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N.W.T. MP Rebecca Alty in cabinet should make 'big difference,' some northerners say
N.W.T. MP Rebecca Alty is now the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, while Nunavik MP Mandy Gull-Masty is the new minister of Indigenous Services.
Residents in Mark Carney's N.W.T. hometown send care package of local goods to the new PM
A care package with goods from the prime minister's hometown of Fort Smith, N.W.T., is on its way to Ottawa — and the woman who put it together just hopes it'll make him smile.
N.W.T. premier supports minister amid criticisms of territory's health care
The premier of the Northwest Territories is re-affirming support for his health minister after a group of three MLAs accused the health minister of not taking her role seriously and threatened to oust her from the job.
Ben Hendriksen appointed Yellowknife mayor for remaining 1.5-year term
Yellowknife city council opted to appoint Hendriksen to fill the seat left vacant by newly-elected MP Rebecca Alty. Councillors Garrett Cochrane and Stacie Arden-Smith also put their names forward for the job.
Here's what each major party is promising for the North
Arctic security, reconciliation, housing and food supply are all discussed to varying degrees in party platforms
N.W.T. considers Starlink alternative, but some residents say it's just not as good
Starlink has been credited as a lifeline during emergencies and as a tool for people in remote places to access online classes and health services. But the company is owned by one of the American president's top advisors and the N.W.T. government is looking for alternatives.
N.W.T. scrapping consumer carbon tax following federal cancellation
The government of the Northwest Territories is changing its carbon tax so that consumers will no longer pay. The change will mean lower prices at the pump and on bills for propane heating. The territory will also end its offset payments effective July 1.
N.W.T. budget passes with $41.6M addition to housing
N.W.T. ministers and regular members are crediting the consensus process for a boost in housing money in the 2025/26 operating budget. The territory's $2.5 billion budget passed Thursday in a vote of 15-3.
$100K cut from N.W.T. family violence shelters restored in territorial budget
Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said the territory would also be adding money for housing and developing a policy to forgive arrears for elders. MLAs are expected to vote Thursday on the budget, before the assembly adjourns until May.
City of Yellowknife to redirect funds for pipeline work to replace pumphouse
Yellowknife city councillors voted Monday to change the scope of a federal agreement and allocate funding originally for its water pipeline, to replace a pumphouse.