Alberta takes 85 prisoners from Northwest Territories as fire forces Yellowknife evacuations

Eighty-five prisoners from jails in the Northwest Territories are being transferred to Alberta’s correctional system as wildfires bear down on Yellowknife — one of the first times in Canadian history a natural disaster has forced a large-scale movement of prisoners between jurisdictions.

GNWT and Aurora College to transfer administration of Scientists Act

On April 1, 2023 the Scientific Services Office and employees will be transferred to the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) from Aurora College. This transition ensures research licensing functions under the Scientists Act will continue to reside within the GNWT after Aurora College has fully transformed into … Read more