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The Land Remembers Us, a new initiative in the NWT that supports healing and cultural revitalization for residential school survivors and their families, was named an Arctic Inspiration Prize laureate at a ceremony last night.

Hundreds gathered in Behchokǫ̀ today for a march and ceremony to remember the Missing and Murdered First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Girls, Two Spirit persons, LGBTQIA+ persons, Boys and Men.

Yellowknife RCMP are asking for assistance from the public in locating a youth who has been reported missing.

The Government of the Northwest Territories has launched a survey, asking residents to give feedback on the territory’s minimum wage.

The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced that they will be issuing a live test of the NWT Alert system at 9:55 am on May 6.

Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ persons, boys and men who have been murdered or who have gone missing are being remembered on May 5 with marches in communities across the territory from Yellowknife to Behchokǫ̀, Gamètì, Hay River, Fort Smith and Inuvik.

Stanton Hospital just received a generous $64K donation in support of neonatal care at the Yellowknife area hospital, which provides care to moms and babies across the North. The donation will help provide new medical equipment. “In a region where distance and transport can delay access, this equipment helps ensure newborns and their families receive immediate, life-saving care close to home when every second matters,” said Darren McEwen,

N.W.T.'s Infrastructure department has closed the Ice Crossing at Peel River Crossing (Highway 8) for the winter season. The ice crossing was closed today as part of planned seasonal road closures.

Environmental scientists reported that ice on the Liard River has broken up. Researchers said while levels at the mouth of the Liard River rose 1.3 metres in the last 24 hours, the Hay River remains at record lows for this time of year.While water levels in major rivers currently remain at historic lows, that could change due to a number of factors including weather and water that is due coming from the south.