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Yellowknife – June 25, 2025
Public Service Announcement

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received follow-up lead testing results for École William McDonald Middle School and Range Lake North School.

Yellowknife – December 10, 2024
News Releases

Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler announced today that as of December 16, 2024, the NWT Health and Social Services Leadership Council will be replaced with a Public Administrator.

Yellowknife – November 13, 2024
News Releases

Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler has released the 2021-2024 Human Resources Results Report and the 2024-2025 Bridging Plan.

Yellowknife – April 10, 2024
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today an increase in daily rates to foster care and adoption subsidies, effective retroactively from March 1, 2024.

February 13, 2024
News Releases

The following is being redistributed on behalf of The Government of Canada.

Yellowknife – October 12, 2023
Media Advisory

The attached is being redistributed on behalf of The Government of The Northwest Territories and The Government of Canada

Yellowknife – November 29, 2022
Communiqué

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Northwest Territories Council of Leaders (NWTCOL).

Yellowknife – August 29, 2022
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) wants the public’s input on proposed changes that would qualify more NWT residents for supplementary health benefits under the GNWT’s Extended Health Benefits Policy.

Yellowknife – February 25, 2022
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is making changes to current Public Health Orders that will ease restrictions in the Northwest Territories. 

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