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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Canadian Coast Guard marks mid-season point of 2020 Arctic operations
The Canadian Coast Guard has deployed eight vessels to the Arctic as it prepares to wrap up the 2020 navigation
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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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Two candidates to vie for presidency of Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada
Two candidates will vie to become president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and
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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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Canada’s Arctic province wants to stop relying on Ottawa police force to investigate police shootings
The government of Nunavut is affirming its intention to create a civilian police oversight body after a recent review of a shooting
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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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Date confirmed for election of president in Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada
The government in the Inuit region of Atlantic Canada has confirmed that their rescheduled election for president will be on
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New body aims to create First Nations school board in Canada’s Yukon territory
First Nations leaders in Yukon say a newly-created directorate will help them exert more control over the education of Indigenous students in the
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Northwestern Canada Grand Chief calls recent agreement with government a ‘milestone’
Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief George Mackenzie is calling a recent agreement with the territorial government a “milestone.” Late last week, the
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Canada’s federal minister supports giving Northwest Territory a seat on oilsands oversight committee
The federal environment minister says he supports giving the Northwest Territories a seat at the table when it comes to
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‘People need help’: Canadian MP gathering firsthand stories of housing crisis in Arctic territory
Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says a lack of housing in the territory is the primary concern she hears from residents — so she’s launching a
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