Missing 57-year-old man Ronald Mackenzio found, police say

The women’s shelter in Yellowknife continues to see their emergency beds hit maximum capacity most nights, even as the transitional shelter has begun to accept clients now living at the new facility located on Old Airport Road. And even as the men’s emergency shelter is seeing the opposite trend, with many choosing to sleep outdoors or hidden in unseen areas of the city.

Joe Arlooktoo, former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, passed away just before Christmas.  

One person is critically injured and another suffered minor injuries as a result of a fire at an industrial business in Inuvik that took place on Wednesday afternoon. 

Winter storms shut down Highway 10 from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk from Dec. 17 to Dec. 29, forcing the community to go nearly 2 weeks without mail.  

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigative report regarding the controlled flight into terrain by a de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Air Tindi Ltd., at Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, on December 27, 2023