A one-time top-up from the federal government effectively doubled an infrastructure handout to NWT communities. Yellowknife will now get more than $11 million.
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The Northwest Territories sent air tankers to Manitoba as the province battles more than 120 wildfires, some leading to evacuations.
Despite restrictions easing federally, the GNWT gave no indication it will relax mandatory isolation requirements for children under 12 and their caregivers.
The Northwest Territories must build the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into a new Education Act, research support group Hotıì ts’eeda said.
John MacDonald takes over as deputy minister of education, culture, and employment. William MacKay will become deputy minister of finance.
When Jeremy MacDonald saw wires in an old Molson can while scuba diving, he called RCMP. It appears to be an explosive device. A disposal team is en route.
