Multiple western and Russian media outlets are reporting that Russian Su-27 warplanes forced away a NATO F-18 jet after it approached an aircraft carrying Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu over international waters today. TASS, a Russian news agency reports that Shoigu’s plane was flying from Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad…
Members of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation have given Chief Edward Sangris a fourth mandate as chief. According to preliminary results from returning officer Lynda Commerford, Sangris received the most check marks on the ballot for chief of Dettah with 133 votes, a post he has held since 2007. Former…
(UPDATE) RCMP in the Northwest Territories said Tuesday that they believe their phone systems are working once again. “Northwest Territories RCMP advise that, to the best of their knowledge, the phone systems for local RCMP detachment “1111” numbers are operating normally. This includes call forwarding for detachments to the RCMP…
RCMP are investigating the latest Internet and cable TV outage in the NWT as a probable act of vandalism. Mounties state in a news release that the fibre optic line between Yellowknife and Behchoko was somehow severed about 9:00 am Monday, affecting service in several communities including Yellowknife. They refused…
Investing in Women and Gender Equality in Territorial politics. That is what NWT MP Michael Mcleod announced alongside NWT Status of Women Minister Caroline Cochrane. THe northern investment totals just over a millions dollars with $525,000 for the NWT with the territory kicking in another $121,000. Nunavut will receive $600,000….
Fort Simpson’s Jessie Loutit is bringing home a silver medal from the Pan American Games in Peru. She and Larissa Werbicki from Saskatchewan captured Canada’s first rowing medal of the 2019 games. The Globe and Mail and Independent Sports News reports they rowed to silver with a finish in Lima…
The Dene Nation has made some structural moves in order to embark on a new path for the future of the organization. At the recent Dene National Assembly held in Midway Lake, Gwich’in Region (Denendeh), the leaders identified the issue of Dene unity and restructuring as a priority by the…
Raw emotions were laid bare in a Yellowknife courtroom Friday morning as a judge found a Ndilo man guilty of two counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement. Peter Tsetta, 50, was found not guilty on another count of forcible confinement. He swore at his victim after…
Yellowknife RCMP are hoping members of the public can help them locate Hugo Devost. In a news release, Mounties state that Hugo may also go by the name of Hugo Thomas. Police say they received a call stating that Hugo had not been seen in almost two weeks. They don’t…
Friday promises to be a busy, important and interesting day at the Yellowknife Courthouse with two high profile verdicts expected and two separate significant sentencings. A Ndilo man is to learn the verdict after his Supreme Court trial earlier this year on two counts of sexual assault and two forcible…