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1 week ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
Four girls in Taloyoak are scheduled to answer to a charge of arson in court on July 14 after the old Home Economics building caught fire during the early evening of June 8. The accused are all between the ages of 12 and 14. There were no reported injuries in this incident. The Taloyoak Fire Department was able to extinguish the blaze.
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2 weeks ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
A legal battle over unauthorized NWT cabins, years in the making, is resulting in cases winding through the courts, and some cabin owners without leases are being forced to vacate the structures.
In one instance, a resident purchased a cabin without a lease on Banting Lake, about 20 km north of Yellowknife, in 2015.
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2 weeks ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
After receiving a report of two people being held against their will in a residence several days prior, Yellowknife RCMP entered the downtown location with a search warrant at 4:30 a.m. on June 13.
Although the two individuals had been released, police say they found a firearm and other evidence in the residence, located in the 5400 block of 52 Street. Three people were subsequently arrested.
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3 weeks ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
After executing search warrants at two Iqaluit residences, the RCMP seized an unspecified quantity of drugs, prohibited weapons and cash on May 12.
Two individuals were subsequently charged, according to a police news release issued on June 6.
Jamesie Nauyuk, 41, is faces charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), unsafe storage of a firearm and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Roger Kilabuk, 35, is charged with possession of property obtained by crime.
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3 weeks ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
Two men in Iqaluit are facing multiple charges after police confiscated a prohibited firearm.
The investigation began on Jan. 1, according to a police news release issued on May 3. The RCMP's National Weapons Enforcement Team was called upon after Mounties in Iqaluit seized the gun bearing a serial number that had been tampered with.
Eventually, the serial number was identified and two suspects were located and arrested.
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3 weeks ago | 
yukon-news.com | Derek Neary
A caribou that attacked heavy equipment in the Coral Harbour area of Nunavut and later died on April 9 has tested positive for rabies, according to the territory's Department of Health on June 3.
"Caribou rarely get rabies. If you must put down an animal, use precaution and avoid handling its carcass.
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3 weeks ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
A caribou that attacked heavy equipment in the Coral Harbour area and later died on April 9 has tested positive for rabies, according to the Department of Health on June 3.
"Caribou rarely get rabies. If you must put down an animal, use precaution and avoid handling its carcass. Due to the danger of rabies, the Department of Health advises to dispose of any meat harvested from an animal that has or is suspected to have rabies," the GN stated in a news release.
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1 month ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
Police are seeking information from the public in relation to a man who's wanted on a Nunavut-wide arrest warrant.
Adam Daniel Aliqatuqtuq, 27, is being sought based on charges of assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.
He's described as an Inuk male with black hair, brown eyes and a slim build, indicates an RCMP news release issued during the evening of May 6.
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2 months ago | 
yukon-news.com | Derek Neary
Lori Idlout has managed to stave off Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona.
Idlout, the NDP incumbent MP, finished with a grand total of 2,945 votes with all 66 polls now reporting as of 3:15 p.m. EDT. Kabloona was the choice on 2,868 ballots, giving Idlout just a 77-vote win.
Conservative James T. Arreak garnered 2,055 votes.
To this point, Nunavut's voter turnout is showing as 35.4 per cent. That's far below the NWT's 51.3 per cent and Yukon's 72 per cent.
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2 months ago | 
nnsl.com | Derek Neary
NDP incumbent Lori Idlout is trying to stave off Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona as Nunavut's final two polls have yet to report.
Idlout, the NDP incumbent MP, pulled in 2,822 votes with 64 of 66 polls reporting while Kabloona was the choice on 2,768 ballots, giving Idlout just a 54 vote lead.
Conservative James T. Arreak garnered 1,968 votes.
To this point, Nunavut's voter turnout is showing as 35.4 per cent. That's far below the NWT's 51.3 per cent and Yukon's 72 per cent.
