The federal and territorial governments signed a self-government agreement framework with the NWT Métis Nation (NWTMN) on Wednesday. The framework will further advance reconciliation, the right to self-determination, and work toward building strong Indigenous nations, according to a federal government press release. It will also advance the Métis Nation’s land…
Myrna Pokiak, an Inuvialuit artist, has designed a collector coin that reflects the Inuit, First Nations and Métis peoples who shape the Northwest Territories. This was part of an initiative by the Royal Canadian Mint to celebrate the territory’s 150th anniversary. Melanie Luis, product manager at the Royal Canadian Mint,…
Fort Simpson’s Jessie Loutit is bringing home a silver medal from the Pan American Games in Peru. She and Larissa Werbicki from Saskatchewan captured Canada’s first rowing medal of the 2019 games. The Globe and Mail and Independent Sports News reports they rowed to silver with a finish in Lima…
Conflicting reports are coming out of Northern Alberta this morning. Initially CTV News had reported some homes in Paddle Prarie, 7o kilometres south of High Level had burned. The ChuckKegg fire is the same one that has pushed over 4000 people from High Level, Meander River, Bushe River and Chateh…