News

Effective on September 1, 2026, the minimum wage in the Northwest Territories will be increasing from $16.95 per hour to $17.20 per hour, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. 

A tentative agreement ended WestJet’s flight-attendant strike early Monday.

WestJet flight attendants went on strike Sunday after the airline and their union failed to reach a new collective agreement.

The City of Yellowknife is offering free transit service to the Old Town Ramble & Ride Festival beginning this evening at 5:15 pm.  

Five new fires were located in the territory according to the latest reports from NWT Fire. Moderate conditions are expected to continue, with some warming in the western portions of the territory, and colder conditions in the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta Regions expected to help manage fire activity.  

With the Wrigley evacuation order being downgraded to an alert as of July 29, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority has released their plans for reopening the Wrigley Health Centre. 

Old Town Glassworks is hosting a special evening of live music featuring renowned northern performers Tracy Riley, Vishwaa Ramakrishnan, Glen Whelan, Lee Mandeville and George Mandeville.

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has released details about the causes of three power outages in Yellowknife over the past three days.  

The Indigenous Sports Circle NWT, Sport North Federation, and Air North are working together to launch the NWT Sport Travel Fare Program.