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Hay River – May 8, 2025
Media Statement

Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson issued the following statement today on Premier Pillai’s announcement that he will step away from territorial politics:

Yellowknife – May 6, 2025
Media Statement

Health and Social Services Minster Lesa Semmler issued the following media statement today regarding Emergency Department Coverage at Stanton Territorial Hospital and Support for Physicians Across the NWT.

Yellowknife – May 5, 2025
Media Statement

Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Public Service, and Lesa Semmler, Minister of Health and Social Services, issued the following statement today regarding public service modernization and efforts to strengthen the health and social services system.

Yellowknife – May 5, 2025
Media Statement

Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson issued the following statement today on the conclusion of the 2025 Northern Premiers’ Forum in Haines Junction, Yukon:

Yellowknife – May 5, 2025
Media Statement

Lucy Kuptana, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, provided the following statement for Red Dress Day:

May 1, 2025
Media Statement

Premier R.J. Simpson wishes to offer his deepest condolences on the passing of Bob Simpson, whose decades of service helped shape the political and social landscape of the Northwest Territories.

Hay River – April 29, 2025
Media Statement

Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson issued the following statement today on the results of the 2025 Federal Election:

Hay River – April 27, 2025
Media Statement

Premier R.J. Simpson extends his deepest condolences to all those affected by the tragic events at the Lapu Lapu Day Filipino street festival in Vancouver.

Yellowknife – April 23, 2025
Media Statement

Minister of Infrastructure Vince McKay issued the following statement on the successful completion of the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) 2025 winter fuel resupply program:

Yellowknife – April 23, 2025
Media Statement

The illicit drug landscape is changing rapidly—here in the Northwest Territories and around the world.

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