Two Indigenous MLAs have criticized the government’s affirmative action policy in as many days. Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Tom Beaulieu and Deh Cho MLA Michael Nadli took aim at the policy this week in the Legislative Assembly. “I am not convinced that our government is committed to increasing the number of…
Blazing fires at Steen River, AB have burnt down a railway bridge, extending delays for supplies coming into the Northwest Territories. While the Enterprise to High Level highway is closed to regular motorists, the minister said “essential goods” are currently being escorted through when safe to do so. Wally Schumann,…
Indigenous MP Jody Wilson-Raybould hopes to hold her seat in the House of Commons as an independent. The former attorney general, justice minister and veteran affairs minister for the Liberals announced her candidacy earlier this morning. She will be running in her current riding of Vancouver Granville. Jane Philpott also announced…
Another day, another protest. At least that’s what it feels like for Yellowknife high school students concerned about climate change. Several students set up outside the Legislative Assembly on Friday morning–the latest venue to see a strike in the city. With signs like Honk 4 Climate and Every day is…
Going into their second to last sitting before the fall election, members of the Legislative Assembly were facing 18 bills with another four soon on the way. Two of them were handled quickly on Thursday afternoon. In a news release, MLA Cory Vanthuyne, chair of the Standing Committee on Economic…
The City of Yellowknife is asking residents to weigh in on where you can buy cannabis in town. Right now, the liquor store on Old Airport Road is the only physical store that sells cannabis. While federal government legalized cannabis last October and the territorial government regulates the distribution and…
Youth mental health was top of mind during the 17th Youth Parliament session this week at the Legislative Assembly. The 18 youth MLAs (Monfwi representative Magen Rabesca was absent due to an emergency) debated a motion to introduce “dedicated youth mental health specialists” in high schools across the territory. The…
Michael McLeod, the MP for the Northwest Territories, has announced up to $8 million in federal support for the Government of the NWT’s new Greenhouse Gas Grant Program for Buildings and Industry. According to a news release from the Federal Government issued Friday, The new application-based grant program will support…
The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Development, chaired by Nehendeh MLA Shane Thompson, will hold a number of public hearings across the territory on two bills – Bill 45: Corrections Act and Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act. The committee will be in Fort Smith on Monday, May…
An arrest warrant has been issued for a former mayor of the Sahtu community of Norman Wells, convicted of cocaine possession, after he failed to show up in a Yellowknife court Friday for sentencing. Nathan Watson, 49, was found guilty earlier this year of possessing cocaine. That was despite an…