St. Patrick students win ‘Paddle Battle’

The YK Youth Talent Showcase is offering young artists aged 10 to 17 a chance to perform in front of a live audience

"It’s a complex problem and something that many people are concerned about, said Austin. “You know, if you start to kind of unravel the conversation, you begin to realize just how complex it would be to have sovereignty taken away. It really is a complex problem."

The RCMP’s Federal Arctic Unit in Yellowknife reported that they conducted an investigation involving two local businesses and over $100,000 dollars in goods. A local resident is currently facing charges in relation to the alleged incident. According to the report, officials found evidence suggesting the goods were obtained through the illegal ‘selling of tobacco products’ and possession of property obtained by crime.

Yellowknife police have filed drug charges in relation to a car crash that occurred this weekend on Deweerdt Drive. 

The GNWT’s proposed capital spending $436 million is concentrated heavily between the southernmost and northernmost regions. The capital estimates report shows a focus on infrastructure development on highways and roads (30 per cent, about $130 million of total capital spending), community infrastructure (16 per cent, about $70 million),  renewable energy (16 per cent, about $70 million) and housing (12 per cent, about $52 million).