Some, but not all, MLAs head to Fort Smith for caucus retreat
Fourteen MLAs left for Fort Smith on Friday afternoon to attend an annual caucus retreat after a damaging week. Katrina Nokleby and others won't be there. More »
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Peter Powder elected new chief of Mikisew Cree
The Mikisew Cree First Nation elected a new chief and council on August 27 – a few months after announcing it would be postponed indefinitely due to the Covid-19. More »
‘Handful in the bunch’ causing conflict, says premier
Premier Caroline Cochrane says conflict among the NWT's 19 MLAs is being perpetrated primarily by "a handful in the bunch" of the territory's politicians. More »
Julie Green replaces Katrina Nokleby in NWT cabinet
Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green was acclaimed as the NWT government's new cabinet member, replacing Katrina Nokleby. Her portfolios have yet to be assigned. More »
MLAs vote overwhelmingly to remove Katrina Nokleby
By a 16 to one vote, Katrina Nokleby was removed from cabinet as MLAs lined up behind Premier Caroline Cochrane's scathing portrait of the former minister. More »
‘How is this reasonable?’ Councillor grills MLA over four-minute sitting
Niels Konge singled out Yellowknife North's Rylund Johnson, in a continuation of a Monday night council debate, after MLAs sat for just four minutes on Tuesday. More »
NWT politicians sit for bizarre four-minute session
The NWT's legislature sat for four minutes on Tuesday as the Katrina Nokleby controversy continues. Meanwhile, her former deputy minister's future is uncertain. More »
Katrina Nokleby’s ‘nay’ delays vote on future by two days
A single syllable postponed a vote on the future of NWT cabinet member Katrina Nokleby until Wednesday, as MLAs hastily gathered to decide her fate. More »
‘We’re not giving up.’ The fight to save caribou from Arctic drilling
As the Trump administration edges closer to opening up oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gwich’in communities are taking action. More »
Premier, in video message, questions Nokleby’s professionalism
Premier Caroline Cochrane used a little-known GNWT Facebook page to say fired minister Katrina Nokleby lacked professionalism and had to lose her portfolios. More »
MLAs schedule emergency session over Katrina Nokleby
The NWT's MLAs have hastily convened a formal meeting to discuss Katrina Nokleby's potential removal from cabinet after she was stripped of her portfolios. More »
‘Puzzled’ industries disappointed by Nokleby exit
Leaders across NWT industry sectors expressed surprise and dismay at Katrina Nokleby's removal from her posts in charge of industry and infrastructure. More »