Cambridge Bay’s population has outgrown its sewer, water services
Aopak Bella Angulalik’s home in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, runs out of water as often as every other day. On weekends the
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Author: Natalie Pressman, CBC News
Food bank usage doubles in Cambridge Bay since end of food voucher program
Feds say gov’t working on longer-term solution, but hamlet struggling to keep up in the meantime The co-ordinator at the
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Teens in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, act as local tour guides to raise money for sports
The tour guides of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, have heard some pretty funny questions. Is it always cold here? Do you
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Inaccurate fuel reading to blame for 2024 Fort Simpson emergency landing, TSB finds
An inaccurate fuel-reading was the cause of a floatplane’s emergency landing near Fort Simpson, N.W.T. in 2024, according to an
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N.W.T. negotiating terms with Alta. to be better informed about its waterways
More than a year since the Northwest Territories asked Alberta to keep it better informed about spills that could impact
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Why the N.W.T. has so much tree fluff this summer
Increase in fluff related to drought-caused stress on trees, N.W.T. environment department says Floating fluff? Summer snow? Cotton balls? If
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N.W.T. scrapping consumer carbon tax following federal cancellation
The Northwest Territories is cancelling its consumer carbon tax following the federal decision to kill the tax last Friday. The
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$100K cut from N.W.T. family violence shelters restored in territorial budget
Money for public housing also added to budget that will be voted on Thursday The Government of the Northwest Territories
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Deaths of 3 Dehcho residents have MLAs demanding an investigation
Three people from the Dehcho under the age of 50 have died in circumstances that were highly preventable, according to
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Patients on medical travel have nowhere to stay in Yellowknife right now
The Keskorie medical boarding home in Yellowknife, along with all the city’s hotels, are currently booked up — and that’s leaving
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MLA’s social media post doesn’t affect finance minister’s work, N.W.T. Speaker rules
The Speaker of the N.W.T. Legislature says that a Facebook post alleging backroom deals between N.W.T. cabinet ministers and MLAs
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Sahtu leaders divided on Imperial Oil’s emergency 3-year water licence renewal
Fort Good Hope K’ahsho Got’ine opposing renewal while Sahtu MLA, Norman Wells mayor in support A committee of Fort Good
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N.W.T. gov’t scrapping $100K to family violence shelters, shelters say bring it back
A network of N.W.T. shelters and safe homes is pleading with the territorial government to reinstate a $100,000 fund for
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The N.W.T. premier has a new Instagram account. Here’s why
Premier R.J. Simpson says he’s raising N.W.T.’s profile, and it’s ‘definitely being noticed’ It’s not glamorous, but sometimes being premier
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Local Indigenous communities key to Arctic security, experts say
Leaders in N.W.T. Arctic communities say they haven’t heard from feds on policy announced last week Experts say that as
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