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Inside the NWT’s 2023 wildfire decision-making

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 08:02

With experts and NWT managers, we've examined the biggest of 2023's fires in detail. What made them so bad? Which firefighting decisions were made, and why?

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Territory’s fire crews plan earlier start to tackle holdover fires

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 08:00

NWT wildfire staff and equipment will be readied earlier than usual this year because a significant number of fires have continued to burn through the winter.

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Territorial government to introduce Missing Persons Act

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 07:54

The NWT's politicians will begin considering the draft of a Missing Persons Act on Friday, legislation campaigners have sought but which was delayed last year.

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NWT to raise agency nursing issue ‘at the national level’

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 07:52

The NWT's health minister says she will seek advice from counterparts across Canada in a bid to reduce the territory's need for agency nurses.

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Gamètì winter road opens for the season

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 07:44

The winter road connecting Gamètì to the NWT's highway network opened on Wednesday, just in time for a weekend hand games tournament in Behchokǫ̀.

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Man charged after reports of YK knifepoint robberies

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 17:30

A man faces charges of robbery, uttering threats and obstructing a police officer after reported knifepoint robberies at two Yellowknife stores.

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Caribou wastage investigation over winter road carcasses

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 16:53

Wildlife officers opened an investigation after photos posted online appeared to show the remains of multiple caribou discarded on an NWT winter road.

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Surge in Yellowknife food prices begins to level off

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 11:30

Food prices in Yellowknife are no longer skyrocketing in quite the way they did for much of 2022 and 2023, new data suggests.

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Protest after Fort Simpson parents allege teacher struck child

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 09:38

A Fort Simpson resident called on parents to keep their kids out of school for a day after one family alleged their eight-year-old had been struck by a teacher.

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‘It was hell. We lost everything. The NWT has to learn from it.’

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 08:47

Mike Couvrette lost his animals in a nightmare scenario, trapped in a wildfire south of Hay River. He barely survived. This is the kind of inquiry he wants.

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‘No layoffs’ as Covid-19 funding ends, says health minister

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 07:31

There will be no layoffs at Stanton Territorial Hospital as Covid-19 funding ends, the NWT's health minister said, in part because some positions remain vacant.

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Art exhibit celebrates contributions of Black people to history

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 07:19

"There is no progress in history without Black people." Inemesit Graham's portraits of leading Black figures go on show at the Racquet Club later this month.

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NWT’s MLAs publish their priorities from now till 2027

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:40

The NWT's MLAs just published their priority list for the four years ahead. (Don't worry, this article is going to take less time to read than you think.)

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NWT wrestles with whether to be more ambitious on emissions

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 17:21

The latest NWT climate change reporting shows ministers are still evaluating more ambitious emissions reduction goals that might match Canada's targets.

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New outreach van in YK plan to spend $5.7M in homelessness funding

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 15:18

Yellowknife is working out how to spend millions of dollars in federal Reaching Home funding over the next two years. On the list: a new street outreach van.

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Vital Metals boss says taking China cash was a necessary step

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 09:43

After Chinese investment in Vital Metals' NWT mine rattled politicians in late 2023, the company's boss defended the move and promised "no surprises" in future.

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United Way NWT launches new fund for territory’s old wounds

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 09:17

The charity United Way NWT is launching a new fund that'll provide almost $600,000 to "address the continued impacts of last summer's wildfire season."

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Agriculture conference to build connections ‘from farm to fork’

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 07:50

Farmers from a range of countries head to Yellowknife this week for the second annual Grow NWT conference, which addresses farming in the age of climate change.

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Veterans’ ombud to hold Yellowknife town hall on Tuesday

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 07:34

Canada's veterans' ombud is making her first trip to Yellowknife. Nishika Jardine will hold a town-hall meeting at JTFN on Tuesday evening.

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NWT promises continued access to gender-affirming care

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 17:54

The NWT government says residents will continue to have access to gender-affirming care even if some services are restricted in Alberta.

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