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Wildlife Act ‘pushed down the throat of Indigenous people,’ says Lutsel K’e band member

Wildlife Act ‘pushed down the throat of Indigenous people,’ says Lutsel K’e band member

Lutsel K’e Elder J.C. Catholique said it was a “scary moment” when Environment and Natural Resources officers raided a Lutsel K’e First Nation cultural camp at Timber Bay, on Artillery Lake, last September, searching for illegally harvested caribou meat in a mobile no-hunting zone.
IRC slams Ottawa’s oil and gas moratorium extension in western Arctic Ocean

IRC slams Ottawa’s oil and gas moratorium extension in western Arctic Ocean

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation President Duane Ningaqsiq Smith is expressing his anger over Ottawa’s recent extension of a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the western Arctic Ocean.
GNWT limited in ability to entice airline competition

GNWT limited in ability to entice airline competition

With Air Canada cancelling its Yellowknife-Calgary route in November, and travellers going to and from the NWT having difficulty flying because of cancellations over Christmas, some may wonder what incentives the GNWT is providing to airlines to serve the North.
The challenges of housing the North

The challenges of housing the North

Difficult to make homes available below $460,00 price point and financing is a hurdle for many
Inuvik Drum news briefs - Jan. 12, 2023

Inuvik Drum news briefs - Jan. 12, 2023

No injuries or charges in rolled feed truck accident
Dettah ice road opens to vehicle under 5,000 kgs

Dettah ice road opens to vehicle under 5,000 kgs

The winter road from Yellowknife to Dettah opened as of 3 p.m. on Jan. 10 for vehicles weighing up to 5,000 kgs, according to the GNWT Department of Infrastructure.
Iqaluit man arrested following two robberies

Iqaluit man arrested following two robberies

Iqaluit RCMP have arrested a 33-year-old man for two counts of robbery, two counts of wearing a disguise with intent to commit an offence and possession of property obtained by crime.
No charges laid following fatal day shelter fight

No charges laid following fatal day shelter fight

A man involved in a deadly altercation at the Yellowknife Day Shelter in July will not be charged as it has been determined that he was acting in self-defence at the time.
Lawyer for Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation talks colonization, accountability and reconciliation in light of camp raid

Lawyer for Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation talks colonization, accountability and reconciliation in light of camp raid

Lutsel K’e Dene First Nations lawyer Larry Innes discusses the ramifications of the Environment and Natural Resources investigation of the Lutsel K’e First Nation camp last September and how a path forward may be forged.
Time overdue to improve quality of housing units in Rankin Inlet, says housing association board member

Time overdue to improve quality of housing units in Rankin Inlet, says housing association board member

Noel Kaludjak is looking forward to being sworn in after being elected as a board member for the Rankin Inlet Housing Association this past month.