Five years after MMIWG report, ex-commissioners still await progress
Former commissioners calling on federal government to use what remains of its mandate to refocus on MMIWG Five years after
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Politics (Canada)
N.W.T. seeking exemption after Ottawa cuts funding for most of its heating rebates
The federal government isn’t funding rebates for high-efficiency propane furnaces or other fossil fuel-burning heating systems anymore — a change
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Nunavut signs interim deal on non-insured health benefits with Ottawa
Both governments say they recognize ‘it is not a comprehensive solution’ The governments of Nunavut and Canada have reached an
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N.W.T.’s 2024 operating budget gets mixed reviews from MLAs, advocates
Some MLAs criticize lack of housing spending in proposed budget tabled on Friday There were mixed reactions to the newly-proposed N.W.T.
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Ministers Joly and Blair talk defence policy in Nunavut
Canada’s investment in Arctic infrastructure as part of its new defence strategy will not only help build deterrence capabilities in
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Whitehorse shelter operator needs review, Yukon MLAs decide in unanimous vote
Motion in legislature follows last month’s coroner’s inquest into 4 deaths at emergency shelter Yukon MLAs are questioning whether the Connective
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ITK considers rejecting role on reconciliation oversight body
By Samuel Wat · CBC News The Inuit organization calls the council ‘a melting pot of Indigenous voices’ Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President
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‘Simmering tension,’ dysfunction at Nunavut’s health department, commissioner says
Commissioner finds privacy breach was lapse in judgment, cites concern over ‘underlying workplace dysfunction’ Nunavut’s information and privacy commissioner has
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Whale Cove mayor says community was denied approval to help with search and rescue
The mayor of Whale Cove, Nunavut, says the territorial government blocked the community’s request for approval to help with official
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New Norad commander calls Canada’s defence policy update ‘very encouraging’
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press American troops will be spending more time training in the Far North, the new
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Construction of defence building in Yellowknife to begin, years later than expected
By Sarah Krymalowski · CBC News New Department of National Defence facility was originally scheduled to be completed this year Construction on
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City of Yellowknife, feds announce $8.4M to spur new housing development
By Robert Holden · CBC News Funding aimed at helping city cut housing red tape The City of Yellowknife has announced a
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Indigenous infrastructure gap estimated at more than $425B
By Brett Forester · CBC News As the Trudeau government prepares to release this year’s federal budget, Indigenous organizations estimate it would
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Elected chief of Salt River First Nation wants to end fighting & a chance to lead
By Carla Ulrich · CBC News Toni Heron was suspended less than a month after being elected It’s been a year and
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Canada pledges billions for defence, falls short of NATO’s 2%
New defence policy focuses on threats to Arctic, boosting military ‘striking power’ Two years after being ordered on an urgent
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