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Grassroots emergency response support group in West Dawson, Yukon gains association status

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 09:16
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The West Dawson Community Group provides emergency responses during months when services aren’t accessible A grassroots volunteer group that provides

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Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link would strengthen Nunavut’s connection with Canada, proponents say

CBC News
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025 at 11:54
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By Karen Pauls  When Prime Minister Mark Carney releases his second list of nation-building projects — expected sometime in the

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N.W.T. concerned about proposed northern Alberta nuclear project

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 09:01
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N.W.T. government says the draft guidelines ignore the transboundary water agreement The N.W.T. government and an Indigenous water advocate say

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Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians launches new book documenting its history

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 14:01
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It also explores the Indian Act’s designation of people as status or non-status The Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians (YANSI)

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2 dead, 5 others injured after fire breaks out at mining camp near Dawson City, Yukon

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 12:01 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 12:53
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The Yukon coroner’s office says it’s investigating the cause of the fire, rules out suspicious activity The Yukon Coroner’s office

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Experts react to N.W.T. rejecting idea of creating separate emergency planning agency

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 6, 2025 at 09:52 — Last Updated: Monday, October 6, 2025 at 09:58
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Creating a separate agency is best practice, but the reality of staffing it is a challenge, one expert says Emergency

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Snowshoeing removed from Team N.T. for 2026 AWG, other sports reduced

The Canadian Press
Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:29
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Some Northwest Territories sports bodies have had their allocations for the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse reduced – and

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Men with guns and tactical gear stand outside.
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Man charged with firing an air rifle at police after weekend standoff in Iqaluit

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 29, 2025 at 17:00
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Suspect faces multiple charges including assault with a weapon and uttering threats. A man involved in a police standoff in

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Pangnirtung, Nunavut, declares state of emergency over loss of water services

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 15:56
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Declaration comes after issues with the pipes at the water treatment plant Pangnirtung, Nunavut, is declaring a state of emergency

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Cambridge Bay’s population has outgrown its sewer, water services

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 11:38
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Aopak Bella Angulalik’s home in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, runs out of water as often as every other day. On weekends the

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Yukon’s francophone newspaper L’Aurore Boréale wins 3 national awards

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 10:13 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 10:28
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By Isabella Calissi Periodical named ‘Newspaper of the Year’ at 2025 Prix d’excellence de la Presse Francophone Yukon’s only francophone newspaper,

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Iqaluit therapist pushes for Nunavut’s private practitioners to be part of counselling service

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 09:01
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By Emma Tranter  All therapists contracted by the government’s service live outside the territory A mental health therapist is calling

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German canoeist surprised to learn he was missing in the N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 11:07
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By Tamara Merritt  Inuvik RCMP declared Carsten Iwers missing, but he’d been in Yellowknife for days Carsten Iwers says he

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Mayor of Faro, Yukon, says community facing a health-care crisis

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Friday, September 19, 2025 at 14:10
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‘We’re at a very restricted service level at this time and no prospect of when it might be over’ Jack

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NunatuKavut art ceremony in N.L. legislature sparks criticism from Nunatsiavut, Innu Nation

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10:24 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10:34
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By Sis’moqon  Nunatukavut Community Council responds with letter calling on them to ‘end their defamatory actions’ Nunatukavut Community Council (NCC)

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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