Northern Canada: Order of Yukon medal unveiled
The Order of Yukon medal was unveiled by the Commissioner of Yukon Angélique Bernard in Whitehorse Wednesday. Established last year,
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Politics
Blog – Scotland, a gateway to the Arctic?
Scotland’s islands, particularly Orkney, are capitalizing on their historic northern linkages both offensively, to take advantage of new economic opportunities
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Online security experts warn against online voting in territorial elections in Northern Canada
Security experts have a message for election officials in the Northwest Territories: don’t use online voting. Officials recently announced online
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Canadian Francophone Games could be coming to the North in 2023
The Northwest Territories’ francophone federation hopes to submit a bid to host the 2023 Canadian Francophone Games in Yellowknife, in
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Inuit groups in Canada to get over $161M for skills, employment training
Canada’s Crown Indigenous-Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett was in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Monday where she announced changes to the federal government’s
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Canadian gov grants $15M for agriculture projects in North
The Canadian government is spending $15 million to increase food security in the North, according to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister
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Conservative Party leader travels to Yukon, outlines vision for Northern Canada
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer outlined his vision for the North on Wednesday in Whitehorse, speaking at a luncheon organized by
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Six Inuit guardian groups to receive $4.3M in funding from Ottawa
Six Inuit organizations will receive $4.3 million in federal funding for a variety of environmental stewardship programs. The money will
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to use online voting in general election
In a move to increase voter turnout, the Northwest Territories will soon become the first jurisdiction in Canada to use
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New bylaw in Inuvik, Arctic Canada bans cannabis stores in ‘downtown corridor’
If a cannabis retail store eventually opens in Inuvik, N.W.T., it won’t be in the town’s main downtown retail sector.
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What you need to know about the federal carbon tax in Yukon, northwestern Canada
The federal government first announced its carbon pricing program back in 2018. It began in Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and
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Gendered impacts of resource development should be studied, says inquiry into violence against Indigenous women in Canada
Before a resource development project goes ahead, it should be assessed for risks it poses to Indigenous women, girls and
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Land-claim talks: Dehcho First Nations, in Northern Canada, put land issues on backburner
The Dehcho First Nations in the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, are using new negotiating tactics in their decades-old land
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Nunavut educator Edna Agnes Ekhivalak Elias among appointments to Order of Canada
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has announced the names of 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including actor Donald
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Canada’s new Indigenous languages law does not protect Inuit languages, leaders say
Inuit leaders are calling on the Canadian government to make a real commitment to protect Inuit languages, saying the recently
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