2 Iqaluit group homes set to close, meaning children in care may be sent south
By Samuel Wat Advocates, workers and family members question whether that’s in the best interests of children and youth For
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Construction on Nunavut’s first addictions and trauma treatment centre to be done by end of summer
By Bianca McKeown Builders say construction will be done in 4 to 6 weeks Construction on Aqqusariaq, Nunavut’s first addictions
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Ottawa Invests $2M to Modernize Security at Whitehorse Airport
The Government of Canada is injecting just over $2 million into the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport for the purchase
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$2.5 Billion in Australian Radar System to Monitor the Arctic
The Government of Canada has finalized the purchase of over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) technology from Australia and the firm BAE Systems
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$96.8 Million to Bridge the Digital Divide in Rural and Indigenous Communities
In an effort to close the digital divide that still isolates many regions, the federal government has announced a $96.8
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$4.7 million for two processing plants in Nunavut
The federal government announced an investment of more than $4.7 million to fund two community traditional food processing facilities in
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The Arctic Honored on New Canada Post Stamps
Ahead of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, Canada Post has unveiled its fifth annual stamp issue dedicated to
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Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years
By Gabrielle Plonka A Yukon non-profit says its new action plan aims to cut homelessness by 50 per cent by
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Yellowknife teen recognized for work supporting autistic child in dance class
By Julia Parrish It’s a partnership that’s lasted three years, and at 14 years old, Taylor Paddon said she gets
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How Kakisa, N.W.T., is making a fire break part of its plan to grow more food
By Sarah St-Pierre When a wildfire reached Kakisa in 2014, burning around the community on two sides and along its
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‘Not surprising’: Advocates react to N.W.T. Child and Family Services report
By Yumna Iftikhar For some local advocates, the federal auditor general’s bleak assessment of the N.W.T.’s child and family services
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Ottawa invests $22.8 million for sports in Indigenous communities
The Government of Canada has announced a two-year investment of $22.8 million (2026–2028) to fund Indigenous-led sports and physical activity
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Yellowknife mulls bylaw change to expand $1 land sales for affordable housing
By Jessica Davey-Quantick A bylaw change could make it easier to get affordable housing built in Yellowknife. Deputy mayor Rob
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Advocates hope declaration of gender-based violence as an epidemic can remove stigma
By Samuel Wat For Charlotte Wolfrey of Rigolet, N.L., ending gender-based violence is personal. Her daughter was murdered in 1993,
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Cruise ship visitors increasingly going to Pond Inlet, fewer to Iqaluit
The number of cruise ship visitors to Pond Inlet has grown exponentially since 2022, while many fewer are coming to
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