear near the Sahtu community of Tulita….
Tourism in NWT gets $1.5 million boost from federal government
The Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories has announced more than $1.5 million in funding from the federal government to enhance tourism in the…
Ceremony at Leg Tuesday for latest NWT Order recipients Joe McBryan, Lyda Fuller
Hay River’s “Buffalo” Joe McBryan and tireless women’s advocate Lyda Fuller have been named as this year’s recipients of the Order of the Northwest Territories….
RCMP officer won’t be charged, disciplined after man and RCMP vehicle collide in Yellowknife in 2017
A Yellowknife RCMP officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing after the vehicle he was driving “came into contact” with a man known to police…
ENR minister and MLA share concerns about salmon invading traditional fishing grounds
Many people think that having salmon in traditional fishing grounds would be a good thing. But that’s simply not necessarily the case for some fishers…