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A 33-year-old man has been convicted of second degree murder for killing a man who assaulted him three times earlier the same day and several times prior in Fort Resolution. A date for sentencing will be set on Friday.
Share this article Share this article FORT SMITH, NT, May 19, 2021 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada, the Northwest Territory Métis Nation and the Government of the Northwest Territories have signed a framework agreement that will further advance reconciliation, the right to self-determination, work toward building strong Indigenous nations, and the Northwest Territory Métis Nation (NWTMN) land claim negotiations. Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations of Canada, alongside Garry Bailey, President of the Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Arthur B...
The community of Little Buffalo River, part of the Fort Resolution hamlet, flooded on Thursday. Social Sharing 'There's a lot of … big chunks of ice up on the road and in people's yards,' says witness CBC News · Posted: May 13, 2021 6:15 PM CT | Last Updated: May 14 Homes and roads in Little Buffalo River near Fort Resolution, N.W.T., flooded on Thursday, May 13, 2021.(Tom Unka) Some homes and roads in Little Buffalo River, near Fort Resolution, N.W.T., were flooded Thursday, but by Thursday evening flood waters were already receding. The settlement of Little Buffalo River shares it's...
Posted: May 12, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 12 Fort Resolution, N.W.T., in September 2020.(Graham Shishkov/CBC) When someone calls the emergency number in Fort Resolution to report a fire — the only phone that rings is inside Louis Balsillie's house. "When that fire phone rings, I'm out the door," said Balsillie, who is the chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation and the N.W.T. hamlet's former sub fire chief. "My wife is calling other people, like the fire chief and all that with their cell phones, letting them know there's a fire." Or at least, that was the case up until Sunday ni...
MLA Steve Norn accused Yellowknife chiefs of promoting 'hate, racism, [and] death threats' in a lengthy response to their calls for him to resign over his breach of isolation.