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Almost half of Parks Canada staff in the NWT could be affected by coming job cuts, the federal government said. The workers' union called the cuts "reckless."...

YWCA Canada took the unusual step of issuing a statement expressing a range of concerns about developments at YWCA NWT....

With reclamation under way, Diavik officials gave an update to Yellowknife residents on the diamond mine's closure, future jobs and environmental monitoring....

RCMP say they are conducting an internal review to ensure policies were followed after the arrest of an man in Tsiigehtchic left him with a leg injury....

At a town hall, Yellowknifers queried the power, noise and environmental impacts of Gold Terra's bid to reopen Con Mine. The plan has evolved in the past year....

Northern Quill Publishing is looking for horror stories from across the North for its new anthology, edited by Richard Van Camp and Jamesie Fournier....

Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins asked the territory's premier to "take an active interest" in recent developments at the YWCA NWT....

Earlier this year, NWT Child and Family Services received a federal audit. This is what the GNWT says is being done – and how auditors respond....

A Yellowknife MLA is calling for continued funding of the Ekati mine's independent watchdog as the NWT and Canada consider axing it to cut costs....

The Our Land for the Future Trust, which leads a major NWT-wide conservation initiative worth hundreds of millions of dollars, filed its first annual report....

The NWT says it's entering a "difficult transition." The territory reported an unexpected deficit even as it published one of its biggest-ever capital budgets....

After a troubling incident at Yellowknife's fieldhouse, Inemesit Graham wants to talk about the microaggressions Black women in the city face....

Premier RJ Simpson hopes Yellowknife's planned Indigenous clinic will become a centre of excellence for culturally appropriate healthcare across the NWT....

Parks Canada expects to cut the equivalent of 500 full-time jobs nationwide. Staff in the NWT reported being warned in meetings that they may be affected....

The pink paint was a giveaway to some Yellowknife shoppers. Now, La Vie en Rose has confirmed it's launching a store in the city – and given us an opening date....

The YWCA NWT is again postponing its annual meeting after removing its executive director. The charity says it will begin a "comprehensive, independent" review....

Inspections of childcare facilities in the NWT have been unreliable and many other issues exist in the system, the federal auditor general's office found....

Denny Rodgers is taking over health and social services, Premier RJ Simpson announced on Wednesday after the Inuvik Boot Lake MLA was elevated into cabinet....

RCMP say a pedestrian was injured after being hit in front of a Yellowknife high school by a driver who officers believe was impaired....

Proposals to add new MLAs to the NWT legislature were defeated by the existing politicians, though Great Slave district will be renamed Yellowknife East....

The GNWT says this year's senior home heating subsidy is being expanded so more people can access it. Here are the rules the territory set out on Wednesday....

After Ottawa rolled out a heat pump program that does little for northerners, NWT minister Caroline Wawzonek urged a panel of MPs to think differently....

The Supreme Court of Canada set out a three-step sentencing process when both an offender and victim are Indigenous. It could have implications for NWT courts....

Fort Smith contracted an Alberta team for fire and ambulance dispatch. The town says it means local nurses and firefighters need no longer monitor the phones....

Yellowknife's mayor-elect wants an early shift to a City Hall that's "easier to navigate" and more ready to enable and empower residents....

The NWT may be mostly unaffected by proposed federal legislation acknowledging First Nations jurisdiction over water on reserves. To some, that's a problem....

A motion to split the Department of Health and Social Services into two was backed by a majority of regular MLAs, but doesn't compel the territory to act....

Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers was acclaimed as the newest member of Premier RJ Simpson's cabinet, replacing former health minister Lesa Semmler.

NWT RCMP said they had charged a man with murder after a 27-year-old went missing in the Beaufort Delta at the beginning of August....

Her career so far, her positions and her promises for Yellowknife – here's everything we know about Melissa Syer, the city's next mayor....

"I was being authentically Dene." Cody Drygeese is believed to be the first Yellowknives Dene First Nation member to be elected to city council....

Northern workers logged 25.5 percent of Giant Mine remediation hours last year, well short of targets that project bosses now publicly agree are unrealistic....

Garett Cochrane reflects on his mayoral campaign loss to Melissa Syer, thanking supporters and pledging to remain committed to Yellowknife's future....

Yellowknife residents elected seven trustees each for YK1 and Yellowknife Catholic Schools during Monday's municipal election. Here are the results....

NWT MLAs will meet to select Lesa Semmler's replacement in Premier RJ Simpson's cabinet on Tuesday. There are four possible candidates....

The RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a 31-year-old man last seen at the Stanton Territorial Hospital on October 5....

Inmate files spent months left behind in an aircraft overhead bin, a new report states. Meanwhile, police were accidentally given access to inmate-lawyer calls....

Yellowknife is choosing a mayor, city council and two school boards on Monday. Polls open at 10am and close at 7pm, which is when our live results show starts....

A pilot project involving large lithium batteries in Fort Simpson has been dropped. The NWT Power Corporation said "the timing was not right."...

A Northern Alumni Classic hockey game will take place in Yellowknife this February, raising money to address homelessness and food insecurity....

The North American Indigenous Games' next edition in 2028 will be hosted by Norway House Cree Nation and the Southern Chiefs' Organization in the Winnipeg area....

Brent Butt of Corner Gas fame is coming to Yellowknife later this month. We spoke to him about the series, stand-up comedy. and what he's planning next....

After a delay finding a mediator, the Union of Northern Workers said an opening three-day mediation session with the NWT government had been booked for January....

The Tłı̨chǫ Government is adding cameras to buses serving students at Behchokǫ̀'s Chief Jimmy Bruneau School to help ensure the safety of children and drivers....

A musical that gives a Pride and Prejudice side character a new, queer life makes its Canadian debut in Yellowknife on Friday and Saturday....

Two Yellowknife RCMP officers face charges of causing death by criminal negligence after an investigation into a 56-year-old's death in March last year....

Two former Union of Northern Workers executives allege a decision to fund remediation work at the union's Yellowknife headquarters was not properly authorized....

Heading toward the next federal budget, Alberta said it supports a new mining-related tax incentive in the North. Ottawa won't say if that's coming....

Yellowknife's mayoral candidates have opposing backgrounds in federal politics, but their views appear to be coalescing. Both say they're Team Carney....

Inuvik Gas says it got some math wrong in a plan to hike rates, but a 28% increase for all customers is still proposed. Here's the company's defence of that....