Yellowknife assault sends one to hospital

The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that they will be upgrading their online eServices portal to improve security. 

Yellowknife RCMP has arrested a suspect in connection with a break-and-enter at the Chateau Nova. 

Following the selection of Arviat, Nunavut, as the site of Inuit Nunangat University’s main campus, the process to choose regional knowledge centres and satellite campuses across Inuit Nunangat is underway. Arviat, with a population of about 3,000, is Nunavut’s third-largest community and has one of the highest proportions of youth in the country.

The federal government announced the strategy Monday, describing it as the country’s first national defence industrial strategy. Simpson said those elements are particularly relevant to the North. He said equipment and technology systems intended for use in the Arctic should be tested in the territory’s northern climate and developed in partnership with northern governments, Indigenous rights holders and communities.

The Northwest Territories Nominee Program will be opening applications for the employer-driven and francophone streams starting March 9 at 9am.