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Yellowknife – May 29, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – April 19, 2023
News Releases

The Corrections Exemplary Service Medal, Canada’s highest honour for the corrections field, has been awarded to 21 employees of the NWT Corrections Service.

Yellowknife – March 3, 2023
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Mr. Speaker, families encounter the family law system in some of life's most difficult moments, and the Government of the Northwest Territories, GNWT, is committed to improving our family law processes to ensure we support families through these hard times.

Yellowknife – January 23, 2023
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its What We Heard Report on Seasonal Time Change.

Yellowknife – December 14, 2022
News Releases

Minister of Justice R.J. Simpson announced today the judicial appointment of Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass to the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories. This appointment is effective as of December 13, 2022.

Yellowknife – November 3, 2022
Public Service Announcement

The  Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has ordered a review of an incident at the Fort Smith Correctional Complex, where an inmate was inadvertently released from the facility and brought back into custody.

Yellowknife – August 16, 2022
Media Statement

Minister of Justice, R.J. Simpson, joins the RCMP in the Northwest Territories in welcoming its new Commanding Officer of “G” Division, Chief Superintendent Sydney (Syd) Lecky:

Yellowknife – June 16, 2022
Public Service Announcement

Between June 16 and July 25, 2022, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) department of Justice is gathering public feedback on the development of missing persons legislation.

Yellowknife – May 3, 2022
Public Service Announcement

A male inmate who escaped custody from the Fort Smith Correctional Complex on the evening of April 30, 2022, was located and arrested the morning of May 1, 2022, and is now in custody.

Yellowknife – April 4, 2022
News Releases

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is asking the public to share their views on seasonal time change in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

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