MLAs ask why N.W.T. isn’t giving residents more money for evacuation costs
Some MLAs in the N.W.T. are pushing for more financial support for wildfire evacuees, but the Municipal and Community Affairs minister says
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Politics (Canada)
As bills come in for Yellowknife’s wildfire response, city needs help
City looking to hire help to deal with ‘high volume of complex invoices’ It was a massive effort, involving city
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N.W.T. gov’t warns Enterprise mayor not to use hamlet funds for new homes
‘We are not in a position to help people. That’s what we were told, basically,’ says Mayor Michael St Amour
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Canadian and Norwegian PMs talk Arctic on sidelines of Montreal summit
Northern affairs were one of the main topics on the agenda when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Norwegian Prime
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WW II veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Whitehorse
When asked about the secret to a long life, 100-year-old Joseph Novak of Whitehorse says he owes it to his late
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MLAs in N.W.T. postpone upcoming election, add $75M to wildfire budget
General election now set for Nov. 14, as recommended by chief electoral officer N.W.T. MLAs have voted to postpone the
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MLAs in N.W.T. look to postpone election amid wildfires, evacuations
Inuvik hall to sub in as assembly site on Monday while capital remains under evacuation order MLAs in the N.W.T.
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N.W.T. premier says PM committed to ‘accelerating’ territorial infrastructure
Caroline Cochrane says she hopes Trudeau will visit the N.W.T. after the wildfires, his first visit in years N.W.T. Premier
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N.W.T. premier says no commitment from Trudeau on financial assistance for evacuees
Caroline Cochrane says bill from the wildfires will be high and will require significant assistance The prime minister has not
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Trudeau convenes emergency meeting to discuss N.W.T. wildfires
Canadian Armed Forces already providing airlift resources and other support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convening a high-level emergency meeting
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Here’s what Yellowknife plans to do if a wildfire ever hits
It’s not flashy and it doesn’t get into nitty-gritty details, but Yellowknife city officials say their framework for how to respond
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Public roundtables begin on Baffinland’s latest request to ship more ore from Nunavut
Public roundtable meetings begin Thursday in Iqaluit on Baffinland’s latest proposal to ship more ore from its Mary River mine in
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Northern premiers say Canada can’t have Arctic security without infrastructure
Arctic security is under renewed focus as Russia and China eye the region, but leaders in the North say Canada
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Vulnerability of Canada’s Arctic a security threat that needs urgent action: report
While Russia and China continue to invest heavily in polar infrastructure and operational capability, successive governments have allowed Canada’s Arctic
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Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill
By Liam Fox · The Canadian Press Governor General says monument is a ‘significant’ step toward reconciliation A survivor-led steering committee announced
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