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Trial begins for support worker accused of sexually assaulting client in Whitehorse

October 23 , 2024 at 08:44:21 a.m. CDT • :

Victor Omale, 38, has pleaded not guilty to one count each of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of person with disability. The charges date back to September 2023, when Omale was working for Connective at one of its housing programs.

N.W.T.'s Deh Cho bridge expected to be repaired by year's end, to the tune of $7M

October 23 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

The Deh Cho bridge in the N.W.T. has been reduced to one lane since August 2023 when a broken cable was discovered. The territory's infrastructure minister says the bridge should be fully repaired by the end of the year.

Woman in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., collects thousands of pieces of sea glass on Arctic beach

October 23 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Helena Ekootak started combing the beach in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T. four years ago after a personal tragedy. Now she's amassed more than 2,000 pieces of sea glass and broken pottery.

Man charged in fatal attack in Yellowknife pleads guilty to manslaughter

October 22 , 2024 at 09:59:31 a.m. CDT • :

Darren Nulliayuk was charged in July 2023, shortly after police found an unresponsive man in the parking lot of the Capital Suites on Franklin Ave. in Yellowknife.

Concerned Fort Smith, N.W.T., residents call for completion of cemetery fence

October 22 , 2024 at 05:42:10 p.m. CDT • :

'Everybody that goes there has lost somebody dear to them,' said Fort Smith, N.W.T., resident Brad Tuckey. 'Grief is hard enough without having to worry about whether the cemetery is being properly maintained.'

October 22 , 2024 at 04:48:48 p.m. CDT • :

"It's going to be a hard season": accessibility advocate braces for winter

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October 22 , 2024 at 04:07:14 p.m. CDT • :

Officials reviewing response to Air India bomb scare in Iqaluit

October 20 , 2024 at 10:54:37 a.m. CDT • :

Man arrested after home invasion, sexual assault in Mayo, Yukon

October 21 , 2024 at 06:15:08 p.m. CDT • :

Historical film about family's backcountry trek through the Yukon rescued from obscurity

October 22 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Amid a housing shortage, these Colville Lake residents are building their own homes with logs

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