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Yellowknife RCMP asking for public assistance to locate missing man
November 4, 2019 Yellowknife RCMP is asking for public’s assistance in locating David Angohiatok, 40-year-old. Last known location of Mr. Angohiatok was downtown Yellowknife. He is also known to spend time in the area of Walmart. David Angohiatok is described as an Inuk man, with short black hair, brown eyes and measuring 5′ 7″ (175 […]
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Four Yukon-based organizations receive funding to prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls
Four Yukon-based organizations will receive $50,000 each over the next two years to help prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls in Yukon. The funding comes from the Prevention of Violence against Aboriginal Women fund. Funding for the projects is administered through the Government of Yukon Women’s Directorate, which supports women’s and equality-seeking organizations. As […]
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Iqaluit RCMP ask for public’s help in locating man wanted by police – Nunatsiaq News
22 October, 2019 Iqaluit RCMP are requesting the public’s help to find a man wanted by police, who have a warrant for his arrest. Iola Lucassie of Iqaluit, 32, was charged with assault causing bodily harm in relation to an incident that occurred at a residence in the city on Oct. 6, police said in […]
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Nunavut’s justice minister promises highest minimum wage in Canada – Nunatsiaq News
18 October, 2019 Feedback sought via survey until Oct. 31 Nunavut residents can expect to a boost to the territory’s minimum wage to help match the territory’s high cost of living. “We will have the highest minimum wage in Canada,” said Justice Minister Jeannie Hakongak Ehaloak on Thursday, Oct. 17, in an exchange with Hudson […]
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MMIWG redux: The struggles and triumphs behind the scenes – Nunatsiaq News
9 October, 2019 “We pissed a bunch of people off and said ‘no’ but that was our prerogative” The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was never really about Indigenous women, says Qajaq Robinson, one of the inquiry’s four commissioners. Instead, it was about the systems that caused violence against Indigenous […]
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YT Government: Whistle Bend elementary school planning underway
The owner’s advisor tender for the new Whistle Bend elementary school has been issued. This marks the first major step towards the construction of the first elementary school in Whitehorse in over 25 years. The owner’s advisor is a consultant group that provides early planning, estimates and technical oversight on behalf of the owner for […]
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I want to try to heal,’ says mother of Whitehorse murder victim – CBC
Theresa Cormack speaks out after her son Adam Cormack’s killer gets life sentence Sep 24, 2019 Theresa Cormack says she’s relieved to know her son’s killer will be in jail for many years — but says she still feels “uneasy” around Whitehorse, and struggles to move on. Theresa’s son Adam Cormack was found dead on […]
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Hay River RCMP asking for public assistance to locate missing youth
September 23, 2019 Hay River RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Dallas Casaway-Gray. Dallas Casaway-Gray was reported missing on Saturday, September 22, 2019, and was last seen Thursday, September 19 at his residence in Hay River. Dallas Casaway-Gray is described as First Nation, with short brown hair, brown eyes, measuring 5’8″ (177 cm) and weighing approximately 136 lbs. (62 kg).Anyone with […]
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“We Must Bring Justice and Healing to the Families Whose Children Never Made it Home from Residential Schools,” Says AFN NWT Regional Chief Yakeleya
“We Must Bring Justice and Healing to the Families Whose Children Never Made it Home from Residential Schools,” Says AFN NWT Regional Chief Yakeleya OTTAWA, Sept. 19, 2019 – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) NWT Regional Chief Norman Yakeleya attended a presentation by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) yesterday on their work regarding […]
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Class action alleging discrimination by RCMP in North growing, says lawyer – CBC
‘Nothing we are alleging is new,’ says one of lawyers behind $600M lawsuit Sep 16, 2019 There is steady interest in joining a $600 million class action lawsuit claiming RCMP discrimination against Indigenous people in the North, according to one of the lawyers who initiated the lawsuit. The class action was launched last December. Tuktoyaktuk […]
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