A man from the Tlicho community of Gameti, charged with murder in the death of Archie Wedzin in Behchoko on April 8, made a brief video court appearance in Yellowknife on Tuesday. Alecus Quitte, 21, was remanded in custody until July 9 when he will again appear by video from…
The Peter Tsetta trial resumed Tuesday in Yellowknife after adjourning back in May. He’s the 50-year-old Ndilo man, charged with two counts of sexual assault and forcible confinement on two different female victims. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in 2017 at Tsetta’s home in Ndilo. Court has already…
Updated on June 13 to reflect the changes to the event Cindy Caisse says the event, which will take place June 15 and 16 at the Yellowknife River, is to help bring closure and healing to the families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Caisse works as…
NWT Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) officials are warning residents that it is illegal under the territory’s Wildlife Act to intentionally allow edible wild meat to spoil. The warning, posted to Facebook, comes after ENR officers recovered an abandoned freezer from a gravel pit along Highway 3, between Yellowknife and…
The Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, who had a relatively busy week last week, says he took time to remember the 75th anniversary of D-Day and his uncle who fought in the historic battle. Michael McLeod says his uncle Frank McLeod survived D-Day but has since passed. McLeod…
MLAs are criticizing Minister of Finance Robert C. McLeod for a lack of detail on the implementation of the territorial carbon tax. Kam Lake MLA Kieron Testart is the chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations. The committee originally had public meetings scheduled for this week on Bills 42…
A young man from the Sahtu community of Tulita has been sentenced to four months in jail for offering a bribe to a woman he’d been charged with sexually assaulting to not testify against him. Stuart Campbell, 26, received his punishment in a Yellowknife courtroom on Monday, at which time…
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) and City of Yellowknife are partnering in a new opportunity to increase economic development in Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah. The two governments have been chosen as successful joint applicants to the First Nations – Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative program. According to a news…
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating a sudden death in the city earlier this month. In a news release, Mounties state that a man from Yellowknife was found in medical distress early morning on June 2. He was subsequently transported by Medevac to Edmonton where he died on June 3, police stated….
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating yet another armed robbery at a convenience store in the city. Police state in a news release that the Circle K Convenience at Forrest Drive and Franklin Ave., otherwise known as Mac’s or Winks, was held up early Thursday night by a suspect, brandishing a knife….