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A 19-year-old from Alberta is facing 10 charges related to drug trafficking and possession of weapons after Yellowknife RCMP executed a search warrant early Thursday morning. Police seized about $12,000 in cash, 100 grams of suspected crack cocaine, three loaded firearms and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. Three people were arrested,…

A floatplane was forced to make an emergency landing on an NWT highway yesterday afternoon, said Fort Simpson RCMP. The incident happened on Highway 1 near River Bridge, about 15 kilometers from Fort Simpson, according to CBC. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) told CKLB that there were 1 pilot and…

A Yellowknife man with several warrants has been arrested at the Délı̨nę airport after the police received a tip about his flight. Délı̨nę RCMP says they found approximately 17 grams of suspected cocaine and other paraphernalia during the arrest. As a result of the investigation, 43-year-old Billy John McNeely has…

Two Inuvik women are charged with murder and performing an indignity to human remains after a man was found dead behind a building early Sunday morning. After Inuvik RCMP received a report that a body had been in the Beaufort Delta community, they discovered the 39-year-old man. As a result…

Inuvik RCMP are warning residents about fake Canadian bills printed with Chinese characters after receiving several reports. The Chinese characters translate to ‘counting practice bill’, with a line at the bottom stating ‘for counting practice only, circulations are forbidden’. These particular bills caused similar issues when they first appeared seven…