What northern Canadians want from the upcoming throne speech
Next week, Governor General Julie Payette will take to the throne in Canada’s Senate chamber to deliver the Liberal government’s
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Author: John Last, CBC North
Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Northwest Territories balks at price tag for new COVID-19 secretariat
The Northwest Territory government’s plan for a 150-person temporary department dedicated to COVID-19 is receiving a cold reception from local
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After 40 years, here’s what Canadian northern labour leaders are still fighting for
Canada’s two northernmost labour federations both celebrate 40 years since their founding this year. Understandably, celebrations have been muted —
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New minister to head health department in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories cabinet’s newest member will have one of its biggest jobs, following a cabinet shuffle announced today in
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Canada’s Northwest Territories announce new $67M body to manage COVID-19 response
The N.W.T. government has announced the creation of a new “co-ordinating secretariat” to manage the territory’s response to COVID-19. In a
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MLA acclaimed to replace ousted minister in Canadian Northwest Territories
MLA for Yellowknife Centre Julie Green will be the Northwest Territories’ newest cabinet minister, following a special meeting to replace
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Canada’s Northwest Territory ex-minister accused of insulting staff and ‘continual tantrums,’ ejected from cabinet
Northwest Territories MLAs voted to eject former industry and infrastructure minister Katrina Nokleby from cabinet following an extraordinary two-hour session
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New Zealander sails through Arctic on custom yacht in violation of COVID-19 restrictions
According to the Canadian government, he has no business being there. But 72-year-old Peter Smith is sailing the Northwest Passage
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Canada’s Northwest Territories decide fate of minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment
N.W.T. MLAs will sit Monday in an emergency session of the legislature after a cabinet minister was stripped of her
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Former officers from Canadian police reflect on how to fix policing in the North
Since the RCMP’s earliest days, it has relied on Indigenous people for survival. In the North, Canada’s project of extending
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What the Canadian territories’ different emergency laws mean for you
Northerners may be surprised to learn they’ve been living under two, simultaneous emergencies for most of 2020. No, murder hornets
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Indigenous groups paying the price for Russia’s massive Arctic fuel spill
In 2017, the New York Times called Norilsk “Russia’s coldest and most polluted industrial city.” It may not be getting colder but
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Canadian-style reconciliation commissions draw mixed reaction across Scandinavia
It began with a funding announcement — and a modest one at that. Last week, the Swedish government announced $175,000
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Why on-the-land educators see opportunity in a global pandemic
COVID-19 is forcing the reinvention of formal education Most students can identify with the feeling of looking wistfully out a
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More than 100 people refused entry to Canada’s North under COVID-19 travel bans
More than 100 people have been refused entry to Canada’s territories since travel restrictions were first put in place in
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