Canada Post honours former N.W.T. Premier Nellie Cournoyea
Canada Post unveiled a new stamp in honour of Nellie Cournoyea, the former premier of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.). The
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Sambaa K’e burn could fit Yellowknife 24 times, part of ‘alarming’ wildfire season
With months still to go in this fire season, N.W.T. well on way to hitting 10-year average for area burned
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Record-breaking heat in N.W.T., Nunavut, has “scary” implications for land users
Délı̨nę, N.W.T. hunters cautioned from hunting on Great Bear Lake in May There are two words being used to describe
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Person-focused homelessness strategy tabled in N.W.T.
Strategy also wants to pinpoint manageable level of homelessness in each community A new homelessness strategy unveiled Wednesday by the
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Evacuation order issued for wildfire-threatened Sambaa K’e, N.W.T.
The wildfire had consumed nearly 50,000 hectares of land in the N.W.T. An evacuation order has been issued in Sambaa
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N.W.T. gov’t announces financial aid programs for wildfire evacuees, host communities
One program aimed at evacuees whose work was disrupted, another is for communities that hosted evacuees The Northwest Territories government
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Northern premiers wrap up annual meeting in Inuvik
The meeting also featured a cultural showcase Ranji Pillai, Caroline Cochrane and P.J. Akeeagok met over Tuesday and Wednesday this week
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KFN, Hay River leaders urge wildfire evacuees to stay put
Hay River mayor says at least two or three more days to contain fire Displaced Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First
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Proposed N.W.T. Forest Act acknowledges Indigenous rights to harvest wood
Some public hearings scheduled this week cancelled because of South Slave wildfire Public hearings about the N.W.T.’s proposed Forest Act
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N.W.T. development corp. looks to rebrand in face of ‘reputational challenges’
N.W.T. MLAs are reviewing some proposed changes to the territory’s Business Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC), including a possible name change.
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Fire danger rising in southern N.W.T., with no relief in sight
The risk of wildfires remains high in the southern part of the N.W.T., and the forecast is calling for more
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N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit
What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the
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Springtime hunting starts for families in Mackenzie Delta
Every spring for over two decades, Gail Ann Raddi has brought her family out fishing. She said it’s a great
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N.W.T. gov’t plans to dissolve Fort Resolution hamlet, appoint administrator
Meanwhile, hamlet’s mayor resigns, saying ‘colonialism is interfering with our community’ The Northwest Territories government warned the Hamlet of Fort
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$20 million in debt forgiven by Housing NWT in last 3 years
By Jenna Dulewich Housing NWT going through old mortgage files to ‘clean them up’ Housing NWT has forgiven more than
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