Yukon hunters want to head to Ottawa to discuss federal gun bill
‘I’m hopeful we’ll get that opportunity,’ says Eric Schroff of the Yukon Fish and Game Association The Yukon Fish and
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Politics (Canada)
Federal gun bill shows Liberals ‘out of touch’ with Nunavut, says MP
NDP MP Lori Idlout visited Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet, Grise Fiord this week and heard many questions about bill Nunavut’s
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Yukon MP, public safety minister, get an earful at roundtable discussion on Bill C-21
Yukon trappers, sport shooters, and gun collectors spoke against the bill Thursday Liberal MP Brendan Hanley hosted a roundtable with
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Arctic naval refuelling station set to open in 2024, 9 years behind schedule
Nanisivik Naval Facility was first announced in 2007 The federal government’s long-promised Nanisivik Naval Facility is expected to open in 2024,
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MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories to hear from public on carbon tax changes
‘My constituents up here, we’re really hurting,’ says Nunakput MLA, who opposes carbon tax increases Northwest Territories MLAs will hold
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Ottawa laying groundwork for Indigenous justice systems, says Lametti
Indigenous people make up 32 per cent of federal prison population Justice Minister David Lametti says Ottawa is building a
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Canada’s deal for F-35 jets to help reinforce northern security: defence minister
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday that Canada would acquire 88 new F-35 fighter jets, saying they would play
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‘Uninspiring & flat’: Yukon’s opposition weighs in on non-race for Liberal leadership
Ranj Pillai to be sworn in as premier this weekend after running unopposed for party leadership Yukon’s official opposition says
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‘Indian boarding home’ survivors in the North eligible to receive thousands of dollars in compensation
Indigenous northerners who were housed in private boarding homes to attend public schools in the latter half of the 20th
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Sevmash delivers sixth Borei-class sub, launches the seventh
Russia significantly increased its modern naval nuclear forces on Thursday as one new Borei-A class submarine was handed over to
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Yukon premier, opposition leaders look back at 2022 and ahead to a possible election year
We already know this much about the coming year: Yukon will have a new premier. Maybe even two, before 2023
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Canada extends continental shelf claim, increasing overlaps with Russia in Arctic
Canada filed an addendum on Monday to extend its continental shelf in the Arctic, increasing significantly its overlaps with claims
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N.W.T. says federal Indigenous child & families act infringes on authority
N.W.T. attorney general says legal challenge is not about Indigenous right to manage child care N.W.T. government leaders are defending
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‘This type of a ban will affect the hunters’: Yukon leaders say of federal gun bill
‘These amendments need to be very much clarified,’ says Yukon Liberal MP Brendan Hanley Yukon Liberal MP Brendan Hanley says
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Former candidates call to improve elections for Indigenous voters in Quebec
Missing names and missing voter cards, candidates say too many northern voters turned away Two Indigenous candidates who ran — and
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