Ethel Blondin-Andrew wins Maclean's lifetime achievement award
Tulita-born Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Canada's first Indigenous female MP, was honoured at Maclean's magazine's annual gala for parliamentarians in Ottawa. More »
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Netflix, Disney, Hay River: Council to begin streaming meetings
The Town of Hay River will join the likes of Yellowknife and Fort Simpson in live-streaming council meetings beginning December 9. More »
Man from Fort Smith agrees to help save world for $1
Mark Carney, the Fort Smith-born Bank of England governor, has been handed a new job at the United Nations designed to raise money for action on climate change. More »
'This is bigger than me' says Rocky Simpson, facing wage garnishment
The Hay River MLA said garnishment of his wages – over debts owed to the NWT government – is symptomatic of severe economic difficulties outside Yellowknife. More »
Bonnetrouge elected chief of Deh Gáh Got'îê First Nation
Joachim Bonnetrouge was elected chief of Deh Gáh Got'îê First Nation on Wednesday. His campaign focused on encouraging youth to respect their Elders. More »
No place for NWT's Michael McLeod in new federal cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet, revealed in Ottawa on Wednesday, once again contained no northern representation as Michael McLeod was overlooked. More »
Should family violence be a stated priority for new MLAs?
An NWT women's advocate says she was disheartened to find family violence not listed among 22 priorities set out by new MLAs for the next four years. More »
NWT ombud, your voice for GNWT complaints, set to open up
The Northwest Territories' first ombud expects to finally begin taking cases later this month, more than half a year after being appointed to the post. More »
Cochrane says change won't come immediately for NWT
Premier Caroline Cochrane pledged action to tackle the NWT's "desperate" housing need as she sought to manage expectations of change in the months ahead. More »
Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios
Premier Caroline Cochrane has announced which cabinet members will lead which departments in her new Northwest Territories government. More »
Shaleen Woodward to be Premier Cochrane's principal secretary
Premier Caroline Cochrane announced the selection of her top political aide, considered to have "extensive experience" in land claims and collective bargaining. More »
Cochrane 'prepared to make unpopular decisions' to do what's best for NWT
In our first full interview with the NWT's new premier, Caroline Cochrane defines her vision for the kind of 'progressive' government the territory can expect. More »