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NWT delegation to bring Indigenous, youth voices to COP27
The GNWT is sending a five-person delegation to the United Nations' 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) taking place in Egypt over November 6 to 18.
Private bill introduced to change Great Slave riding name to Tindee
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby has introduced a private member’s bill proposing the name of the electoral district she represents be renamed “Tindee.”
MLAs call for accountability as NTHSSA deficit reaches $194 million
A committee of MLAs is calling for accountability after the NWT health authority's deficit nearly quadrupled since the authority’s inception six years ago.
MLAs press for apology over search at Łútsël K’é culture camp
MLAs called for the NWT's environment minister to apologize in the legislature for a search conducted at the Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation's culture camp.
Court order backs Salt River First Nation chief’s suspension
A court order issued over the weekend instructed a Salt River First Nation motion to suspend chief Toni Heron for 60 days will stand.
Just two late mail-in ballots received after YK election
Just two late ballots have been received since polls closed at 7pm last Monday for Yellowknife’s municipal election, the city says.
Elders have ‘no way to pay’ huge housing sums owed, says MLA
Housing NWT should stop pursuing Elders for tens of thousands of dollars they cannot pay back in their lifetimes, says Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon Armstrong.
‘Office locks changed’ in latest Salt River political battle
Salt River First Nation’s new chief and some councillors are at odds, just one month after an election. Each side is trying to remove the other from office.
Relations continue to deteriorate in the NWT legislature
The health minister denied Richard Edjericon the right to keep speaking. The Great Slave MLA alleged corruption. Relations at the NWT legislature aren't great.
Giant cargo airships floated as a vision for the North
Imagine cargo airships coasting beneath the northern lights. Are they the future of freight for Canada's North? Not yet, but a breakthrough may be coming.
Citing flood chaos and cost, Hay River leaves council seat empty
"Every dollar counts right now." Hay River councillors chose to leave the late Peter Magill's seat empty as the town handles this year's flood aftermath.