Fort Smith airs university criticisms as minister gives HQ reassurance
The NWT gave its strongest indication yet that a new university will remain based in Fort Smith, as the town criticized how the polytechnic might be governed. More »
Inuvik Covid-19 positive test is confirmed, YK still pending
A fresh Covid-19 case in Inuvik has been confirmed, making it the NWT's sixth case to date. Two presumptive positives in Yellowknife are still pending. More »
Two people ‘in critical condition’ after Hay River car crash
Two people have been taken by medevac to Edmonton after a car went off the road and suffered extensive damage in Hay River early on Sunday morning. More »
Katrina Nokleby faces motion to remove her from cabinet
Katrina Nokleby, the infrastructure and industry minister, faces removal from cabinet after just six months in office. MLAs will vote on her future on Friday. More »
NWT Power Corporation confirms ransomware attack
The NWT Power Corporation appears to have been breached by ransomware known as Netwalker. The corporation confirmed an attack on Thursday evening. More »
NWT communities turn to temporary liquor prohibitions
Tuktoyaktuk residents are now under a temporary liquor prohibition during the pandemic. At least three other NWT communities are working on a similar measure. More »
Deninu Kue Chief expresses Covid-19 concern in Fort Resolution
Chief Louis Balsillie on Friday named Fort Resolution as the location of the NWT's fourth Covid-19 case. He expressed frustration at the NWT government. More »
Police arrest two youths after hours-long Fort Smith operation
Fort Smith RCMP say two youths have been arrested after an operation lasting much of Tuesday, involving a significant police presence on the town's streets. More »
Norman Wells set to ‘put measures in place’ as Imperial cuts workforce
The Town of Norman Wells will convene a special meeting on Sunday to update its emergency measures as Imperial Oil reduces its workforce to combat Covid-19. More »
Day of reckoning expected for YK’s SideDoor, under fire
The board of Yellowknife's SideDoor will shortly decide the future of its executive director, accused of misconduct by several of the program's staff and youth. More »
Air North looks for more YKers to fly new Vancouver route
Air North's new YZF-YVR winter route opened last week. The airline says it "has work to do" getting NWT residents to take Vancouver weekend breaks. More »
Early results shown on Elections NWT site ‘are a glitch’
Elections NWT says pages of its website appearing to show partial results in some NWT districts were caused by a glitch and did not contain any genuine results. More »