Stephen Dunbar has been appointed the Northwest Territories Chief Electoral Officer. This was announced in the third sitting of the Legislative Assembly on Nov. 24. The electoral officer is responsible for overseeing general elections, by-elections and plebiscites in the territory. His term is set to expire by March 31, 2025….
A 27-year-old man died at the Fort Smith Correctional Facility on Monday. The NWT Coroner Service has announced it is investigating the death along with RCMP. According to the coroner, the man was alone in his cell when he died and the deaht is not considered suspicious. According to CBC,…
About 90 new mothers are expected to deliver a child between Dec. 10 and Feb. 21 but won’t be able to do it in Yellowknife. Although this reality is troubling to some, many Northern residents, especially from smaller, remote communities are familiar with the lack of health services taking them…
Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn tried resigning on Tuesday at the Legislative Assembly. Norn said he would resign while MLAs were debating a motion to remove him from his seat in the legislature; he said he would resign rather than make his colleagues vote him out. Norn appeared visibly upset…
“I’m coming for you.” That is a message from Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn, to other MLA’s in a caucus Facebook chat. The 19th legislative assembly opened on Monday with complaints against the behaviour of Norn based on several threatening statements made before and during his conduct inquiry. Some MLAs felt…
Families that are expecting to have a baby in the next three months in Yellowknife will now need to go to Edmonton. On Monday afternoon, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority announced it would be reducing birth services to emergencies only at Stanton Territorial Hospital due to staff…
Health officials are anticipating they will receive doses of the Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech) COVID-19 vaccine in the “coming weeks” and then start vaccinating children ages five to 11. Health Canada approved the vaccine for use in children last Friday. The doses for children under 12 are one-third the strength of adults…
Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for children between five and 11-years old. It’s the first vaccine to be approved for children in that age group. Health Canada made the announcement Friday morning, saying the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks in children. The approved doses are…
After a grueling two-month postponement, Jackson Lafferty has been elected Tłı̨chǫ grand chief. Unofficial results came in past midnight to find Lafferty and his community Drum dancing in and around his home. Dozens gathered to congratulate the new chief as he embarks on this new chapter. “It feels great this…
Steve Norn says he isn’t going anywhere — for now. During a news conference on Thursday afternoon, the Tu Nehdé-Wiilideh MLA said, “I’m still going to be doing my job here until I’m voted out or told otherwise.” The remark came a day after the sole adjudicator that oversaw the…