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Significant cuts coming to the Jordan’s Principle program — a federal program that many schools depend on to support their students — are taking a toll on education assistants in some small communities. Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Richard Edjericon painted a very cloudy picture of what schools could look like when…

“There’s no legal authority for us to remove an encampment. We can’t go down there with a bulldozer and knock it down. We have to work with the individuals who are staying there … help them find somewhere to stay, whether that’s a shelter, whether that’s a different location that’s…

Many NWT communities already have difficulty recruiting and retaining their firefighters and first responders, so it’s hoped a private members bill that increases medical insurance will change that. The First Responders Workers Compensation Amendment Act is designed to provide comprehensive coverage for firefighters and first responders, including all cancers and…

A sensitive subject brought back to the NWT Assembly by Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh MLA Richard Edjericon resulted in some frayed nerves and unparliamentary language at the end of last week. In February, Edjericon made headlines when he revealed the remains of a young girl who died while at St. Joseph’s Mission…