MLAs release broad list of priorities for next four years
Unlike the last assembly, the new government’s list of priorities fits on a single page. While they are not presented in a particular order, the…
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Cochrane elected NWT Premier on third ballot
After three rounds of voting, members of the 19th Assembly have elected the first woman to be Premier since division of the NWT in 1999….
Aklavik man formally charged with aggravaterd assault after attack on man in community in early October
An Aklavik man has now been formally charged with aggravated assault after a man was attacked in that Beaufort Delta community earlier this month. According…
Déline says new Legislative Assembly did not ‘honour’ government-to-government relationship
The new government has not even had its first session yet, and MLAs have already ruffled some feathers with at least one Indigenous government. Chief…
‘Sonny’ Blake acclaimed as Speaker
Today marked the second time for the MLA of the Mackenzie Delta to be acclaimed. Frederick “Sonny” Blake was the lone MLA to put his…
Sentencing delayed for Yk man who drove with Mountie on hood after judge falls ill
A sentencing hearing for a Yellowknife man, convicted of assaulting a police officer with a vehicle, has been postponed after the judge presiding over the…
Sambaa K’e celebrates expansion of Charles Tetcho School
Community members in Sambaa K’e gathered yesterday for the official ribbon cutting to re-open the newly renovated Charles Tetcho School. Mary Deneron, one of the…
NWT sticks with Liberals, sending McLeod back to Ottawa
The NWT and Yukon remain Liberal red. Michael McLeod was re-elected here in the NWT with 40 per cent of the vote. It was a…
Four candidates make their pitch for Premier position
While much of the political banter has been focused on the federal election, the territorial government has been plodding along its transition to the 19th…
Indigenous leaders tell MLAs they need to rebuild trust
Stalled negotiations, lost trust, inconsistency—these are all issues new MLAs are inheriting from the last territorial government. And they’re only some of the concerns more…