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Author: John Last, CBC North

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Survey data sheds light on Indigenous languages, traditional activities across Canada’s North

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, February 22, 2021 at 14:24
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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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Iceland’s ‘COVID-19 passport’ offers preview of debate over post-vaccine travel

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 09:31
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 12:49
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 10:31
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, January 11, 2021 at 09:17
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 09:19
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 11:36
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 11:40
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020 at 17:32
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Friday, September 4, 2020 at 15:42
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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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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

MLA acclaimed to replace ousted minister in Canadian Northwest Territories

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 13:53
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 19:23 — Last Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 07:54
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 12:56
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020 at 10:54
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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

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, July 20, 2020 at 11:29
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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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