A bill that makes trespass on private property an offence has received assent in the NWT legislature. It'll need accompanying regulations to take full effect.
Politics
Ottawa and the NWT just signed a vaguely worded agreement on "regulatory coordination." Here's what the two governments are telling us they'll actually do.
Hurtling through a historic number of motions in a day, NWT MLAs called for the GNWT to act on homeownership, water quality, Elders' housing and medical travel.
A bill that seals the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę self-government agreement into territorial law received assent in the legislature on Friday.
Northwest Territories MLAs voted 15-3 to pass a 2026-27 operating budget after weeks of debate resulted in extra spending on health and in other areas.
Fort Smith's town council will write to Premier RJ Simpson and other ministers requesting more engagement in meetings about the NWT government's capital plans.






