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July 11, 2017
Public Service Announcement

YELLOWKNIFE (July 11, 2017) – NWT residents are being asked to provide their views on how the Northwest Territories will safely regulate cannabis and to comment on proposed principles to guide how the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) addresses cannabis legalization.

July 7, 2017
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (July 7, 2017) – The Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS) has released the strategic plan that will guide its operations through 2022.  

June 30, 2017
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (June 30, 2017) – Alfred Moses, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment and Wally Schumann, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, today released the Northwest Territories Immigration Strategy 2017-2022: Building a Skilled Workforce and a Vibrant Econ

June 27, 2017
News Releases

Yellowknife (June 27, 2017) – Environment and Natural Resources Minister Robert C.

June 22, 2017
News Releases

INUVIK (June 22, 2017) – A new public information campaign is set to increase public understanding and awareness regarding the Northwest Territories’ renewable and non-renewable energy resources and the means by which they can be developed.

June 15, 2017
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (June 15, 2017) – A donation of petroleum geophysical data to the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) valued at $10 million may encourage exploration and investment in the Northwest Territories’ Sahtu Region.

June 14, 2017
News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (June 14, 2017) – Glen Abernethy, Minister of Health and Social Services, announced that an interim location has been identified for the Sobering Centre program in Yellowknife.  A collaborative effort by the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (

June 13, 2017
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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June 12, 2017
News Releases

INUVIK (June 12, 2017) – Premier and Cabinet of The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), along with its partners, NorthwesTel and Ledcor Group, were in Inuvik this past weekend to celebrate the launch of the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link (MVFL).

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