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Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 15:56
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The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces say they’re aware of recent efforts by China to conduct surveillance

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Trudeau says flying objects brought down over the past week may be linked

John Paul Tasker, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 09:03
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‘Obviously, there is some sort of pattern in there,’ the prime minister says after Yukon visit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

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U.S. downs another aerial ‘object’ as search continues for wreckage in Yukon

Christian Paas-Lang, CBC Radio
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2023 at 09:08
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that teams are working to “find and analyze” an object shot down on Saturday over

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Detox, aftercare facilities desperately needed to tackle N.W.T. drug crisis, says MLA

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 13:49
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As his town battles a surge in drug-related deaths, one N.W.T. MLA is pushing the territorial government to conjure up

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N.W.T., Nunavut premiers say they need time to digest federal offer on health care funding

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 09:50
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The offer is on the table, and N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane says now premiers will need time to digest the federal

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Yukon officials aim for ‘transformational change’ in social housing system

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 10:49 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 10:50
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Yukon housing officials were before a legislative committee on Tuesday vowing to fix problems that have vexed the social housing system

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No timeline for Iqaluit water crisis review, but minister commits to public release

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:23
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Nunavut’s health minister says one of the primary goals of a third-party review of the Iqaluit water crisis is to restore

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Yukon hunters want to head to Ottawa to discuss federal gun bill

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 12:24
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‘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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Federal gun bill shows Liberals ‘out of touch’ with Nunavut, says MP

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 16:36 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 16:38
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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

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 20, 2023 at 16:08
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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

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 12:31
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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

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 16, 2023 at 11:46
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‘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

Olivia Stefanovich, CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10:42
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 15:57
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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

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 11:48
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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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