Sarah Krymalowski

Fire danger across much of the Northwest Territories will be high or extreme over the Indigenous People's Day long weekend, officials say.

Marine Transportation Services director says this year, Tulita, Norman Wells, and Fort Good Hope will each have received two barge tugs, which have delivered 8.9 million litres of fuel and 950 tonnes of cargo to the Sahtu — a haul they are “very pleased” with.

Advocates are calling on the Northwest Territories to stop referring transgender patients to Alberta for gender-affirming care after the province tabled a bill to shield laws impacting trans youth from human rights challenges.

'It was to protect our youth, our elders, our community,' says Chief Elaine Auger

N.W.T. now more aligned with rest of Canada, but questions remain over access to care

Small communities in the Northwest Territories still aren’t getting regular visits from dentists, more than five years after the service was temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. The N.W.T.’s health minister says there is still no timeline for when visits will resume.

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The small wooden bridges span creeks that have become increasingly prone to flash floods

A 10-by-20-foot seacan would bring cell network on the land

Yellowknife economist says that high incomes in N.W.T. come down to high wages