Watch live: 19th Legislative Assembly priority-setting meeting
This morning, the new 19th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories kicked off its priority-setting process. The newly-elected MLAs will be discussing their vision for…
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NWT voter turnout highest in a decade
Early figures show the 2019 election’s voter turnout was a full ten per cent higher than in 2015—at 54 per cent. The last time voter…
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…
Yellowknife City Councillor Rommel Silverio declares he’s running for MLA in Kam Lake
Yellowknife City Councillor Rommel Silverio has announced he’s running to become the member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Kam Lake. Silverio is…
YKDFN council gets youth boost
Kateri Lynn was the youngest candidate running for a position on the Yellowknives Dene First Nation council and she got the most votes. The 19-year-old…
MP Tootoo stepping down from politics
Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo has announced he will not be seeking re-election this fall. In a statement on social media, Tootoo said, “I appreciate very…
New chief elected in Fort Good Hope
Daniel Masuzumi was elected on Monday, taking over from Wilfred McNeely Jr. Here’s what Masuzumi wants to get done first. He added that homelessness was…
Three candidates left for chief in Dettah
And then there were three. Fred Sangris has officially withdrawn as a candidate for the Dettah Chief in the upcoming Yellowknives Dene First Nation election….