UPDATE: RCMP locate missing YK teenage girl

The 55th Dene National Assembly is being held this week in Fort Good Hope, from the 20th to the 22nd. This meeting is held annually, allowing Dene leaders from across Denendeh to gather for discussions, to consult with each other, and to make resolutions. People from across the 30 Dene communities travel to attend this event every year.  

The YWCA NWT supports over 4,000 people across the territory through their advocacy, housing and youth programs to name a few, yet the organization is still facing federal funding hurdles, even as it reaches a 60-year mark of services in the N.W.T. Dumbuya-Sesay, Executive Director of the YWCA says the organization’s youth programs in particular are facing challenges in attaining financial backing. “Currently, with the funding that we get to run these programs, it's very limited."

The GNWT has launched a survey today, asking participants about their satisfaction with the mental wellness and addictions recovery services available in the territory.

Statistics Canada released data showing the N.W.T. was among the few areas of the country that saw an increased rate of month to month building permits at the end of 2025. The territory stood out as an outlier, even among other jurisdictions that saw increases, with a whopping rate of over 2,000 per cent in increased development permits in late 2025. “The Northwest Territories was up 2,090.2%,” according to the report which was released on Jan. 13 by Stats Canada.

Elder Angelina “Angie” Hazel Crerar, a respected Métis leader and community advocate was born in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., on July 3, 1936, and died on Jan. 9, 2026, at age 89. She moved to Grande Prairie in 1966 with her children. Shannon Dunfield, a longtime friend, said Crerar took many people under her wing and was widely respected. “She was well known in a lot of places because of who she was,” Dunfield said. “Her loss is being felt all over.”