N.W.T. MLAs voted Thursday to call for a public inquiry into the territory's wildfire response. Members said the inquiry is necessary to restore public trust and learn how better to handle evacuations for possible future emergencies.
MLAs in the N.W.T. vote Thursday on a motion to call a public inquiry into the territory's handling of the 2023 wildfires. CBC reached out to each MLA to ask how they planned to vote.
N.W.T. Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana said 100 new public housing units are being built in communities across the territory. But one MLA said the new units barely make a dent in her region alone.
CBC News carried out a survey before the territorial election which asked MLA candidates what languages they speak. We followed up with MLA elects who said they speak an Indigenous language about how fluent they are in that language.