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Featured, News, Politics May 27, 2024

Competitive year for Dene National Chief election, 6 candidates listed

Residents may vote online or in person at the Dene National Assembly on July 24, 2024

Six candidates are nominated for the position of Dene National Chief and Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations. The list includes current Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine, his predecessor Norman Yak’e ula, former MLA of the NWT Paulie Chinna, Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief George Mackenzie, Kátł’odeeche First Nation Chief…

Community, Featured, News May 27, 2024

‘It was the Mission’: A spiritual hub remembered in Behchokǫ̀

“Ever since I was old enough to walk to church I’ve been going to church, at that Mission (house), and then the big church on Sunday,” says Leon Lafferty, a 68-year-old Elder from Behchokǫ̀. Earlier this month, St. Michael’s Parish announced the Old Mission House would be demolished after decades…

Featured, News, Wildfires May 27, 2024

Fire ban issued in Hay River, border fire still considered ‘out of control’

The fire ban is effective through June 7, 2024

Two new wildfires were reported in South Slave over the weekend. One of the wildfires (SS010) is located 75 kilometres east of Fort Resolution. It started burning naturally and is 20 hectares in size. Water bombers were used to contain the fire. Structural protections have been set up in the…

Featured, News, Wildfires May 25, 2024

Wildfire crossed the NWT-Alberta border, Highway 1 open with traffic control

'Significant fire activity has been seen due to warm temperatures and high winds,' says NWT Fire

The fire (SS009/HTZ001) has crossed the NWT-Alberta border as of Friday afternoon. Fire crews are setting up structure protections for the 60th Parallel Visitor Information Centre and other buildings near Highway 1. The highway is open with traffic control, according to the Infrastracture Department of the GNWT. “Significant fire activity…

Featured, News, Politics May 24, 2024

The GNWT’s ‘practical and realistic budget’ from Caroline Wawzonek

Part of a jail will close, some leased offices will be emptied and the is a possibility of a few dozen cuts to GNWT positions, but there are no major new taxes in the first proposed operating budget of the 20th Legislative Assembly. The financial blueprint for the 2024-25 fiscal…

Featured, Justice, News, Police May 24, 2024

Breanna Menacho’s killer eligible for parole in six years for second-degree murder

Supreme Court justice shocked to learn Devon Larabie obtained alcohol, crack cocaine and even heroin in jail waiting trial

Devon Larabie will be eligible for parole from his life sentence for second-degree murder in the death of Breanna Menacho in six years, a Supreme Court judge has ruled. Justice David Gates was reluctant to accept the joint submission for 10 years before parole eligibility, but was legally restricted in…

Featured, Justice, News, Police May 23, 2024

‘Why my innocent daughter? What did she do to deserve this?‘

Breanna Menacho’s father, David, and family members express grief, anger at sentencing hearing in Yellowknife

Lisa Zoe can still visualize the silhouette of an RCMP officer at her door in May 2020. A pair of Mounties had arrived to inform Zoe that one of her five children had been killed in a most gruesome manner. “Everything was crazy and chaotic on May 6. That was…

Featured, Justice, News, Police May 21, 2024

Breanna Menacho’s killer to be sentenced in Yellowknife court tomorrow

The man convicted in the brutal killing of 22-year-old Breanna Menacho in May 2020 will be sentenced Thursday in NWT Supreme Court in Yellowknife. Devon Larabie pleaded guilty in December 2022 to second-degree murder just as his trial was expected to begin. He admitted killing Menacho at his Yellowknife apartment…

Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires May 21, 2024

Careless campers leave campfire full of garbage near Cameron River

An abandoned campfire full of garbage left burning near Cameron River was snuffed out before it could pose a danger to nearby cabins. The fire had to be dug out yesterday by multiple firefighters with an entire truck of water used to extinguish it, NWT Fire stated this morning. Mike…

Environment, Featured, News, Weather, Wildfires May 20, 2024

Wildfire fighters outside Fort Liard ‘make good progress’ on weekend, says NWT Fire

There were no new wildfires reported across the NWT over the long weekend and the uncontained Dehcho blaze outside of Fort Liard is being held. “Winds are calm enough that firefighters should be able to continue to make good progress on the fire,” NWT Fire spokesperson Mike Westwick stated in…