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Hundreds of Indigenous leaders are to gather in Halifax this week for the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting as the advocacy organization tries to forge a path forward after the tumultuous leadership and ousting of its national chief.

The federal government and the GNWT have reached an agreement to boost health care funding in the territory over the next 10 years.

The NWT’s minimum wage will climb to $16.05 per hour as of Sept. 1, up from the existing $15.20 per hour and representing a 5.6 per cent increase.

NWT RCMP reported serious crimes in four communities over the past weekend.

A wildfire less than a kilometre away from the Dempster Highway remains listed as out of control and inaccessible due to high winds.

Graduating from Cambridge Bay’s Kiilinik High School was something of a family affair for Annica Otokiak.

High school wasn’t always easy for Sebastian Oqallak. In fact, he admits that he considered dropping out.

It’s business as usual for the NWT Power Corporation (NTPC), despite lower-water levels at the Snare Water Basin resulting in both diesel generators at the Jackfish Power Plant running on a 24-hour-a-day basis.

Like many high school students across the country, Iqaluit’s Tasiana Shirley spent significant portions of the last few years learning from home, having been kept from the classroom by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The city is looking for some local artists to submit artworks for the Street Pole Banner Art Program.