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Nunavut election saw one of the lowest voter turnouts in territory’s history

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 11:04
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By Juanita Taylor  Turnout in Nunavut elections has been in steady decline since 1999 As victory sets in for Nunavut’s

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Some new Nunavut MLAs want to see more infrastructure so their communities can grow

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 09:12
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Power plants, water services needed to improve housing and economies in Nunavut communities A power outage on election night is

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Canadian Inuit leaders call for northern infrastructure focus ahead of federal budget

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Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 15:57
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Inuit leaders are calling on the federal government to make infrastructure in the territories a national priority, saying its key

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Q&A | N.W.T. housing minister not sure gov’t should be ones to provide public housing

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 13:59
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Minister said she’s not surprised by scathing report from Auditor General The Northwest Territories’ housing minister said her department is

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N.W.T. minister says 2025 wildfire evacuations differed from media coverage

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 14:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 16:43
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By Devon Tredinnick  Both Fort Providence and Whatı̀ had to evacuate this summer due to nearby wildfires A minister with

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Sanctions-evading Russian oil ships could pollute the Arctic, PM’s adviser warns

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:59
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Some of Canada’s allies are praising Ottawa’s work on preventing Russia from smuggling oil through concealed ships – ships that

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See the latest territorial election results in Nunavut

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 09:48
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By Samuel Wat, Emma Tranter Only one winner was announced before the end of the day in the Qikiqtaaluk region Nunavut’s

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Nunavummiut want to see next territorial government address high cost of food

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 12:26
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By Carl Cardinal  Residents head to the polls next week to elect new MLAs As voters in Nunavut prepare to

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Indigenous leaders skeptical federal budget will deliver on 2030 infrastructure promise

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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 10:25
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By Joy SpearChief-Morris  ‘Every day that they don’t invest, it’s getting more expensive to close… the gap,’ says AFN national

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N.W.T. health minister pressed on response to Indigenous health-care report

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 09:02 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:12
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By Devon Tredinnick  Report released in May makes 13 recommendations to improve outcomes for Indigenous patients N.W.T.’s health minister had

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N.W.T. government projects over $150M loss in annual surplus this fiscal year

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 20, 2025 at 09:01
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By Devon Tredinnick  Money went towards fighting wildfires, replacing Jordan’s Principle costs The N.W.T.’s finance minister says the territory’s projected

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Mental health, affordability, climate change among priorities for young Nunavut voters

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 12:46
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‘We need to support leaders who are honest, transparent, and willing to work for the people’ A number of young

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The three leaders sit a table with CYFN flag hanging down from it in a downtown Whitehorse banquet hall.
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Analysis | Election notebook: Housing and health care up first in Yukon campaign

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 13, 2025 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Monday, October 13, 2025 at 16:44
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By Chris Windeyer Week one of the Yukon election campaign brought us some big swings from the Yukon Party and

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Yukon Building Trades Council aims to make training an election issue, president says

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025 at 15:48
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As Yukon prepares for a territorial election, the president of the Yukon Building Trades Council says he’s been talking with

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Premier expects N.W.T. will break ground on $1.65B highway in 2-3 years

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025 at 09:51
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By Sarah St-Pierre  The premier said he feels ‘much more of a focus on the North’ from the federal government

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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