Chinese Ambassador to Canada advises against banning Huawei; World leaders in U.K. honouring troops who fought in D-Day

Huawei security concerns being called “baseless” by China

China doesn’t want Canada to be influenced by the U.S. and join them in banning Huawei technology. The country’s ambassador called the security concerns around potentially removing the brand from Canada’s 5G network “baseless.” Justin Trudeau said he won’t make a decision until the Canadian Security Agency finished an investigation.

Soldiers who made ultimate sacrifice in Normandy commemorated in U.K.

World leaders are in England to pay respects to the soldiers that sacrificed their lives 75 years ago on D-Day. American and British paratroopers recreated the invasion, considered one of the turning points of World War II. While the number of veterans from the war is declining, several hundred were guests of honour at the ceremonies.

North Americans ingesting more than a “trivial dose” of microplastics

A new study says Canadians could be ingesting tens of thousands if plastic particles every year. The Canadian Press cited a study from the University of Victoria about the impact of microplastics. The biologist in charge of the paper said it shouldn’t be considered a trivial dose but she also doesn’t want to cause alarm.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Hay River library services undergo changes beginning this month

The Hay River Library Committee is stepping away from their role overseeing local library services. Hay River Councillor and Deputy Mayor Keith Dohey issued the announcement on the town’s website and social media page on Thursday. Dohey said that after years of service, the committee will no longer be overseeing the library as of April 30.

Military says largest Arctic NANOOK operation to date has concluded

The Canadian Armed Forces says its largest and most comprehensive winter annual NANOOK operation yet has concluded. This year the operation exceeded its annual distance range by thousands of kilometres and took place over an extended period beginning in February. Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 2026 took place from February to April 2026 and included approximately 1,300 armed forces personnel.

Parking meter rates to increase beginning May 1

The City of Yellowknife is reminding residents that the updated parking meter rates approved in December of last year will be coming into effect beginning on May 1, 2026.

Update: Norman Wells making switch from diesel to diesel

The town of Norman Wells is in the process of transitioning from diesel sourced from local oil operations to diesel run generation provided by the Northwest Territories Power Corporation.  The cost is anticipated to be greater than the current system that uses the byproduct diesel fuel.  In January, Imperial Oil Ltd. announced a plan to close their Norman Wells facility this summer after more than 100 years in operation.

Council votes unanimously to endorse alternative federal voting system

Yellowknife has become the first city in Canada to endorse a proportional representation model for federal elections. On Wednesday, council voted unanimously in support of the motion put forward by Councillor Tom McLennan and seconded by Councillor Rob Foote. Mayor Ben Hendriksen said that it is important to look at ways of “refreshing” the democratic systems as council.