With budget discussions in full swing, an ongoing concern is how much the territorial government will be able to borrow in the coming years. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek met with her provincial and federal counterparts in Ottawa shortly before the holidays. During the meeting, the minister pushed for “nation-building investments”…
No one except remediation workers should be going into the Hay River highrise, says the office of the chief public health officer. The office issued a news release reminding residents that its public health order issued in May is still applicable to the building. In March, a fire broke out…
Indigenous leaders are looking to work more collaboratively to create a plan to invest in “important projects.” What those projects include remains to be seen. Leaders had a two-day forum earlier this month where they started creating a five-year strategic plan. In a news release sent by Denendeh Investments Inc.,…
Indian Day School class action members will need to wait a little bit longer to apply for compensation. Late last week, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Chief Paul-Émile Ottawa, the chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan, a First Nations community 250 kilometres northwest of…
Updated December 16 with additional details on Compassionate Care leave and Family Caregiver leave. Workers in the NWT will benefit from changes to leave regulations in the new year. The Government of the Northwest Territories has amended the Employment Standards Act with new and extended leave programs; those changes will kick…
Residents from across the Northwest Territories have signed an open letter calling on MP Michael McLeod to push for a Green New Deal in Parliament. Our Time Yellowknife drafted the letter, which describes a Green New Deal as “an ambitious plan to tackle the climate crisis at the scale that…
Updated December 12, 4:25 p.m. A previous version of this story noted the exact date the accused was to be in court. RCMP have since emailed media outlets requesting the specific date be removed to protect the identity of the victim. According to RCMP, the date was included in the…
One of the largest mines in Nunavut is facing a series of charges related to the death of a worker on December 16 last year. Last week, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed 16 charges against Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation under the Mine Health and Safety Act. In a…
The Sixties Scoop shattered Indigenous families across Canada by taking children from their parents and placing them in the foster care system. Through the legal settlement with the federal government, $50 million is being put towards the creation of a new foundation for survivors. Conrad Prince is leading the engagement…
On Friday, Yellowknife students led the charge to call on MLAs to declare a climate emergency. Here’s what organizer Ella Kokelj had to say about the gathering; she also lists some specifics she’d like to see from the Government of the Northwest Territories. Kokelj said there has been “movement” on…