Northwest Territories News

A vigil on Saturday at 3pm at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre will recognize and remember people affected by gender-based violence.

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NWT labs will now accept requisitions from Alberta doctors, simplifying the process for patients as well as physicians, the territory's health authority said.

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Yellowknife city council has permanently abandoned fees at the fieldhouse track and playground, embracing free entry after a one-year experiment.

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In response to declining caribou numbers, Akaitcho First Nations want to ban winter road hunting of the animals within an agreed boundary for five years.

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Are you interested in appearing in an award-winning Arctic comedy series? North of North is seeking Inuit actors for season two.

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Police say a series of operations in Yellowknife on Sunday resulted in 15 people being arrested and one being charged with offences related to drugs and guns.

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On day one of 2026 budget talks, Yellowknife city council made cuts involving parking lot paving, tennis court repairs and both the old and new swimming pools.

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Scientists say a new Délı̨nę mobile lab is a model for others to follow. Leader Danny Gaudet says it's important as the Sahtu thinks more seriously about water.

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Police in the NWT just got the keys to a half-million-dollar "tactical armoured vehicle." Here's what it can do and why RCMP say it was a priority.

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An NWT man convicted of sexual assault and voyeurism against a teenager will soon be sentenced. Jail terms put forward by lawyers range from two to four years.

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Thirty years after North of 60 first aired, Melaw Nakehk’o and Brie O’Keefe are rewatching every episode of the CBC show in a new podcast: Lynx River Revisited.

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Registration is now open for Walk to Tuk 2026, a territory-wide walking challenge that will include a new school participation award among other prizes.

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The NWT government says it is conducting a feasibility study to determine whether it should submit a formal bid to host the 2035 Canada Winter Games.

The GNWT says work has begun to investigate the presence of long-lasting man-made contaminants at Hay River's airport. Future testing is planned at five others.

The NWT Electoral Boundaries Commission is seeking feedback from residents on possible changes to the territory's electoral districts.

Work to build a sewage facility in a Yellowknife neighbourhood will take years. But after months of noise, an almost unbearably loud stage of the job is ending.

While newer, more efficient turboprops are coming to market, do the economics of upgrading to new planes make sense for airlines in the NWT?

"This is so much bigger than me." Tuktoyaktuk designer Taalrumiq says her part in TV show Project Runway Canada's comeback is a career highlight.

A resolution to have some federal transfer payments sent to the Dene Nation, not the GNWT, will be heard at an Assembly of First Nations meeting this week.

The Grinch asked Santa one of the biggest Christmas questions, while Hay River celebrated a festive parade turnout thought to represent a record. See video.