John Boivin| CBC Online News | Nov. 21
It's
not easy providing good health care in all the far-flung communities
of the Northwest Territories. While Yellowknife and larger centres
have successfully tackled recruitment problems, six communities don't
even have a nurse. Full Story.
Devolution: the territory's next challenge
Richard Gleeson | CBC Online News | Nov. 13
Slowly but steadily, the Northwest Territories government is growing up. Full Story
A short political history of the N.W.T.
John Boivin | CBC Online News | Nov. 12
From an outright colony of Ottawa that stretched from the pole to the U.S. border, to a self-determining territory ruled by its own people, the N.W.T. has seen significant change in its last 130 years. Here are some of the highlights of the territory's political development. Full Story
Northern Economy
Paul Andrew | Canada Now/Northbeat | Nov. 7
 Fort Simpson |
The economy is an issue in every election. Right now, some communities
are booming because of the diamond industry, while others await good
times with the construction of a gas pipeline down the Mackenzie Valley.
But for 1,200 people living in Fort Simpson, which is not directly
connected to either the oil and gas industry or diamond mining, the
economy remains a problem. CBC Canada Now/Northbeat's Paul
Andrew gives us this profile of Fort Simpson and its riding. Watch
this story 
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Consensus Government
Aaron Spitzer | CBC Online News | Oct. 29
 MLA Brendan Bill |
Yellowknife mortgage broker David McPherson is fed up with how the Northwest Territories is run. The N.W.T. legislature - unlike every other assembly in Canada, save for Nunavut's -- operates without political parties. It's called consensus-style government. "But consensus government doesn't work in the N.W.T.," McPherson says, "because there's no consensus." Full Story
Women in Politics
Aaron Spitzer | CBC Online News | Oct. 29
For the Northwest Territories, it's a sad superlative: tied with Nunavut
for the lowest percentage of women MLAs in Canada. Full
Story
A Tale of Two Elections
Aaron Spitzer | CBC Online News | Nov. 3
There are more polling stations in Ontario than there are voters
in the N.W.T. election. That and other interesting statistics as we
compare a southern election to a northern one. Full
Story
