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Herb Norwegian elected Dehcho Grand Chief

Herb Norwegian has returned as Dehcho Grand Chief after winning the election at the Dehcho First Nations general assembly. Norwegian received the most votes after two rounds; he received 32 votes to Jim Antoine’s 25. This will be Norwegian’s fifth term as Grand Chief. According to a news release from…


Inuk artisan partners with big box store to sell uluit

Kenneth Mackay has just signed a deal with Simons Canada to sell his hand-crafted knives, called uluit, online. “It’s a pretty big deal,” he says, “They’re a big company.” Uluit is a traditional Inuit multi-purpose knife used to cut through tough materials, such as seal, beluga, and caribou. Although Mackay…


2 charged after Hay River raid

Kallaya Dow and Mahad Mohamed Adar are facing drug trafficking charges. The two were arrested earlier this month after Hay River RCMP entered two homes entered two homes in the community in the early morning. Both Dow and Adar have been charged with Possession of the Proceeds of Crime. Adar,…



Great Slave Lake area at risk for ‘extreme’ wildfire season

Richard Olsen, the territory’s manager of fire operations, says this wildfire season is expected to be about average “with the potential for some significant drying and potential extreme fires around Great Slave Lake. Compared to the 10-year average, there have been more wildfires so far this year, but have had…


Updated: Body of missing man found near Fort Liard

Fort Liard RCMP have found the body of 65-year-old Anthony McLaughlin. Police say McLaughlin was in the Fort Liard area hiking and was reported missing after not returning a rental car to Fort Nelson. RCMP sent a public request to find the man last Wednesday. Searchers found the body yesterday….




Boil water advisory lifted for South Slave

K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Hay River, Enterprise and Kakisa had been under a boil water advisory since large-scale flooding in Hay River this spring. The chief environmental health officer put in the boil water advisory due to higher-than-normal levels of turbidity and the flooding affecting Hay River’s water treatment plant. The…