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N.W.T. negotiating terms with Alta. to be better informed about its waterways for over a year
The Northwest Territories has been negotiating changes to its water agreement with Alberta since April 2024. One resident says he's not surprised by the delay but those living in the territory are vulnerable to the current agreement.
What's with the white stuff? Why the N.W.T. has so much tree fluff this summer
The increase in tree "fluff" is likely a stress response from poplars, aspen and willows reacting to the dry conditions from the past few years, according to the N.W.T.'s department of Environment and Climate Change.
Man who murdered N.W.T. RCMP officer in 2007 denied early release
Emrah Bulatci, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 with no parole for at least 25 years, applied last year for early parole. An N.W.T. Supreme Court judge decided there is no reasonable prospect of a jury granting Bulatci's early release and so she dismissed the application.
Staff evacuated from N.W.T. Rayrock mine site due to nearby wildfire
N.W.T. Fire said it recommended the evacuation due to a fire burning about 15 kilometres away from the remediation site. The agency said the evacuation is just a precaution and that crews are monitoring the fire and looking for ways to mitigate its growth.
'A great relief to know': Nunavummiut remember loved ones during visit to Charles Camsell Hospital
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. brought 49 Inuit from Nunavut's Kitikmeot region to the former Charles Camsell Hospital in Edmonton, where thousands of Inuit were sent to be treated for tuberculosis from the 1940s to 1960s.
City councillors recommend more services and enforcement at Yellowknife encampment
A resolution recommends that the territory ensure there is access to basic needs, such as porta-potties, potable water and other necessities. It commits to providing solid waste and sewage collection, but it said that would have to be at the request of the N.W.T. government and on its dime.
'Colonial mindset' preventing return of child's remains to her community, says N.W.T. MLA
Some N.W.T. MLAs pressed the territory's culture minister on Thursday to waive legislation that they say is holding up efforts to return a deceased child's remains to her home community.
Health care, wildfire report in spotlight as N.W.T. MLAs begin 7-day spring sitting
Northwest Territories MLAs return to the legislature on Wednesday to begin the spring sitting. Members say health care has been a major concern for their constituents.
Gold ulu heads to Hockey Hall of Fame to mark Nunavut's historic Arctic Winter Games win
Nunavut had its first-ever hockey win at the Arctic Winter Games in 2023. Now, a medal from that game will be displayed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, to commemorate the historic win.
N.W.T. gov't had a plan for 2023 wildfires but staff didn't know about it
During the 2023 wildfires, the government of the Northwest Territories used its 2018 emergency plan — and, according to a consulting firm tasked with reviewing the territory's emergency response, that plan should have worked. The problem? Very few people knew about it.