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A Yellowknife man is in custody after going on a drinking and driving rampage where he struck both a security officer and rammed an RCMP car.

In this post-Covid era where the community is also trying to rebuild and buck up spirits after wildfire evacuations, the Yellowknife Seniors Society is offering valuable inclusion and engagement services to one of the most vulnerable segments of society.

MLA Katrina Nokleby’s colleagues in the legislative assembly have unanimously supported the NWT integrity commissioner’s findings that Nokleby violated the MLA Code of Conduct by returning to Yellowknife during the wildfire evacuation in late August.

UPDATE: Inuvik RCMP say Rilling has been located and taken into custody.

Mount Royal University (MRU) and Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation have signed a practicum agreement that will provide MRU students with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience related to their theory courses while supporting the recreation needs in Lutsel K’e.

A scathing open letter from the Yellowknife Women’s Society (YKWS) released Thursday blasted the territorial government for how it handled the evacuation of the city’s homeless population in August, noting the organization still doesn’t know the whereabouts of some people who were sent south.

Mavis Clark and Abe Wilson has been banned for serving as a directors of the Gwich’in Tribal Council after motions passed 21-6 and 20-6 at the Annual General Assembly Oct. 5.

Daisy Arnaquq didn’t plan on becoming Qikiqtarjuaq’s mayor, but was happy to step up when community found itself in need of one.

Delegates representing Tetlit Gwich’in council have walked out of the GTC’s Annual General Assembly.

Nadene McMenemy is the recipient of the Recreation and Parks Association of Nunavut’s Volunteer of the Year award, and while she never set out for recognition, it’s an honour she is happy to receive.