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Chiefs Edward Sangris and Ernest Betsina wrote a letter to Premier Caroline Cochrane recommending she ask for MLA Steve Norn's resignation. They say their First Nation has "lost all confidence and trust" in him after he allegedly left self-isolation a day early.
Posted: May 05, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 5 Steve Norn, MLA for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh, confirmed to CBC News Tuesday that he broke his isolation period after travelling. (Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada) Northwest Territories MLAs are filing a complaint with the territory's integrity commissioner about MLA Steve Norn breaking his isolation period after travelling. MLAs met at a caucus meeting Tuesday morning, and issued a statement in the afternoon saying they'd directed their chair, Yellowknife North MLA Rylund Johnson, to file the complaint. In a brief conversation with CBC News Tu...
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 1:42 PM CT | Last Updated: April 30 Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn will be a topic of discussion at a caucus meeting Tuesday, an email sent to members Thursday suggests.(Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada) Northwest Territories MLAs will meet Tuesday to discuss the case of an MLA who identified himself as a positive COVID-19 case and who was later reported to have broken isolation. An email sent to MLAs Thursday by caucus chair and Yellowknife North MLA Rylund Johnson, and obtained by CBC News, says members will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday "to discuss the recent COVID[-19] si...
A Métis broadcaster is bringing Michif radio programs to more N.W.T. communities Vance Sanderson, a Michif language advocate who works for the Northwest Territory Métis Nation is hoping to expand his Indigenous language radio programing to more N.W.T. communities soon. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 14 Vance Sanderson is a Michif language advocate who works for the NWT Metis.(Submitted by Vance Sanderson) A radio language initiative might start making waves across the territory. Vance Sanderson is a Michif language advocate who work...
Death result of a sudden reaction, defence argues In court, Harte argued that the level of Beck's intoxication meant he was not of sound mind, and argued that Sayine had provoked Beck. According to the agreed statement of facts, Sayine had attacked Beck numerous times that day, resulting in a gash above his eyebrows in addition to bruises on his face. The pair had a history of violence. They'd known each other their entire lives, Beck testified in court on Feb. 17. He said they had even been best friends at one point, but that relationship soured after an altercation between the two ...