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'Don't give up on yourself or your family': Yellowknife marks Red Dress Day with march for MMIWG2S+
For Red Dress Day in Yellowknife on Monday, people gathered for a march and feast to support the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
N.W.T. leaders, health officials look to protect youth amid ongoing drug crisis
The Dene National chief, N.W.T. Chief Public Health Officer Kami Kandola and organizations serving vulnerable youth say education is one piece of the puzzle to address drug-related harm in the territory.
Negotiators want next N.W.T. MP to advance land claims
Indigenous governments are seeking resolution on land claims. Here's what N.W.T. MP candidates have said so far on how they will approach outstanding claims, resource development and self-governance.
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Three N.W.T. candidates oppose Alberta's youth gender-affirming care ban
The Alberta government is proceeding with legislation that would ban gender-affirming care for youth under 16. The territory's 2SLGBTQ+ community is seeking federal support in light of restricted health care access to puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy under Bill 26.
Pehdzéh Kı̨ gets confidentiality on Mackenzie Valley Highway submissions
The Mackenzie Valley Environment Impact Review board accepted the Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation's request for confidentiality to simultaneously protect Indigenous knowledge and ensure project routing impacts can be heard.
Yukon lawyer says N.W.T.'s proposed eviction legislation targeting drug dealers could be unconstitutional
The N.W.T. is expected to put forward three legislative proposals to tackle crime and allow expedited evictions, but a lawyer and civil rights groups say similar legislation has been deemed unconstitutional.
N.W.T. counsellors say $7M from feds will establish new healing lodge
Dene counsellors Roy and Jean Erasmus say a new healing lodge will offer cultural immersion, and healing for grief and traumas to promote wellness for people and families in Indigenous communities.
Only Northview can decide when Sunridge residents can return after fire say city officials
City officials say only Northview Residential REIT, the owner of Sunridge Apartments in Yellowknife, can authorize residents to return, following a fire that displaced people from the 25-unit complex.
Reinstate federal minister for women, gender equality and youth, say northern organizations
Northern women's organizations are calling on the prime minister to reinstate a dedicated federal minister for women and gender equality and youth (WAGE).
Proposed national park in Peel River watershed enters feasibility stage
Gwich’in Tribal Council, Na-Cho Nyӓk Dun First Nation, Parks Canada and the Yukon government are studying the feasibility of a 3,000 square kilometre park in the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed.