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Yellowknife COVID clinic comes to a close

As of April 29, residents can no longer access COVID-19 or monkeypox vaccines at the Yellowknife Covid clinic inside Centre Square Mall. However, services will still be available through Yellowknife Public Health until the end of June. Beginning May 1, residents can book appointments for the Covid-19 vaccine at the…



‘Ashamed of SRFN’: Membership left in the dark following band shuffle

Six months after the elected chief's first suspension, a political 'hostage' situation drags on in Salt River


Tensions and tempers ran high at a meeting for members of the Salt River First Nation in January. Jeannie Marie-Jewell, a distinguished SRFN Elder, was there in Edmonton, filming. Then she passed the phone to her neighbour, Toni Heron: She had some questions for acting chief Brad Laviolette. “On what…


‘Special police activity’ in Hay River was a series of drug-related raids

Eleven people have been arrested and charged as a result of this operation


A “special police operation” that took place in Hay River late last week was a series of drug-related raids, according to RCMP. The raids were part of a larger operation that also involved three traffic stops between April 1 and 15. In total, eleven people have been arrested and charged…





Update: Fort Providence Mayor says suspect arrested in connection with stolen firearms

Mayor Danny Beaulieu had asked residents to stay home while police conducted their search


A suspect has been arrested in connection with a pair of missing firearms in Fort Providence, according to the community’s mayor. According to an RCMP release, earlier this morning police were searching for a pair of rifles and some ammo that were stolen sometime before 3:30 a.m. In a post…


Creating safe spaces: 2 NWT organizations get $1 million in fed aid

Over $1 million in federal funding is coming to help two organizations combat homelessness and gender-based violence in the territory. The Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation (AIWF) will receive $ 557,880 for its work on expanding its administrative and governance policies. The Northern Mosaic Network (NMN) is set to receive $443,260…


Major spill at Diavik went unreported for more than a month: GNWT

More than 450,000 cubic metres of wastewater have been leaked into a containment pond since early February


Last updated March 22, 11:11 a.m. Clarification, March 21 3:12 p.m.: This article has been updated to reflect that, while the pipeline had not been fixed as of 8:30 a.m. on March 21, its flow had been diverted. A previous version of this article also stated, based on a GNWT…