Yellowknife Women’s Society to operate transitional housing The NWT government has awarded a contract to the Yellowknife Women's Society to operate a transitional housing facility, expected to open next month.

The first budget of Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal minority government has narrowly passed with support from Elizabeth May and several abstentions.

Organized by the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre, a walk through Yellowknife for National Addictions Awareness Week had the theme of "anchoring hope."

A Northwest Territories bishop at the COP30 conference in Brazil says religion has a key role in raising its voice on the "moral and ethical issue" of climate.

An act designed to change NWT mining and exploration rules passed in 2019. Rules that bring the act to life are still being devised. Here's the latest timeline.

Yellowknife artist Nick MacIntosh is hosting a show at the Top Knight bar later this week. Proceeds will help a relative displaced by a fire on Halloween.

The GNWT will launch a new inspections website as part of an environmental health overhaul. But the work is delayed, and reports that should be online aren't.

Yellowknife's Ragged Ass Swing Band goes family-friendly next weekend by calling itself the "Ragged Butt Swing Band" for a free afternoon show targeted at kids.

New business North Volleyball will offer training camps and skill clinics as well as a service that connects NWT athletes with university opportunities.

WSCC says it is investing around $1 million this year in initiatives "to help reduce work-related injuries and illnesses" across the NWT and Nunavut.

Tickets are now available for the latest Snowkings' Winter Festival reverse raffle, in which the last ticket-holder standing wins the $5,000 grand prize.

The City of Yellowknife has opened the application process for its 2026 community grants and heritage committee grants.

"The North is where my home is." Hélèna Katz's new book, Dispatches from Canada's North, features more than 40 stories about the NWT.

NWT RCMP say an officer has been charged with sexually assaulting someone while off duty in the Yellowknife area. Calgary police handled the investigation.

The NWT's chief public health officer issued a new warning after a sample of Hay River crack cocaine was shown to contain intensely powerful opioids.

The first new federal housing design catalogue in decades is out, with North-specific options. Here's what that means, how it can help and what the hurdles are.

On the back of concern about the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road being unlicensed, the Sahtu Secretariat said the GNWT should let someone else enforce the rules.

A safe room at Fort Smith's health centre is still awaiting urgent repair work, the town says, and its condition is having a "serious impact" on the community.

The Inuit Circumpolar Council is calling on countries to "maintain persistent and stable" climate actions while upholding Indigenous rights at COP30.

The NWT was absent from Mark Carney's latest list of major projects to be advanced, but the territory said its wishlist nevertheless has "strong momentum."

Yellowknife RCMP charge man over video featuring firearms RCMP have charged a 27 year old man with possessing a prohibited firearm in connection with videos posted to Instagram that featured firearms.

Police in Hay River say they have charged an Alberta man after "seizing quantities of suspected cocaine and carfentanil during a traffic stop."

The president of Gahcho Kué part-owner Mountain Province Diamonds will step down after the firm reported a $128-million loss for the first nine months of 2025.

The GNWT hasn't held the right licences to build the annual Mackenzie Valley Winter Road for 10 years, regulators said, demanding action from the premier.

Production at Mon Mine, 45 miles north of Yellowknife, could restart in 2026. A gold processing mill will be delivered by winter road, the mine owner says.

Yellowknife's annual shop-local initiative is back for 2025 with 39 participating businesses. Shop at them and you could win up to $2,000 in gift cards.

The City of Yellowknife says two community workshops later in November – one at City Hall, one in Dettah – will explore the future of gold mining in the area.

Cabin Radio's summer 2026 paid internship program for journalism and broadcasting is now accepting applications! You have until the end of December 7 to apply. Here's more information.

Construction has begun on a new water treatment plant at the Giant Mine site, which could be operational by 2027. Take a look and learn more about what it does.

Facebook posts circulating in the NWT suggest new laws will give communities more power against drug dealers. That's the aim, but the reality is complicated.

The Yellowknife Chinese Association is planning to bring Chinese language lessons to the city while raising funds through a new harvest festival this weekend.

"One of the most eloquent and empathetic voices for young Inuit." Up Here magazine selected North of North star Anna Lambe as its Northerner of the Year.

Northern delivery firm RouteBox says it has expanded its range of package and grocery delivery services in Behchokǫ̀ and other communities.

Residents of the NWT gathered on Remembrance Day to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. Here are photos from Yellowknife's ceremony.

The Yellowknife Historical Museum opens a new exhibit on Remembrance Day, examining the role of Second World War veterans in building the community.

Yellowknife's new transportation master plan is due next summer. What feedback have residents provided and what does the consultant think so far? Take a look.

The Wandering Soul wins northern filmmaker award The Wandering Soul/Nappata Sanguuyaqsinaqtuaq won the Northern Filmmaker Award at the 2025 Yellowknife International Film Festival.

Fortune Minerals, which is trying to open the Nico mine near Whatì, says Prosper NWT is loaning it $3.8 million to help acquire a refinery site in Alberta.

The minister of Indigenous Services Canada is targeting major reform of Jordan's Principle in the months ahead. "We want to redefine it," Mandy Gull-Masty said.

"We would see a different outcome." Housing advocates told us how the recommendations in a new report from MLAs would make a difference on the ground.

A new document sets out when public funds will be expected to cover certain legal bills associated with NWT MLAs, which total more than $200,000 since 2019.

Joint submissions scrutinized in NWT Supreme Court ruling In an "exceptional" case, a man on house arrest for sexual assault won't face jail for breaching conditions. The ruling looked at the role of joint submissions.

Watch: ‘That’s why I choose to shoot on Polaroid’ Capture the Moment by Chris Aitken. "Like many semi-professionals, my photography journey began at Urban Outfitters." So begins the story of Michael Hunt, who says he has learned to "embrace the imperfections" of his chosen nature photography…

Having earlier described a winter road camp as being "in disarray," a GNWT inspector says De Beers and Nuna Logistics have significantly improved the situation.

Communities across the Northwest Territories will hold events to mark Remembrance Day. Some organizers told us what they have planned.

Revised Statistics Canada data appears to confirm the NWT's economy shrank in both 2023 and 2024. Nunavut fared far better. Here's the detail.

Non-profit leader Tammy Roberts and Dave Hurley, a supporter of the sports and housing sectors, will be inducted into the Order of the NWT.

While restoring Hay River water to national standards may take months, officials at a public meeting tried to stress the issue is "not as scary as it sounds."

The NWT government introduced legislation making trespass on private property an offence, saying the new rules would deter crime and match laws in the south.

Housing NWT won't provide fire extinguishers to encampments. (There were calls after recent fires.) It says its focus is on more accessible, inclusive shelters.