With the new school year just around the corner, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the City of Yellowknife are joining forces for the first time to promote a shared Back to School Safety Campaign reminding drivers, parents, and students
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Yellowknife –
August 14, 2025
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The 2025 intake for the Adam Yeadon Memorial Scholarship is open for applications.
Yellowknife –
August 14, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), in partnership with REACH Nexus at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St.
Yellowknife –
August 13, 2025
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Premier R.J. Simpson today announced the appointment of Mr. Alan Doody as the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services for the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), effective August 19, 2025.
Yellowknife –
August 11, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has endorsed the Canadian Sport Policy 2025–2035, a renewed national framework that emphasizes inclusion, reconciliation, and community well-being through sport.
Yellowknife –
July 31, 2025
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is completing the final year of its program to remove hazardous waste stockpiles from solid waste sites in communities across the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Yellowknife –
July 31, 2025
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Yellowknife Airport (YZF) is proud to announce a new partnership with Not In My City, a Canadian movement dedicated to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
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July 25, 2025
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The Fort Resolution Housing Authority has been placed under Administration. This will remain in effect until it is repealed at a date to be determined.
Yellowknife –
July 10, 2025
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YELLOWKNIFE (July 10, 2025) –Effective September 1, 2025, the Northwest Territories minimum wage will increase from $16.70 per hour to $16.95 per hour. This increase is based on the percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the average hourly wage for 2024.
June 25, 2025
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Minister Jay Macdonald has announced that Yanik D’Aigle has been appointed as the Public Trustee of the Northwest Territories, effective June 9, 2025. Mr. D’Aigle takes over from Ms. Erin Wagner, who served in the position since last year.