Northerners mourn former NWT commissioner Dan Marion
Dan Marion, a former NWT commissioner, avid gardener and family man with “a big heart” who dedicated his life to others, has passed away at the age of 76.
Dan Marion, a former NWT commissioner, avid gardener and family man with “a big heart” who dedicated his life to others, has passed away at the age of 76.
Two-time Juno Award nominee Digawolf's new album will consist entirely of songs written in the Tłı̨chǫ language.
A Behchokǫ̀ man was found not guilty of aggravated assault after a judge declared the Crown had made "a shameful effort" to prosecute the case.
Mario Laplante was sentenced to three years, eight months and 20 days for offences relating to images and video of children being sexually abused.
"Everyone knows someone using crack." As a Tłı̨chǫ leader decried the impact of crack cocaine on NWT residents, it emerged money to help is being left unspent.
RCMP failed to give a Behchokǫ̀ man access to a lawyer, a judge found, collapsing a case in which the man was accused of assaulting his partner.
Lawyers are working toward a sentencing date for Colton Migwi, who has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his brother, Andrew, in 2020.
Some Edzo residents have now spent weeks without clean running water or sewage services. In the legislature, finger-pointing over responsibility began.
Elizabeth Mackenzie Elementary School in Behchokǫ̀ will be closed Thursday morning due to “ongoing water issues.” Staff hope to reopen for classes at 1pm.
Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for several communities in the Sahtu, Beaufort Delta, North Slave and Tłı̨chǫ regions.
Some residents in Edzo turned on their taps to find brown water this weekend. MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong says the water plant and pipe system need to be replaced.
Northwestel says internet access in Behchokǫ̀ has been upgraded to include unlimited data plans and speeds up to 16 times faster than previously available.