Survey data sheds light on Indigenous languages, traditional activities across Canada’s North
Aboriginal Peoples Survey regularly queries thousands of Indigenous people across Canada Less than one in 10 Indigenous Yukoners can speak or
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Author: John Last, CBC North
Iceland’s ‘COVID-19 passport’ offers preview of debate over post-vaccine travel
Canada’s territories say it’s too early to discuss whether vaccinations would reopen travel Iceland recently became the first country in Europe to
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N.W.T. embarks on constitutional reform amid lingering questions about representation
The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) is about to embark on what could become the most significant reform to its democratic process
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Analysis: Trump’s legacy leaves Arctic with fewer environmental protections and more risk of conflict, experts warn
From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President
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Economic activity in northern Canadian territories of Nunavut & Yukon increased despite pandemic, new index suggests
A new experimental index developed by Statistics Canada suggests that the pandemic may not have had as large an effect
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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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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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