Northwest Territories News

Parts of the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road are opening ahead of what is expected to be an extraordinarily busy resupply season after the summer barges failed.

The City of Yellowknife and Naka Power said they had reached an agreement on how Naka Power's share of residents' power rates will change this year and next.

Some NWT MLAs say the GNWT's new Indigenous employment policy gets it wrong. The territory says it's part of a bigger set of changes. Listen to the full story.

In the dead of night, a caller told RCMP they were hurt on a trail near Enterprise – then the call dropped. Now, police want the public's help.

The government permit issued for Santa's reindeer to cross into Canada this year suggests St Nick has taken a position on an ages-old Christmas controversy.

The North has nine more people ready to become seafarers. The Western Arctic Marine Training Centre celebrated graduates of its bridge watch rating program.

The Conservatives and NDP have NWT candidates named for the next federal election. The territory's Liberals defended the alternative approach they are taking.

The one-person bureau NNSL had sustained in Inuvik will end with the closure of the Drum newspaper, the company confirmed. Reporting will come from Yellowknife.

"This is by far our biggest haul." A giant delivery of donated toys arrived in Yellowknife, requiring a team effort to distribute them throughout the city.

NNSL, which prints the NWT's only English-language newspapers, is closing down the Inuvik Drum's print edition. The company said online coverage will continue.

It's December and a fire near Norman Wells (temperature last night -41C) is keeping crews occupied. The GNWT may take extra steps if it burns into the new year.

In some of this winter's coldest weather yet, students at a Yellowknife high school shuttled boxes of food from their gym to the Salvation Army. Take a look.

A new book featuring 60 Indigenous archaeologists from around the world includes a contribution from Tłı̨chǫ Government senior advisor John B Zoe.

The winter roads connecting Fort Smith to Fort McMurray via Fort Chipewyan are now open for the 2024-25 season.

Behchokǫ̀'s government began work on a residential expansion north of Rae, asking residents to fill out a survey about the housing and amenities they'd like.

Fort Smith-based Northwestern Air Lease said its final scheduled flight will take place on January 16. What will happen to the town's air service isn't clear.

The ice road connecting Dettah and Yellowknife appears set to open on time this winter. Last year, it was delayed by more than a month.

"It's the thing I seem to have been destined to do." Lesley Paulette was appointed to the Order of Canada for her longtime advocacy on behalf of NWT midwives.

The GNWT invited journalists to its new on-the-land camp outside Yellowknife. Here's what we heard – and how another NGO in the city sees the project.

A consultant briefing a committee of NWT MLAs said creating regulated online gaming in the territory would bring in revenue and might curb illegal gambling.