Advocates want more firefighters at Yellowknife’s airport, meeting international standards
By Nadeer Hashmi The chair of an airport safety advocacy organization wants to see more firefighters stationed at Yellowknife’s airport.
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Society (Canada)
Watson Lake, Yukon, residents take to the streets to sing holiday classics
Nothing says it’s the holiday season more than a group of carollers and in Watson Lake, Yukon, some residents fully
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‘You can’t miss it’: Elder’s glowing house helps brighten the holidays in Dawson City, Yukon
The spirit of the season is strong in Dawson City, Yukon — and Jim Bob Titus’s house has a lot
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How do reindeer fly? How does Santa deliver gifts? NORAD answers kids’ Christmas questions
He’s not deterred by wind, or snow, or rain, and he doesn’t file a flight plan, but that doesn’t mean
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Feds, Yukon gov’t announce $2.4M to spur heat pump uptake
By Gabrielle Plonka Territory aims to build 1,300 smart electric heating systems by 2030 The Yukon government is launching a
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First Nation says it’s using Canada Revenue Agency to out suspected drug dealers
By Carla Ulrich The former chief of Kátł’odeeche First Nation in the N.W.T. says her band has been using Canada’s tax
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Dawson City’s annual ice bridge is open to traffic once again
‘We’re definitely looking forward to be able to drive over again,’ West Dawson resident says It’s the time all West
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Nunavik village has boiled ‘fishy’ water for 9 months; new reservoir may fix it
By Samuel Wat Regional government says there’s no water quality issue in Aupaluk, rather a water quantity issue Every day,
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Canadian Coast Guard wraps up 2024 Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard has wrapped up its 2024 Arctic season with seven icebreakers deployed to the North this year.
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Sahtu region in N.W.T. braces for one of its busiest winter road seasons ever
Government predicts twice as much traffic on Mackenzie Valley winter road After two years with interrupted access to barging, this winter
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Drug busts reveal how dealers do business in a small N.W.T. community
Search warrant documents offer details of recent drug investigations in Fort Providence, N.W.T. Search warrant documents offer some insight into
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First Nation asks auditor general to look at Yukon’s ‘failures in oversight’ at mine
Audit should also look at ‘broader issues around mineral management in the Yukon,’ says Na-Cho Nyäk Dun The Na-Cho Nyäk
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Dene Nation decries decision to scrap N.W.T. health board
Health minister says capacity of governing council ‘has been exceeded’ The Dene Nation is calling out the N.W.T.’s health minister
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Northern stores ‘absolutely not’ raising food costs with new federal funding: CEO
By Sarah Smellie The chief executive of the North West Co. Inc. is rejecting accusations that its stores in remote
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Baker Lake, Nunavut, mayor resigns
Kevin Iksiktaaryuk says the part-time role has required his full-time commitment The mayor of Baker Lake, Nunavut, has resigned after
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