Indigenous children at Catholic-run Good Shepherd Homes had experiences similar to children at residential schools and the homes need further investigation for potential missing children, according to the final report of the Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites Associated with Indian Residential Schools. 

At this year’s Yellowknife Geoscience Forum, players in the mining industry issued an urgent call to all levels of government to invest in the Northwest Territories’ ailing mining sector.

Former Assembly of First Nations national chief and Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples co-chair Georges Erasmus reflects on his 50-year fight for Indigenous rights following the launch of a new book about his life, including a 1996 meeting with the prime minister that left him "beyond stunned."

Yellowknife RCMP have arrested three people after a driver reported their vehicle was shot at outside of Walmart on Sunday, according to a news release. 

Over 10 seasons, actor Jonny Harris has visited 113 Canadian towns from coast to coast to coast.

Leaders of the Nihtat Gwich'in Council of Inuvik are alleging a former chair and a key official made secret business deals that benefited them personally at the expense of the Nihtat Gwich'in.

Water levels in most areas of the Northwest Territories haven't changed significantly in the last year but a hydrologist with the territorial government says they are starting to rise in some parts of the N.W.T. 

Yellowknife city council has censured Coun. Cat McGurk who violated the council code of ethics when they tried to get the city, and then two contractors, to reimburse someone for a personal laptop she had misplaced.

The city plans to allocate about $260,000 to its street outreach program next year through a federal grant; this is in addition to the $380,000 the city already provides annually.

The City of Yellowknife is in the process of tracking down all listed Airbnbs and VRBOs in preparation for implementing its accommodation tax. 

A man is facing several drug trafficking and firearm related charges after RCMP discovered a post on social media. 

Nahanni Butte Chief Steve Vital said that the six new homes are the result of a push from the community to secure some of their own funding to alleviate their housing shortage.

Larger N.W.T. communities will benefit from changes to the territory's municipal funding model. Leaders say that while every dollar helps, the changes are still far from closing the municipal funding gap.

The organization representing the Sahtu Dene and Métis in Norman Wells, N.W.T. is one step closer to establishing self-government. 

YWCA NWT said it's going to file another application to open a daycare on Haener Drive in Yellowknife's Niven neighbourhood. The city rejected it's initial plan to turn a home there into a daycare with space for 32 children earlier this month.

Eileen Beaver, a respected elder and advocate for Indigenous education and language preservation, was recognized last week for her work with the Connected North program and her contributions to language revitalization, education and culture in the north.

The Yukon doesn’t have its own species at risk legislation, unlike other jurisdictions and existing law like the Wildlife Act only protects five per cent of species. A new study calls on the territory to publicly list vulnerable species and implement legislation.

On Monday afternoon at N.W.T. Supreme Court, a Yellowknife man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in 2021. 

Called the On-The-Land-Camp, the program will offer accommodation and essential support services for people experiencing homelessness, according to news release Monday. 

A draft version of N.W.T.: Our Land for the Future, tabled in the Legislative Assembly at the start of the month, lays out a governance structure that will how and where the money is used.