Adjudicator Ronald Barclay heard that MLA Steve Norn gave conflicting accounts of his whereabouts during the contact tracing investigation by public health back in April. Wednesday was the third day of the hearing into a conduct complaint against Norn. ‘A couple of days makes a difference’: COVID outbreak coordinator Stephanie…
Gathering restrictions in Behchokǫ̀, Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ will be in place until at least Oct. 17 as COVID cases continue to rise. “We have not reached the peak,” said NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola. Cases in the four communities make up 96 per cent of the…
The famous Church of Our Lady of Good Hope overlooks the Deh Cho (Mackenzie River) from a bluff in Fort Good Hope. The church is a small building with a deep history connected to the Sahtu Dene, although they are rarely credited with its creation. The nearly 150-year-old church —…
The chief public health officer announced 66 new cases of COVID-19 in the territory in the past 24 hours. There have also been more hospitalizations over that time and a total of 36 people have been hospitalized since the start of the current outbreak. The cumulative number of people in…
An irritated Steve Norn attended the second day of the hearing into a complaint against him from his fellow MLAs. After a day of lawyers arguing whether the hearing should continue, Ron Barclay, the sole adjudicator overseeing the process, decided to continue on Tuesday morning. On Monday, it was revealed…
Yellowknife city council rejected the application to turn the former Aurora Village building into a temporary day shelter at a special council meeting on Monday evening. The application for 4709 Franklin Ave. was submitted by the territorial department of Health and Social Services, after investigating over 30 possible locations. But…
Another 86 cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend. The chief public health officer wrote in a press release there are 334 active cases in the territory. Of the cases, 220 are in Yellowknife, 105 in Behchokǫ̀, four in Fort Smith, two in Hay River, three in Wekweètì, one…
Sept. 30 marked the first National day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada and many residents across the NWT took a moment to reflect on the country’s tragic legacy. The displacement and exploitation of Indigenous peoples have been ongoing for generations and the effects are still present today. CKLB reporter…
The two missing boaters from Łutselkʼe reported Oct. 4 have been safely located on an island near Gros Cap. Alfred Catholique and Hugo Devost-Thomas were found on the same day the night of Oct. 4, “cold and hungry”, say police. The pair began travelling to Yellowknife before being stranded due…
The first day of the hearing for MLA Steve Norn was mostly lawyers arguing whether the process should go ahead at all. The hearing started at 10 a.m. without Norn on the virtual call. His lawyer, Steve Cooper, said Norn had “an emerging medical condition” that prevented him from being…