Highway toilet problems resurface in NWT legislature
The cleanliness of the NWT's highway outhouses is still a problem. “I hope that every time the minister walks by a washroom, she thinks about it,” said one MLA.
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What will Bill C-22 mean for people, and crime, in the North?
Some northern defence lawyers say Ottawa's move to erase some mandatory minimum sentences places faith in judges and makes sense. Conservatives disagree.
Feds aim to quash minimum sentences for some firearms, drug offences
The federal government has introduced new legislation that could get rid of mandatory minimum sentences for a number of firearm and drug offences.
Yellowknife MLA again criticizes NWT progress on climate change
The NWT is either showing leadership on climate change mitigation or heading toward dismal failure to meet emissions reduction targets. It depends who you ask.
Should the NWT add a February day off to its stat holidays?
We know. It's a long, long time between New Year's Day and Easter. A Yellowknife MLA is trying to convince a reluctant GNWT to add a February day off.
Accessing proper help in NWT ‘feels like rigged board game,’ says MLA
Integrated case management works, if you can get it. Kam Lake MLA Caitlin Cleveland says that's the problem: even MLAs have trouble getting people on the list.
Acho Dene Koe First Nation sets new election date
The Acho Dene Koe First Nation chief and council election will now be held on April 26, having been postponed following January's cluster of Covid-19 cases.
Julie Green apologizes for remarks to Katrina Nokleby
Health minister Julie Green on Wednesday apologized for remarks she made to Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby in the Legislative Assembly the previous day.
Territorial midwifery programs need $2M to expand
The NWT government says it doesn't yet have the cash to move its midwifery programs to the next level, but some expansion plans are making progress.
New school in Behchokǫ̀ could take until 2025
A new Chief Jimmy Bruneau School for Behchokǫ̀ is still several years away from construction, education minister RJ Simpson says.
Nokleby calls Green’s actions ‘disgusting’ in angry exchange
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby three times called health minister Julie Green's conduct "disgusting" as tempers frayed again at the NWT's legislature.
Will travel restrictions trigger an NWT teacher shortage?
The NWT's travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic may mean more teachers than usual leave the North and don't come back in September, one MLA fears.