TOPIC: NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Defence questions woman during assault trial of former Yellowknife city councillor
A woman who says a former Yellowknife city councillor assaulted her multiple times was questioned by his lawyer on Friday.
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Brace for impact: Northern leaders get ready to deal with Trump's threatened tariffs
Canada does $1.3 trillion worth of two-way trade every year with the United States. That's why business and political leaders alike in this country are scrambling to try to talk the Trump administration, which takes office Monday, into backing off.
Landfill fire expected to take 3 weeks to extinguish, has cost Yellowknife $80K so far
Yellowknife's deputy mayor, Garett Cochrane, said that although hotspots happen “quite often,” the city has never dealt with a subsurface fire before. The city said the fire it's 7,000 square metres in size, which is about 10 per cent of the landfill cell it's in.
N.W.T. school boards hit by massive data breach, territory confirms
The territory says records stored in a cloud software program called PowerSchool — including names, addresses, contact information and medical information — was accessed without permission.
Resident says Yellowknife is a hostile city for those with disabilities
When an ongoing health condition was compounded with a more serious injury, a Yellowknife resident says she realized just how inaccessible the city is for those with disabilities.
Internet customers in North to receive subsidy, CRTC says
Canada's telecommunications regulator says internet customers will receive a subsidy aimed at making service more affordable in the North. Northwestel customers will also be credited on their bill after prolonged outages.
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NTPC says it's preparing to bring Taltson hydro online; addresses outages
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation is preparing to return the Taltson hydro facility northeast of Fort Smith, N.W.T., to commercial service in the coming weeks as a nearly two-year overhaul of the facility nears completion.
N.W.T. reassessing nominee program after federal changes
The N.W.T. government has delayed the reopening of its nominee program after being notified last-minute of cutbacks by the federal government.
N.W.T. government won't say how much rent it pays on its own building
At a public review of an auditor general's report on the Stanton Territorial Hospital renewal project, territorial ministers are standing by the decision to lease back a government-owned building, but say they can't give details on how much it's costing.
Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., has mayor and council for 1st time ever
People in the Gwich'in community of Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., voted nearly two years ago to become a hamlet after petitioning for the change.
Former Yellowknife city councillor violently attacked her multiple times, woman testifies
WARNING: This story includes details of abuse. A woman took the stand at the Yellowknife courthouse on Wednesday to describe being attacked violently multiple times by a former city councillor.
N.W.T. Supreme Court upholds Gwich'in Tribal Council election result
The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories has ruled that Frederick Blake Jr. is the grand chief of the Gwich'in Tribal Council.
Power corp. warns land users to stay away from N.W.T.'s Taltson hydro facility
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says it's doing a series of tests this month inside the facility’s powerhouse that could cause water levels downstream to fluctuate, making ice in the area unsafe. The hydro facility is expected to start running commercially again on Jan. 27.
N.W.T. government's temporary on-the-land camp near Yellowknife shutting down this week
N.W.T. residents experiencing homelessness who have been staying at a temporary on-the-land camp near Yellowknife have been transported to Yellowknife and the camp is being shut down.
N.W.T. judge directs partial release of frozen funds to former CEO of Denesoline
In a written decision on Monday, N.W.T. Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Devlin said he reached a “split conclusion,” approving funds for Ron Barlas's legal defence but denying additional living expenses.
Cause of 14-hour power outage in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., still unknown: NTPC
Leaders in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., have concerns about the response to an extended power outage in the community on Saturday.
Assault trial begins for former Yellowknife city councillor
Witness testimony in the trial of a former Yellowknife city councillor accused of assault began in Northwest Territories Supreme Court on Tuesday.
N.W.T. regulator starting process that could grant Imperial Oil emergency water licence
Imperial Oil’s current water licence in the N.W.T. is set to expire in March, and the process of issuing a normal renewal is on hold because the entire operation in Norman Wells, N.W.T., is now the subject of an environment assessment.
Advocates hope a new national registry will reveal extent of Indigenous sterilization
"It's challenging to know the full extent of the issue right now because... there hasn't really been like a like national report or study done on it like in detail," says Kahsenniyo Kick with the Survivor Circle for Reproductive Justice.
Indigenous knowledge can help make health care more sustainable in the North, study says
A new research paper based on interviews with elders in the N.W.T. says Indigenous traditional knowledge could help make the circumpolar health care system more environmentally sustainable.
Yellowknife industrial area not the right place for proposed worker camp, says city
Yellowknife city councillors say work camps to provide people with temporary housing are much-needed — but the location matters and the Engle Industrial Business District isn't the right spot for it.
3 charged after RCMP respond to unsubstantiated hostage call in Hay River, N.W.T.
RCMP say they were called to a home in Hay River about a “possible hostage-taking” on Friday morning. Three people are facing charges and police believe the situation to be related to the drug trade — but they say they haven't been able to substantiate the claim it was a hostage-taking.
Lawyer says N.W.T. Court of Appeal decision on Colville Lake caribou plans follows trend
A constitutional lawyer said a recent court of appeal decision on Colville Lake, N.W.T.’s caribou conservation plan is following a trend in Canadian courts.
Power restored in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. early on Sunday
Power has been fully restored in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. after an extended outage that left some residents without electricity for 14 hours.
Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., forming local search and rescue committee
Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., is forming a local search and rescue committee to ensure the community is prepared if visitors or locals go missing on the land.