Yellowknife The "Yellowknifer", published by Northern News Services, is the major newspaper serving Yellowknife, published twice weekly on Wednesday and Friday. Northern News Services also publishes "Northwest Territories News/North" every Monday, which serves the entire NWT. As well, there is "L'Aquilon", a French language newspaper published weekly. Edge Magazine is also based in Yellowknife where it began it 2011 and covers arts, events, people, culture and economy around the City. Two magazines are based in Yellowknife: "Above & Beyond - Canada's Arctic Journal" and "Up Here Magazine", both offering northern-related news and lifestyle articles. No part of the Northwest Territories is
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories 1967 the Carrothers Commission moved the territorial capital from Ottawa to Yellowknife and for the first time elected members represented all parts of the territories. In 1975 the Legislative Assembly became fully elected, and the first elected speaker since 1905, David Searle, presided over the Assembly. Commissioner John Parker gave up his powers of running the executive council and appointed George Braden as leader of the Government and the first Premier since 1905. The model of responsible government that was used this time around was known as Consensus government. The executive council or cabinet forms government while all the regular