Avery Zingel

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Avery Zingel is a reporter with CBC North in Yellowknife. Email Avery at avery.zingel@cbc.ca.

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Territorial ministers seek full funding for national plan on gender-based violence

Amid the federal government's bid to reduce spending, territorial ministers are asking the Carney government to fully fund a national plan to end gender-based violence.

Emotions high as N.W.T. woman sentenced to 30 months for dangerous driving death

Hannah Lafferty, who was 22 years old when she drove a pick-up truck into Germaine Mantla, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, is banned from driving for three years, and ordered to have no contact with the victim's family.

Proteins from rhino fossil found in Nunavut crater dated to 20 million years

Scientists studying a 21-to 24-million-year-old rhino fossil found in the Haughton Crater on Nunavut's Devon Island say the high Arctic environment preserved the oldest recoverable ancient proteins found so far.

N.W.T. government ends relationship with B.C. treatment facility

The N.W.T. government is no longer contracting Edgewood Health Network to provide addictions and PTSD treatment to territorial residents, but past participants credit the program with their continued sobriety and healing.

First responders shouldn't have to prove that jobs caused illness, says N.W.T. MLA

If PTSD, cancer and heart disease are job-related risks, they should be covered by WSCC without forcing workers to prove their jobs made them sick, says MLA Kieron Testart.

N.W.T. court orders illegal occupants to vacate site near Lindberg Landing

Conflict is brewing over the illegal occupancy of a plot of land along the Liard River, which is withdrawn as part of the Dehcho Process. The occupants are ordered to leave by Aug. 1, but they say they have a right to be there and have nowhere else to go.

'Don't give up on yourself or your family': Yellowknife marks Red Dress Day with march for MMIWG2S+

For Red Dress Day in Yellowknife on Monday, people gathered for a march and feast to support the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

N.W.T. leaders, health officials look to protect youth amid ongoing drug crisis

The Dene National chief, N.W.T. Chief Public Health Officer Kami Kandola and organizations serving vulnerable youth say education is one piece of the puzzle to address drug-related harm in the territory. 

Negotiators want next N.W.T. MP to advance land claims

Indigenous governments are seeking resolution on land claims. Here's what N.W.T. MP candidates have said so far on how they will approach outstanding claims, resource development and self-governance.
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Three N.W.T. candidates oppose Alberta's youth gender-affirming care ban

The Alberta government is proceeding with legislation that would ban gender-affirming care for youth under 16. The territory's 2SLGBTQ+ community is seeking federal support in light of restricted health care access to puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy under Bill 26.