Emily Blake

Assistant editor @cabinradio | Based in Sǫ̀mbak'è/Yellowknife | on Bluesky @ BlakeEmily and Threads @ blakeemily90

[Emily Blake @BlakeEmily]

Some honorable mentions. (It was hard to pick just 10, I wrote more than 530 stories in 2024). 12/12 https://t.co/Bvqlj9MpIw https://t.co/7gwyB4qOQF https://t.co/6jIzKJFmYh https://t.co/MFmtu8YBIa https://t.co/n7MkFXCy4e

[Emily Blake @BlakeEmily]

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

[Emily Blake @BlakeEmily]

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 https://t.co/LABBMywgdr

[Emily Blake @BlakeEmily]

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

[Maclean’s Magazine @macleans]

On average, the billionaires on Maclean’s and @cdnbiz Rich List will earn a typical Canadian’s yearly salary by January 2. https://t.co/4MteFxawLO

[Emily Blake @BlakeEmily]

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[Nunatsiaq News @NunatsiaqNews]

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
https://t.co/ELevlJPagr

[Brittany Hobson @bhobs22]

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.

https://t.co/78eFwdtGRA

[Cabin Radio @CabinRadio]

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.
https://t.co/8M40DC8VmM

[Emily Blake @BlakeEmily]

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

[Cabin Radio @CabinRadio]

A new report sets out how Yellowknife's Street Outreach program could do more for people without homes and how it might be funded. Here's what you need to know.
https://t.co/p3CdBsecWw

[Cabin Radio @CabinRadio]

Renovations began on Yellowknife apartments outside which a tent encampment remains. Meanwhile, the GNWT plans "temporary measures" to increase shelter options.
https://t.co/xbjLGHNdsA