Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya said the RCMP needs “a shakeup” after footage surfaced of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam being tackled and punched by an officer. Yakeleya said an all Dene chief’s meeting was convened on Thursday to discuss the incident with Adam, who told the council…
A communication outage last Friday which affected calls to police detachments, including 911, has been repaired. The outage was alleged to be caused by fibre optic line cut, south of Enterprise, an RCMP press release said. Andrew Anderson, spokesperson for Northwestel said the situation was resolved on Saturday, June 13….
The territorial government has extended the public health emergency and state of emergency until June 23. The government can only extend the states of emergency for two weeks at a time. There have been no cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since April 5, but Premier Caroline Cochrane said in…
The RCMP is investigating the “suspicious death” of an adult male in Inuvik. The man was discovered injured and non-responsive on Union St., Friday around 11:40 p.m, a press release said. Police say no one is charged and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the…
An “aggressive” dog is injured after an RCMP officer shot it Wednesday morning. At approximately 10:45 a.m., RCMP Police Dog Services conducted a training session in the area of 49 Ave. and 44 St. in downtown Yellowknife, a press release said. During the session, police say Police Service Dog Hoss…
Lesa Semmler says she is “insulted” by the federal government’s delay to implement a national strategy addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). June 3 marks the one-year anniversary since the commission released its report on MMIWG. The report includes 231 Calls to Justice such as the implementation…
Fort Liard RCMP is investigating the damage done to the gate on Highway 7. Located just 10 kilometers from the NWT border with British Columbia. Police were advised by the GNWT department of Infrastructure of the mischief. The RCMP is investigating the extent of the damage done and is expecting…
An RCMP officer stationed in Fort Good Hope is no longer in the community after details of a sexual assault case emerged. Const. Randy McKay pled guilty to sexual assault in 2015 while he was stationed with the RCMP in Buffalo Narrows, Sask. He was stationed in Fort Good Hope…
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation website is still offline after a ransomware attack in late April. There is no timeline for when the site will be running again, says Doug Prendergast, communications manager, in an email. “Access to services will not be restored until we have a high level of…
An 18-year-old prisoner is in custody after escaping police for over two hours late Wednesday night. Maiya Klengenberg, from Yellowknife, is facing charges of escape lawful custody, a news release said. The incident began when Klengenberg was taken from the Yellowknife detachment to the Stanton Territorial Hospital for medical treatment….