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.
There are four candidates within the newly-elected Legislative Assembly who want to become the N.W.T.'s next premier. R.J. Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek each made pitches to their colleagues Thursday morning about why they should get it.
Northwest Territories voters chose to shake things up this election, with 7 incumbents losing their seats and 9 new faces elected. With three MLAs-elect returning after a hiatus, nine of 19 MLAs-elect are brand new.