UPDATE: 35-year-old woman, missing from Yellowknife, located

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.  

The Yellowknife Fire Fighter Association will be holding a campout this weekend on the roof of the Yellowknife CO-OP to raise funds and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.