The Wandering Soul/Nappata Sanguuyaqsinaqtuaq won the Northern Filmmaker Award at the 2025 Yellowknife International Film Festival.

Fortune Minerals, which is trying to open the Nico mine near Whatì, says Prosper NWT is loaning it $3.8 million to help acquire a refinery site in Alberta.

The minister of Indigenous Services Canada is targeting major reform of Jordan's Principle in the months ahead. "We want to redefine it," Mandy Gull-Masty said.

"We would see a different outcome." Housing advocates told us how the recommendations in a new report from MLAs would make a difference on the ground.

A new document sets out when public funds will be expected to cover certain legal bills associated with NWT MLAs, which total more than $200,000 since 2019.

In an "exceptional" case, a man on house arrest for sexual assault won't face jail for breaching conditions. The ruling looked at the role of joint submissions.

Capture the Moment by Chris Aitken. "Like many semi-professionals, my photography journey began at Urban Outfitters." So begins the story of Michael Hunt, who says he has learned to "embrace the imperfections" of his chosen nature photography medium: Polaroid. In a two-minute video, Hunt is shown lovingly waggling the tiny – and underwhelming – landscape photos his vintage Polaroid instant film camera…

Having earlier described a winter road camp as being "in disarray," a GNWT inspector says De Beers and Nuna Logistics have significantly improved the situation.

Communities across the Northwest Territories will hold events to mark Remembrance Day. Some organizers told us what they have planned.

Revised Statistics Canada data appears to confirm the NWT's economy shrank in both 2023 and 2024. Nunavut fared far better. Here's the detail.

Non-profit leader Tammy Roberts and Dave Hurley, a supporter of the sports and housing sectors, will be inducted into the Order of the NWT.

While restoring Hay River water to national standards may take months, officials at a public meeting tried to stress the issue is "not as scary as it sounds."

The NWT government introduced legislation making trespass on private property an offence, saying the new rules would deter crime and match laws in the south.

Housing NWT won't provide fire extinguishers to encampments. (There were calls after recent fires.) It says its focus is on more accessible, inclusive shelters.

The various Naka Power companies in the NWT are planning an amalgamation that would leave them under majority-Indigenous ownership.

The GNWT again refused to create a standalone emergency management agency, this time after MLAs requested one, but did promise annual reporting on improvements.

The Union of Northern Workers says it is preparing to start bargaining with the GNWT over a new collective agreement affecting thousands of workers.

The NWT government has opened applications for Indigenous language revitalization scholarships valued at $5,000 each.

The Ekati diamond mine's troubled owner will miss scheduled payments to laid-off workers this week, but could be closing in on a major federal bailout.

Carfentanil in Hay River is now "a very serious issue," town council has been told. Overdose numbers have soared and are placing strain on emergency responders.

The Conservative shadow minister for the Arctic says he doesn't trust this week's budget's promises and the proposed spending could mean higher inflation.

NWT Liberal MP Rebecca Alty says her party's budget can help meaningfully advance major projects like the Mackenzie Valley Highway and Taltson hydro expansion.

An intergovernmental partnership table and inclusive land acknowledgment are among recommendations in a new report on reconciliation in the NWT capital.

Russia's Yamal region will remain barred from competing at the Arctic Winter Games, the international committee in charge of the event said.

Viewing platforms at two NWT waterfalls that form tourist attractions near Hay River have been blocked off because of erosion. When they'll reopen isn't clear.