Yesterday, a Court Order placed the Ekati Mine into Receivership and appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as Receiver.
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Yellowknife –
July 15, 2026
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Yellowknife –
June 29, 2026
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has adopted a new definition of an NWT Indigenous business to help bring clarity to reporting on Indigenous participation in government procurement.
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Yellowknife –
June 2, 2026
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The Government of the Northwest Territories has released the Cancer Care Vision: A Living Framework for Quality and Priorities in the Northwest Territories (the Vision). It is a guide that sets shared direction for how cancer care will be planned, coordinated, and improved over time.
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Yellowknife –
May 21, 2026
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Today, a new tool in the Northwest Territories wildfire and community emergency response toolkit was unveiled.
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Yellowknife –
April 28, 2026
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the City of Yellowknife are working together to advance feasibility work to assess whether the Northwest Territories should pursue a bid to host the 2035 Canada Winter Games.
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Yellowknife –
April 9, 2026
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The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.
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Yellowknife –
March 4, 2026
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce the release of the Territorial Housing Needs Assessment (THNA) report.
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Yellowknife –
November 13, 2025
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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 –
October 31, 2025
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The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Northwest Territories Literacy Council and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)
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Yellowknife –
August 22, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) released a critical path outlining how it will continue to support access to quality education and employment programs following the closure of Aurora College’s Community Learning Centres (CLCs) earlier this year.
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