Emily Blake

Some honorable mentions. (It was hard to pick just 10, I wrote more than 530 stories in 2024). 12/12 cabinradio.ca/198391/news/ar… cabinradio.ca/204371/news/ye… cabinradio.ca/199841/news/so… cabinradio.ca/200908/news/po… cabinradio.ca/187224/news/ye…

10. Inuvik's detachment commander said in October he would back having a police oversight body in the NWT (one of the few Canadian jurisdictions that doesn't have one nor an agreement with one). I looked into what that would mean. 11/12 cabinradio.ca/204724/news/ju…

At the end of every year, I like to publish a list of stories I worked on that I am most proud of. Usually they are ones I worked really hard on, explored an underreported issue, or are just really interesting. In no particular order, here are my top 10 stories from 2024. 1/12

I’ve joined the other app and will probably be posting more on there than here.

On average, the billionaires on Maclean’s and @cdnbiz Rich List will earn a typical Canadian’s yearly salary by January 2. macleans.ca/society/canada…

Salluit residents protest following shooting death involving police, serious injury to another person Friend identifies shooting victim as Joshua Papigatuk, whose twin brother was medevaced due to injuries #Nunavik nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl…

A sad day. In a statement released Monday morning, his family says a sacred fire will be set up outside the Legislative Building. The family is asking other across the country to not light any other fires for him. winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/murray-sinclai…

Building a new Yellowknife hospital and refitting the old one is costing 62% more than planned, the auditor general found. The new price tag is over $1 billion. cabinradio.ca/207992/news/po…

Seems to me funding much needed frontline services would be more valuable than bureaucracy.

Renovations began on Yellowknife apartments outside which a tent encampment remains. Meanwhile, the GNWT plans "temporary measures" to increase shelter options. cabinradio.ca/207811/news/ye…