Yellowknifer

More than 650 grams of crack cocaine, drug trafficking paraphernalia and cash were seized after Yellowknife RCMP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on 48 Street on Tuesday evening.

Among the five Canadian-based mining companies at the Critical Mineral Round Table, Rio Tinto and Cheetah Resources Corp. both made formal presentations that piqued the interest of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s during his state visit to Canada in late August.

Yellowknife RCMP made two arrests over the long weekend relating to thefts from vehicles.

Yellowknife power engineer Stewart Pallard has announced that he will make a bid for a city council seat.

Following a $35,000 donation from the Yellowknife Community Foundation, Habitat for Humanity Northwest Territories feels it’s “one step closer to building an affordable home for a local family.”

“We do hope that the solution can be found,” said Kate Reid, president of the YWCA NWT, following an announcement that AfterSchool Programming at Ecole St. Joseph School could be no more.

I want you to know I heard you.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will adopt 9-8-8 late next year as “the number to call or text for Canadians who are in need of immediate mental health crisis and suicide prevention intervention.”

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) has received several reports of wandering bears over the last 24 hours in Dettah and Yellowknife.

The RCMP has issued a reminder to drivers to be cautious as children return to school.