The ballots have been cast, and results are in. Members of the Smith’s Landing First Nation in Northern Alberta, just minutes away from Fort Smith, have elected Gerry Cheezie as their new chief. Cheezie was in leadership back in the 1970’s and 80’s when the community shared a band council…
About two dozen Grade 4 students from Weledeh Catholic School in Yellowknife, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, have a new-found appreciation for the Dene culture after spending two days out on the land. After receiving a $5,000 grant from the NWT On the Land Collaborative, teacher Sonja Hunt rode with her…
A preliminary hearing for a young woman from the DehCho community of Fort Liard, charged with second-degree murder, is to resume Friday in Yellowknife. Selena Lomen, 21, is charged in the stabbing death of Danny Klondike, 34, last October in Fort Liard. The hearing began Wednesday in that community. Preliminary…
Saying he kept cabinet accountable during his first term in office, MLA Kevin O’Reilly has announced he will seek re-election in the Yellowknife riding of Frame Lake. The territorial election will be held on October 1st, less than three weeks before the federal election on October 21. In a news…
When Lesa Semmler was eight years old, her mother, Joyce, was murdered by her common-law partner. Semmler was one of the first women to testify when the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry was in Yellowknife last year. Now, a year and a half later, the inquiry has…
Tributes are pouring in for the late Sandra Faye Lockhart. Her death was announced Wednesday. Lockhart was a well known, tireless advocate for Indigenous women and the labour movement. She was the wife of former Lutsel K’e chief Felix Lockhart. Lockhart had reportedly been battling health issues this past year….
The Premier of the Northwest Territories is welcoming the Government of Canada’s recent submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Bob McLeod says ensuring Canada’s Arctic rights are recognized within international law is an important component of further strengthening Canada’s position in the Arctic,…
It’s election day for members of the Smith’s Landing First Nation. The Denesuline community is located near the NWT Alberta border and Wood Buffalo National Park. It was a historic stop during the fur trade era along the Slave River, North of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Two candidates are running for…
Three new Canadian satellites will be launched today from California. The three satellites make up the Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission. The satellites will orbit the earth every hour and a half and report up to 50 times more data than what is currently being produced by the RADARSAT-2…
A Yellowknife man, who is originally from Fort Good Hope, has been granted bail after he was charged earlier this month, along with his brother, after a taxi cab driver was mugged. Dean McNeely, 32, who is charged with robbery, was freed from custody in a Yellowknife Justice of the…