N.W.T. doctors say that if the territorial government doesn’t take action, there will be closures at the emergency room at Stanton Territorial Hospital this summer.

RCMP in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., say they seized about 261 grams of what they believe is crack cocaine at the community's airport on April 20.

In a news release Thursday, police said they were called to the reserve just before midnight Tuesday night after receiving a complaint of people being unlawfully in a residence.

A northern review board has ordered an environmental assessment of Imperial Oil’s plan to eventually shut down and clean up its operation at Norman Wells.

A fire at the Yellowknife landfill Tuesday was likely caused by electronics that weren't disposed of correctly, according to the city.

The N.W.T. government shipped more than 9.6 million litres of fuel up winter roads to eight communities this past winter, in part to make up for the lack of barge shipments last year.

Water levels across the Northwest Territories this spring are lower than average and while flood risks are average to low, the territory’s Department of Environment and Climate Change says communities still need to be prepared.

The MLA for the Mackenzie Delta in the N.W.T. will be taking a leave of absence for a nine-week treatment program in Victoria, B.C., in the wake of a March 16 incident in Fort McPherson where he was charged with impaired driving.

The measures include a temporary reduction in property taxes paid by N.W.T. mines to the territorial government, and allowing Ekati and Gahcho Kue diamond mines to use around $4 million from a fund previously set aside for green projects to reduce mine emissions for general operations.

Zein Michkaeel Gova pleaded guilty in N.W.T. Supreme Court earlier this week to the possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and to illegally carrying a loaded semi-automatic pistol.

Mildred Hall School was put into lockdown on Tuesday while Yellowknife RCMP responded to a report that a student uttered a threat with a knife. 

The number of people considered "unsheltered" in Yellowknife saw a dramatic increase between 2021 and 2024, according to a new city report. That's even as the overall homeless population — which includes those in transitional housing or couch surfing — saw a much more modest increase over that period. 

In the $1-million category, there are two projects from Nunavut, one from the N.W.T., one from the Yukon and one that spans Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut.

Crown and defence lawyers have recommended a five-year prison sentence for a 21-year-old Edmonton man who came to Yellowknife to sell cocaine and brought a handgun along with him.

A hands-on welding program in Fort Smith, N.W.T., is helping Indigenous women gain skills, confidence, and a new sense of direction.

Sunday is the last day the Ruth Inch Memorial Pool will be open. It's a place where Yellowknifers have been able to swim, soak and steam for nearly 37 years.

The Mackenzie Valley Environment Impact Review board accepted the Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation's request for confidentiality to simultaneously protect Indigenous knowledge and ensure project routing impacts can be heard.

People in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., had the opportunity this week to share their feelings about the proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway project — both good and bad.

NTPC says the increase is needed to cover rising fuel prices, inflation, and major capital costs, including the Taltson Hydro Overhaul Project.

The Green Party's federal candidate for the Northwest Territories is appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada after being handed a 51-day jail sentence by the B.C. Court of Appeal this week.