Fire Restrictions are now in place for all public and private lands in the North Slave Region, effective immediately until July 28, 2026 at 23:59 MT. This ban does not apply in National Parks.
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Yellowknife –
July 22, 2026
Public Service Announcement
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Yellowknife –
July 16, 2026
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received lead testing results for East Three School, Samuel Hearne Secondary School Carpentry and Autobody Shops in Inuvik, École Įtłʼǫ̀ in Yellowknife, and Kaw Tay Whee School in Dettah.
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Yellowknife –
July 16, 2026
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The attached is being distributed on behalf of Polar Knowledge Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
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Yellowknife –
July 15, 2026
News Releases
Yesterday, a Court Order placed the Ekati Mine into Receivership and appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as Receiver.
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Yellowknife –
June 30, 2026
Public Service Announcement
Fire Restrictions are in place for all public and private lands in the North Slave Region, effective immediately. For the South Slave Region, restrictions go into effect as of 12:00 a.m., July 1st. This ban does not apply in National Parks.
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Yellowknife –
May 21, 2026
News Releases
Today, a new tool in the Northwest Territories wildfire and community emergency response toolkit was unveiled.
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Yellowknife –
April 9, 2026
News Releases
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.
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Yellowknife –
November 13, 2025
News Releases
The GNWT has released the new population estimate for the Bathurst and Bluenose-East barren-ground caribou herds. These estimates are based on calving ground surveys conducted in June 2025, combined with herd composition surveys completed in late October 2025.
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Yellowknife –
August 14, 2025
Communiqué
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.
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Yellowknife –
May 30, 2025
Communiqué
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Species at Risk Committee.
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