The N.W.T. justice system doesn’t use Gladue reports. Some say that should change
By Jenna Dulewich As people across the country mourn the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, some in the Northwest Territories justice
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N.W.T. minimum wage bumped up 65 cents, to $16.70 per hour
The minimum wage in the Northwest Territories is now $16.70 — a four per cent increase over the previous minimum
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Type of fentanyl analogue identified in N.W.T. for the first time
Para-fluorofentanyl, a highly potent and dangerous ingredient, has been identified in illicit drugs in the Northwest Territories for the first
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NASA ready for takeoff in Yellowknife
Jenna Dulewich What do microwaves, permafrost and an old military plane have in common? They’re all part of a NASA
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It’s really hot in parts of the N.W.T., and it won’t stop any time soon
Heat warning issued for parts of the territory as temperatures reach 35 degrees A heat wave is rippling through parts
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Motorcyclists use social media to stay safe on northern highways
By Dez Loreen Motorcyclists are using social media to help each other stay safe on northern highways in the Northwest
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Canada and U.S. make co-investment in Fortune Minerals N.W.T. project
Both countries are investing over $32 million The Canadian and U.S. governments say they’re co-investing in critical mineral producers for
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N.W.T. updates its emergency plan ahead of ‘high-risk season’
By Emma Tranter · CBC News No major changes to plan before after-action review of last year’s wildfires is complete The government
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Union: N.W.T. wants right to use private agencies for all healthcare roles.
Union of Northern Workers and N.W.T. government in mediation on new collective agreement In an update on negotiations over a
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N.W.T. could lose hundreds of jobs and residents when the mines close, economist warns
A territorial economist says he loses sleep at night over the lack of economic vision and planning in the Northwest
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N.W.T. oil heating carbon tax exemption kicks in as carbon price rises nationally
Starting today, people in the Northwest Territories will pay more for gasoline and diesel at the pumps, and less for
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Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is
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BHP explores copper exploration project in the high Arctic
Project would explore copper potential in 6 vast areas during 2024, 2025 summer seasons Mining company BHP is proposing an
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N.W.T. wildfires evacuations may hinder 2023 overdose death count
There is no mechanism for officially documenting deaths that occurred outside the NWT The Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer
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Joint venture behind winter road to diamond mines offering assistance to workers injured in Air Tindi crash
A joint venture between arctic mining companies says it is offering assistance to workers who were aboard a plane that
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