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 Friday. It was pointed out that when the 18th Assembly convened four years ago, a 230 item mandate was declared. Of that, 202 were completed,…
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 in a new glove when you were catching those hard pitches from Floyd Daniels,” says former Team NWT teammate, now Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson. “Like…
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 more than a month ago.. Police state in a news release issued Friday that about 6:25 pm on Saturday, July 13, Yellowknife RCMP received a…
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 off his dashboard camera. However, police officials say they can’t identify the officer or answer CKLB’s question about whether the officer remains on active duty…
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 a letter to the people of Tulita, thanking them for their help during a very difficult time. The paddlers were on the river last Thursday…
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 NWT has seen a dramatic increase in syphilis rates with 28 reported cases since January 1, 2019. The declaration follows a less serious Public Health…
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 survived an overdose, is to resume Thursday morning. Darcy Oake, 24, is also on trial for possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and…
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 that he has already served, and three years probation. According to an agreed statement of facts, Gilbert Katigakyok, 25, who suffers from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum…
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 lead negotiator for Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation (LKDFN). On Wednesday, LKDFN Chief Darryl Marlowe signed an agreement with Parks Canada and the Government of…
The National Chief of the Dene Nation is echoing the positive sentiments of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde after the federal government Wednesday approved a class action settlement with survivors of Indian Day Schools. Both Norman Yakeleya and Bellegarde say the settlement is an important step towards…