Who takes care of thousands of aging artifacts at N.W.T.’s largest museum?
By Jocelyn Shepel Most of the artifacts in the N.W.T.’s 70,000-piece museum collection are in one place, with a five-person
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N.W.T. coroners have new tool to identify drug-related deaths more quickly
By Jocelyn Shepel Machine allows for same-day results, compared to previous 6-week waiting period The N.W.T. has a new tool
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ADK Holdings secures federal funding for geothermal initiative to cut diesel use
ADK Holdings Ltd., the economic development corporation of the Acho Dene Koe First Nation, is receiving over $2 million in
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‘No way’ feds can ignore need for Mackenzie Valley Highway: N.W.T. premier
Premier R.J. Simpson spoke with the CBC’s Hilary Bird on infrastructure, homelessness and cost-of-living The N.W.T. wants a piece of
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N.W.T. leaders present unified front in meetings with federal government
By Francis Tessier-Burns Infrastructure, transportation, housing all on the agenda for N.W.T. Council of Leaders A handful of N.W.T. leaders
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N.W.T. gov’t to review impact benefit agreements between mines and Indigenous groups
By Nadeer Hashmi Indigenous groups will have say over whether agreements should be renegotiate The N.W.T. government says it’s aware
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US, Canada to negotiate maritime boundary in Beaufort Sea
The United States and Canada on Tuesday said they will create a task force this autumn to negotiate the maritime
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Q+A | N.W.T’s chief public health officer on new vaccines, rise in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in the N.W.T., with 54 known cases counted between June and August this year,
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New agreement injects $17.7M into N.W.T. Indigenous language programs
A new agreement between Ottawa and the Government of the Northwest Territories is set to pump $17.7 million into Indigenous
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Health centre in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. on emergency services only
Service reduction started earlier this week over low staffing levels Fort Simpson’s health centre is operating on an emergency basis
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Fire bans in place for Yellowknife and 4 N.W.T. parks
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Amid high temperatures and dry conditions in the N.W.T., new fire bans are going into effect
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Hay River’s Polar Eggs are back on store shelves in the N.W.T.
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News Local brand currently being sold in 14 stores across territory, with plans to expand further Some
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N.W.T. declares tuberculosis outbreak in Yellowknife after 2 cases identified
Both cases linked, Public Health working on contact tracing The N.W.T.’s acting chief public health officer is declaring a tuberculosis
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Fort Smith jail and midwifery positions re-instated in N.W.T. budget
The cuts were expected to save the territory nearly $3.7 million N.W.T. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek has reversed her decision
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N.W.T. wildfire evacuees will get at least $800 under new assistance program
Territorial officials also discussed the communication challenges presented by the wildfire People who need to evacuate because of wildfires in
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