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Hay River RCMP looking for suspect after search warrant execution

Hay River RCMP looking for suspect after search warrant execution

Arrest warrant issued for Herbert Pekok, 29, after firearms seized at Woodland Drive residence
Renaming the NWT? Not happening anytime soon, says premier

Renaming the NWT? Not happening anytime soon, says premier

R.J. Simpson says he has no 'appetite' to get GNWT involved in changing names
Yellowknife RCMP close homicide investigation involving Jonathan Gon

Yellowknife RCMP close homicide investigation involving Jonathan Gon

Police determine suspect in case died outside NWT; no other suspects considered involved
Possible changes coming to GNWT's proposed new hiring policy

Possible changes coming to GNWT's proposed new hiring policy

Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek now considering giving Indigenous Northerners top priority in potential shift in policy
Trio from Edmonton charged following traffic stop in Inuvik

Trio from Edmonton charged following traffic stop in Inuvik

Three men from Edmonton are facing charges after a traffic stop in Inuvik late last month. According to a release from police Tuesday morning, RCMP pulled a vehicle over on Jan. 25 after receiving tips from the public.
New GNWT Indigenous employment policy slammed by MLAs and Dettah chief

New GNWT Indigenous employment policy slammed by MLAs and Dettah chief

Ernest Betsina says no consultation took place about incoming initiative; Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart calls move 'bone-headed'
Inuvik RCMP look for help in arson investigation

Inuvik RCMP look for help in arson investigation

Police asking for video footage on Jan. 10 and Jan. 19 in area of Alder Drive and Wolverine Road
Fort Simpson man found safe and sound

Fort Simpson man found safe and sound

Yellowknife RCMP ask for help in locating missing man

Yellowknife RCMP ask for help in locating missing man

Yellowknife RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a man who hasn't been seen since Friday. Lance Beaulieu was last seen wearing a dark green and black checkered coat, white toque, blue jeans and brown hiking boots.
Thorsten Gohl takes on the World Junior Hockey Championship

Thorsten Gohl takes on the World Junior Hockey Championship

NWT photographer gets the chance to shoot the best young players in the world as well as help out his birth country of Germany