1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (296+ words) The Mikisew Cree First Nation is suing the federal and Alberta governments alleging cumulative impacts from industrial development have infringed treaty rights....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (27+ words) The NWT Literacy Council is holding events in Yellowknife and Fort Simpson on June 13 to raise funds to enrol kids n in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (29+ words) Water levels near Aklavik are rising at 0. 5 meters per day and may soon approach water levels of past flood events, the GNWT said in a Saturday afternoon update....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (21+ words) The federal government is investing $250, 000 in the Dechinta Centre for Research's project on developing a northern co-operative economy....

8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (25+ words) The GNWT has advised residents in Hay River, K't'odeeche First Nation, Enterprise and Kakisa to boil their drinking water for at least one minute....

1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (295+ words) In a Sunday afternoon update, NWT Fire said crews have begun fighting the wildfire, which is around 0. 5 hectares, from the air and ground. It said the fire is not threatening cabins or other infrastructure. NWT Fire said crews are continuing…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (483+ words) [The awards] really are a chance for us to start off Disability Awareness Week and for us to acknowledge some of the advancements that have been made in different communities and across the North to increase accessibility and inclusion," said…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (284+ words) Those fires, which are burning about 28 and 30 kilometres northeast of Highway 5, have been classified as "out of control." The two other fires have been classified as "being held." The out-of-control fires were discovered by a GNWT helicopter on its way…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (709+ words) RCMP arrested and charged Marilyn Beaulieu and Andrew Norn following a traffic stop on Highway 3 in January 2024. Beaulieu was a passenger in the vehicle headed toward Behchok" from Yellowknife. Police found 739 grams of crack cocaine in Beaulieu's purse, which, according…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (305+ words) A Friday news release states the Race-Based Collection Initiative aims to help RCMP better understand policing outcomes for Indigenous, Black and other racialized people as well as identify and address systemic racism within policing. "Collecting race-based data helps the RCMP…...