NDP and Greens only candidates to show up at climate debate
Environment and climate change is one of the most important issues to Canadian voters; the same cannot be said for most of the NWT candidates…
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Frame Lake features two candidates with different visions for the territory’s future
Few people embody the tension and different possibilities for the territory’s future like the two MLA candidates running in the riding of Frame Lake. Incumbent…
New Diavik closure project could see processed kimberlite under Lac de Gras
How important are the perceived effects of development on the land? That was one of the main questions at a public hearing on a possible…
Minister of National Defence announces $150 million message of arctic sovereignty
The federal government is investing in its “gateway to the North” says Minister of National Defence Harjit S. Sajjan. Sajjan was in Yellowknife on Wednesday…
Construction of Tłı̨chǫ all-season road kicks off
Construction of the Tłı̨chǫ all-season road is officially underway. On Saturday, there was a groundbreaking ceremony in the community of Whatì, where the road will…
Slave Geological Province Corridor project gets $40 million
The Slave Geological Province Corridor project got a financial boost this week. Transport Canada is giving $30 million and the Government of the Northwest Territories…
Feds invest $3.8 million in clean tech projects
MP Michael McLeod announced a handful of clean technology projects in the territory that will be getting federal funding. The total dollar amount is $3.8 million dollars…
GNWT gives $1 million to subsidize mining exploration
Nineteen mining exploration projects recently got a helping hand from the Government of the Northwest Territories. The GNWT announced it handed out just under $1…
First Air, Canadian North airlines to merge over next two years
The deal is done. First Air and Canadian North will merge into a single airline over the next two years. The new airline will continue…
Environmental and Indigenous groups call for better monitoring and water management to save Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada narrowly missed having Wood Buffalo National Park added to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. According to a Canadian Press story picked up…