Northwest Territories News

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Yellowknife Ethiopian restaurant Zehabesha has weathered a pandemic, an evacuation and more since 2014. Owner Dinku Tadesse is "proud" to still be on the scene.

Two Yellowknife MLAs say the NWT's healthcare system is "on life support." The health minister says she is working to address territory-wide issues.

New funding was allocated toward a range of Indigenous-led projects in the NWT that address the need for safe and affordable housing.

The Northwest Territories has turned down the chance to host the Arctic Winter Games in 2028, as had been planned, and will instead ask to host "beyond 2030."

The NWT Legislative Assembly has a new sergeant-at-arms, the figure who maintains "order, decorum and security" at the building.

In a night featuring tinfoil hats, pink leopard pants and a folding chair, Yellowknifers were treated to a professional wrestling spectacular. Take a look.

Head to Top Knight on Saturday for Cabin Radio's Adult Spelling Bee finale. There are big door prizes and you'll help raise money for the NWT Literacy Council.

Dustin Milligan, of Schitt's Creek and from-Yellowknife fame, stars in this year's Netflix festive offering as a hot, real-life Frosty the Snowman.

Regular MLAs say they won't support the NWT's latest capital budget – its infrastructure spending plan – unless more money is spent on housing and healthcare.

After a diamond mine owner demanded the GNWT do more to help, ministers set up a meeting. Here's what they discussed and how the territory says it's responding.

"Why don't you sell this stuff?" Two Yellowknife residents were persuaded by colleagues that their chocolate is so good, they should open a business.

The Yellowknife Women's Society says running daycares no longer fits into its mission. A new organization is planned to take over those services in early 2025.

Alex Beaulieu, who passed away at the age of 79 last week, will be remembered at a funeral service in Yellowknife and a reception in Ndılǫ on Thursday.

Yellowknife's Pumpkin Lane will be lit up by jack-o-lanterns for another year. Take a stroll down the Frame Lake Trail or add your own pumpkin.

In smaller communities and isolated areas, the GNWT is responsible for business licensing. Now, there's an online form to make that process faster.

The Deh Cho Bridge has had just one lane for a year after a cable came loose. It'll be repaired "this calendar year" at a cost of $7 million, a minister said.

"It's shocking." Federal officials who've retrieved abandoned nets containing dozens of dead fish and birds on Great Slave Lake say it's a major concern.

This year's Yellowknife Burger Week raised $6,092 for the city's food bank. Now, it's time to give out some prizes. Here's when to catch the draw.

Who gets to manage the harvesting of a Northwest Territories caribou herd could come down to how a single word is interpreted.