Northwest Territories News

The TransGlobal Car Expedition completed its test drive from Yellowknife to Resolute but said it had lost a vehicle on the ice while returning to Cambridge Bay.

Folk on the Rocks revealed Joel Plaskett will be a 2022 headliner as the Yellowknife music festival made the first of three lineup announcements.

Family Feud Canada is fishing for more northern contestants as the show heads toward a fourth season.

A Yellowknife 82-year-old can be evicted at the end of March if she does not clean up her home. At least one government agency is said to have declined to help.

After a couple of uncertain years, the City of Yellowknife has resumed its quest to find an occupant for the historic Wildcat Café.

How will staff earn a living wage? Who'll open daycares in small communities? Who'll pay for new facilities? $10-a-day NWT childcare won't be straightforward.

The NWT's housing crisis isn't just about new homes. Many existing homes urgently need repairs. The level of demand is highlighting flaws and inspiring change.

There's live music across Yellowknife this weekend as the city's scene reawakens. Music NWT, meanwhile, plans more youth programs and its own awards show.

Sachs Harbour residents are being warned not to drink tap water after the smell of fuel and a "visible sheen" were found in some homes.

The federal government launched a new phase of a fund that aims to improve food security, this time promising more focus on Indigenous, northern communities.

The GNWT, Gahcho Kué mine and Native Women's Association announced a program to help women into skilled trades through placements at the mine.

The federal government is appealing the certification of a $600-million class action lawsuit alleging RCMP discrimination against Indigenous northerners.

How many house plants is too many? An NWT case involving "about 200 plants" asked the territory's rental officer to decide if your landlord can set a limit.

New Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine will lead an Indigenous delegation to meet the Pope on March 31. A Fort Nelson youth representative will also attend.

More than 5,000 tonnes of old vehicles, appliances, and other hazardous waste will be taken out of Beaufort Delta and Sahtu communities. Here are some photos.

In an unusual assignment, high school students from Montreal have spent the past two weeks helping to renovate a Yellowknife charity's youth dorms.

Proposed changes to the way physicians outside the NWT provide virtual care could have negative consequences for patients, the NWT Medical Association says.

Five people face charges after a three-month investigation into Yellowknife cocaine trafficking, RCMP say. One of the five, an 18-year-old, is still at large.

Twenty-four non-profits are jointly receiving a total of almost $200,000 from United Way NWT's community investment fund. A record number of groups applied.

Omicron BA.2, an easily transmitted variant, arrived in the NWT but won't affect the lifting of remaining pandemic restrictions on April 1, the territory said.