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Monday, January 2, 2017
Man charged in Deline death

RCMP have charged a Deline resident in the Dec. 23 death of a 65-year-old woman in the community.

Jonathan Tetso, 31, has been charged with second-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear in court in Yellowknife Jan. 3.

RCMP is not releasing the name of the victim.

- Kirsten Fenn

Broadband Internet deemed a basic service

Canada's telecommunications regulator has ruled broadband Internet access is a basic service that should be afforded to all Canadians, whether they live in remote, rural or urban areas.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced the decision on Dec. 21 at a news conference in Gatineau, Que.

The ruling means the CRTC will aim to increase Internet speeds in remote areas, which generally lag behind the service most Canadians receive. Up to $750 million in funding will also be made available over a five-year period to help improve infrastructure for broadband Internet service.

- Kirsten Fenn

Northerners receive computer donation

NWT residents staying at the Vital Abel Boarding Home in Ndilo while awaiting medical appointments in Yellowknife were given the gift of technology in December.

Volunteers from Computers for Schools donated 42 refurbished laptops to the medical boarding home, according to Sudhir Jha, who spearheaded the initiative. So far, the computers have benefited residents from Paulatuk, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok, Fort Simpson and Fort Smith, who were given laptops on Dec. 9 at the boarding home.

- Kirsten Fenn

No road out of Tuk on Christmas

Travellers in Tuktoyaktuk might have run into trouble if they were trying to get out of the community by ice road over the holidays.

The Department of Transportation announced via Twitter at 3:21 p.m. on Christmas Day the hamlet's ice road to Inuvik was temporarily closed due to "deep overflow in the ocean area." The department announced just before 8 p.m. that the road had reopened.

But the same thing happened the next day, on Dec. 26. A Twitter announcement around noon warned people to stay off the road. It reopened again on Dec. 27.

- Kirsten Fenn

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