Northerners honour Murray Sinclair for championing Truth and Reconciliation
Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon led a chorus of northern voices on Monday remembering the legacy of former senator and
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1 person dead, another seriously injured after altercation with Nunavik police
By Samuel Wat Video posted on social media shows man being shot at close range One person is dead and
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Murray Sinclair, who headed Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, dead at 73
Renowned lawyer was Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge Murray Sinclair, the Anishinaabe senator and renowned Manitoba lawyer who led the Truth and
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Nunavut gov’t takes fight against Inuktut education lawsuit to Supreme Court
By Samuel Wat Lawsuit claims discrimination against Inuit over lack of Inuktut education The government of Nunavut is taking its fight
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Nunavut prosecutors reflect on 6 months of dedicated sexual violence team
By Samuel Wat Early contact with victims within days, rather than months, a key priority It’s been six months since
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N.W.T. officials meet with Fort Smith jail staff before funding expires next year
Funding for the men’s unit at the N.W.T.’s Fort Smith Correctional Complex is set to expire at the end of
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As winter sets in, Norman Wells, N.W.T., resident decries fuel costs
By CBC News Resident writes letter outlining impact of ‘outrageous’ cost increase A Norman Wells, N.W.T., resident has written a
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Classroom portables expected to arrive in Colville Lake, N.W.T., this winter
By Luke Carroll Parent says the school conditions are like ‘a third world country’ Multiple classroom portables are expected to
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N.W.T. nixes hosting 2028 Arctic Winter Games
Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) bowed out of hosting the 2028 Arctic Winter Games on Thursday citing capacity issues “I have
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N.W.T.’s Deh Cho bridge expected to be repaired by year’s end, to the tune of $7M
Bridge has been down to 1 lane since summer 2023 The Deh Cho bridge in the N.W.T. should be repaired
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Potential location identified in revival of Iqaluit hydro project
By Samuel Wat Territorial government scrapped plans for hydro project in 2014 due to lack of capital An Inuit-owned clean
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Yukon dog returned home after unexpected ride to Arizona
Alyce Johnson couldn’t figure out what happened to her dog Midnight, until she got a long-distance call Alyce Johnson is
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Inuktut becomes 1st Indigenous language spoken in Canada to be on Google Translate
One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google’s translation service, the first
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College of Northern Canada denied accreditation in N.W.T. partly due to lack of northern knowledge
Despite being named the College of Northern Canada, the Yellowknife-based school had its accreditation rejected partly due to not demonstrating
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Training, equipment among coroner recommendations after N.W.T. firefighter death
The N.W.T. Coroner Service is recommending the territory’s Department of Environment and Climate Change ensure all of its firefighting crew
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