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N.W.T. receives millions to improve health care

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 16:00
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By Jessica Davey-Quantick  Funding agreement will put $144.8 million toward territory’s health care goals Health Canada has announced the N.W.T.

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Inuvik program to provide housing, transitional supports for men after addictions treatment

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 2, 2026 at 10:32
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By Dez Loreen ‘There used to be nothing to come back to, but now there’s something stable,’ says program co-ordinator

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Councillors mum on Kátł’odeeche First Nation chief’s reasons for quitting

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 07:27
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Un texte de Niles Niemuth Kátł’odeeche First Nation councillors in the N.W.T. are remaining tight-lipped about what triggered the sudden

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N.W.T. organizations work to build bridges between newcomers, Indigenous residents

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 13:01
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By Yumna Iftikhar  Immigrants ‘can play a huge role in making sure that reconciliation is actually happening,’ says one chief

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Pause on N.W.T.’s Tibbitt to Contwoyto road a shock for truckers but hunter hopes it’ll help caribou

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 10:43
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As mines wind down, owners agreed there wouldn’t be a need for the road this winter Scott Yuill remembers his

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N.W.T., Yukon mining and energy projects get boost at Canada Investment Summit

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 09:11
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By Niles Niemuth  N.W.T. premier says his territory ‘has the critical minerals Canada and its allies need’ Mining and energy

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N.W.T.’s ice road to 3 diamond mines unlikely to open for 2027 season

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 09:17
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By Niles Niemuth  Annual Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road has serviced mines since 1982 The Northwest Territories’ Tibbitt to Contwoyto

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N.W.T. looking to bolster critical minerals at Canada Investment Summit: Premier Simpson

CBC News
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2026 at 10:38
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By Niles Niemuth  Meeting called by Prime Minister Carney to woo $1 trillion in financial investments Northwest Territories Premier R.J.

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The N.W.T. is slowly closing the infrastructure gap for EVs

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 09:20
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By Francis Tessier-Burns  ‘I wish the N.W.T. would have as good of an infrastructure as their neighbour,’ says EV driver

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New funding commitment from territory isn’t enough to fill gap left by Jordan’s Principle, say educators

CBC News
Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026 at 08:54
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By Saloni Bhugra  N.W.T. Teachers’ Association says schools remain ‘terribly underfunded’ The Northwest Territories Department of Education says it will

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N.W.T. regulator and Ekati mine receiver reach resolution over unauthorized waste disposal

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 14:17
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By Tamara Merritt  Letters between the Wek’èezhìi Land and Water Board, PwC and government indicate how the dispute was resolved

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N.W.T. utilities board looking at how much renewable energy territory’s systems can handle

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 09:23
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By Kaila Jefferd-Moore  Territory wants to raise limit on how much independent producers can feed into the grid The N.W.T.

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MLAs begin tour across N.W.T. to discuss new anti-drug law

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 09:33
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By Devon Tredinnick  SCAN Act would allow territorial officials to initiate investigations of suspected drug dealers’ homes What started as

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Chief in Łutsel K’e, N.W.T., says community should consider banishing bootleggers

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 11:09
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By Tamara Merritt Chief James Marlowe says bootlegging is a big problem in his small community The chief of Łutsel

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Violence against education staff in N.W.T. on the rise, union says

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 11:26
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By Devon Tredinnick The number of violent incidents against education staff in the Northwest Territories has steadily increased over the

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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