NWT air quality warnings ending as wind clears smoke
An air quality advisory issued for Yellowknife as smoke from Alberta wildfires drifted north has come to an end, but warnings remain in other areas of the NWT. More »
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Guide to 2019's NWT highway construction season
Planning a road trip? Here's the list of work planned for Northwest Territories highways this summer. More »
Fort Simpson woman launches psychotherapy fundraiser
Jenni-Lyn Prevost believes a form of therapy known as EMDR will help her. Critics say the treatment is unproven, and the NWT government won't fund it. More »
Man with 'terrifying-looking' weapon guilty of 10 charges
An Edmonton drug dealer busted in Fort Providence with cocaine and a loaded semi-automatic rifle should go to prison for seven years, a Crown prosecutor says. More »
Police begin investigation into Fort Liard death
RCMP have confirmed they are investigating the sudden death of a man near the community earlier this week. More »
Fort Simpson RCMP announce significant drug bust
Police in Fort Simpson have arrested an Edmonton man and seized crack cocaine that RCMP claim is worth almost $20,000. More »
Police hope arrest ends run of Fort Prov break-and-enters
Police in Fort Providence say the arrest of a man related to a break-and-enter may mean a recent run of property crime in the community is over. More »
Fort Providence man confirmed dead after going missing
A Fort Providence man who went missing earlier this week has been confirmed dead by RCMP. More »
Dehcho plane crash: Flaps blocked doors as aircraft sank
A safety advisory states the design of an aircraft which crash-landed on a Dehcho lake, killing three people, may have made it harder for passengers to escape. More »
Heartfelt ad posted for 'top shelf' Fort Simpson guinea pig
It joins NWT Facebook classics like the set of teeth posted to Hay River's classifieds and the time a First Nation apologized for shooting fireworks at campers. More »
'Still unclear' how medical records reached Fort Simpson dump
Briefing MLAs at a committee meeting, privacy commissioner Elaine Keenan Bengts said there remained "a lot of work to be done" to understand what had happened. More »
NWT records first wildfire reports of 2019 – in January
While much of the territory shivers in temperatures below minus-30, several reports of wildfires have been documented near Fort Liard. More »