Emily Blake

Big River ready for next stage of hydrokinetic project A Fort Providence-based team outlined more about its plan to harness the Mackenzie River's power for clean energy – a plan that now has new federal funding.

I've been following this project that aims to deploy a hydrokinetic turbine in the Mackenzie River by Fort Providence. It is moving to the next stage of research with plans to launch a demonstration project in 2026.
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alf from the simpsons is wearing a suit and tie and holding a book in his hand . ALT: alf from the simpsons is wearing a suit and tie and holding a book in his hand .

Is nothing sacred?

What’s Canada Doing about Residential School Denialism? | The Tyee The problem is growing, experts say, and the government needs to act fast to address it.

As many Canadians reckon with their country’s history, a loud and organized group of people continues to minimize and deny the harm residential schools and other colonial policies did to Indigenous Peoples.

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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is about commemorating the ongoing impacts of the residential school system, not about dunking on political opponents or pushing a political agenda of resource extraction.

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day – a time to raise awareness for the ongoing impacts of residential school and remember the children who never came home.

It is time.

The response of kneecap to their being banned from performing in Canada. 'We will not accept it.'

kneecap's response to being banned from Canada.

Report: At this point we are just trying to figure who Canadian Parliament WON'T give a standing ovation to OTTAWA - After members of the Canadian Parliament earlier today gave a standing ovation to recently deceased far-right agitator who touted white supremacist theories, Charlie Kirk, we here at The Beaverton are stuck trying to figure out if there’s literally anyone our elected officials won’t celebrate.

Report: At this point we are just trying to figure who Canadian Parliament WON'T give a standing ovation to

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says - BBC News The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.

“A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out since the start of the war with Hamas in 2023” www.bbc.com/news/article...

Yellowknife’s ‘most niche’ meetup will celebrate fireweed tattoos Are you a member of "the most oddly specific club" in Yellowknife? People with fireweed tattoos, and the fireweed tattoo curious, are invited to a meetup.

Sad to be missing this. cabinradio.ca/255657/news/...

I love a man with a silly moustache, I fear.

Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act Cliquez ici pour consulter la présente page en français. Overview The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is reviewing the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the “ATIPP Ac...

I would encourage anyone who has filed an access to information request in the NWT to fill out this survey before Sept 29 as the GNWT is reviewing the territory’s ATIPP Act. haveyoursay.nwt-tno.ca/atipp-review

How authorities responded to the advice of an NWT coroner’s inquest In October 2024, the jury in a coroner's inquest issued 11 recommendations to prevent in-custody deaths of intoxicated people. What have authorities done since?

Nearly one year ago, a coroner's inquest issued 11 recommendations to prevent future in-custody deaths of intoxicated people, particularly in Tuktoyaktuk, which has no ambulance service nor sobering centre. I asked the RCMP and GNWT what they have done since. cabinradio.ca/257333/news/...

I would let the farmer from the Fisher-Price farm set ruin my life.

Disappointed, once again, by unethical media practices and reporters taking up resources that should go to NWT evacuees. How many more resources on ethical reporting need to be published and bad behaviour needs to be called out for this to stop being common place?

Lawyers take issue with proposed family violence law changes The GNWT is planning changes to family violence law that it hopes will save lives. Some lawyers worry the changes will have little impact or cause new problems.

“It is hard to see how the proposed amendments will solve the problems we know exist in this act without creating new problems.” cabinradio.ca/255574/news/...

You’re Not Imagining It. Health Misinformation Is Everywhere | The Walrus And yes, some of it has probably gotten to you

"Stopping misinformation requires a coordinated push from every corner of society: researchers, policy makers, educators. No single fix will do it. But we can hold the line. We don’t have to let the lies take over." thewalrus.ca/before-you-s...

So glad Meta is blocking Canadian news while fake photos of wildfires in the NWT are being widely shared on Facebook. :/

Trying to stay whimsical in these ever unwhimsical times.

Fort Providence issues evacuation order The Hamlet of Fort Providence says residents should evacuate immediately and head to Hay River due to risk from a wildfire.

It's pretty late in the wildfire season but two NWT communities issued evacuation orders this week. Meanwhile Tuktoyaktuk is dealing with damage from flooding. cabinradio.ca/256039/news/...

Quebec man completes epic Mackenzie River swim Some people have paddled the Mackenzie River. Not many have swum it. Denis Morin just finished swimming with a riverboard from Fort Providence to Tsiigehtchic.

This summer, Denis Morin swam Williston Lake, the Peace River, Slave River and Mackenzie River. He says this will be his last long-distance swimming trip. cabinradio.ca/254814/news/...

Gaza City officially in famine, with hunger spreading, says global hunger monitor Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the Palestinian territory.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system said 514,000 people - close to a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza - are experiencing famine, with the number due to rise to 641,000 by the end of September.
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Richard Van Camp gears up for next graphic novel "It really showcases the beauty of being deadly." Richard Van Camp is raising funds to create the second graphic novel in his Wheetago War trilogy.

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The renowned Tłı̨chǫ author Richard Van Camp and his team have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds toward creating the new novel, which Van Camp has given the working title Angels with Antlers.

Without explanation, Yellowknife pigeons show up in Ontario A feathered mystery. Two pigeons with bands connected to Yellowknife were recently found far from home in Ontario. It's unclear how they got there.

Once again writing about Yellowknife pigeons. cabinradio.ca/253282/news/...

Trump administration sanctions Canadian judge who sits on International Criminal Court | CBC News The Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court with sanctions as the U.S. State Department unleashes a new wave of restrictions against judges it said had been i...

Yet another abhorrent overreach from the Trump administration. www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

Tłı̨chǫ writer to be featured in national literary journal "You don't have to be scared to put your name out there." Mason Mantla's short story, Reverse Don't Work, will appear in an upcoming issue of The Malahat Review.

Mason Mantla's short story, titled Reverse Don't Work, will be published in the winter 2025 edition of The Malahat Review. The special issue is dedicated to contemporary Indigenous storytelling with guest editor Richard Van Camp. cabinradio.ca/253642/news/...

South Asian advocates 'not surprised' by backlash to Punjabi music video produced in Yellowknife | CBC News A music video, which has since been taken down, showed a group of men driving cars around Yellowknife, flashing what appeared to be handguns and lip-syncing to a Punjabi rap song. It sparked a flood o...

"People are looking to blame someone on the difficulties we're facing in life right now — inflation, housing, et cetera — and South Asian people are unfortunately the target of that.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

CAJ condemns targeted killing of journalists in Gaza.

Read full statement on CAJ website:
https://caj.ca/caj-condemns-targeted-killing-of-journalists-in-gaza

One of the main reasons, unfortunately.