Nunavut gov’t to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs
By Samuel Wat Work to officially change derogatory names a ‘priority’ in 2025 WARNING: This article discusses an offensive slur. The
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How N.W.T. communities are caring for survivors this Truth and Reconciliation day
This year, there will be a trained mental health counsellor at Truth and Reconciliation events in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T.
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New $55M health centre in Old Crow ‘what every Yukon community needs,’ chief says
A new health and wellness centre has opened in Old Crow, Yukon, and it’s something Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost
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After 38 years, man arrested in unsolved killing of 15-year-old in Iqaluit
By TJ Dhir After going unsolved for 38 years, a man has been arrested in the killing of a 15-year-old
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Cree hold ‘eye-opening’ discussions on how development happens in northern Quebec
By Cole Bosum How development happens in Cree communities and who benefits was front and centre at a recent meeting
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Nunavik and Montreal police join forces after reported security threats to Inuit community
Cassandra Yanez-Leyton Criminal groups have been smuggling drugs into communities in Quebec’s Far North and threatening and harassing Inuit in
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Q+A | N.W.T’s chief public health officer on new vaccines, rise in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in the N.W.T., with 54 known cases counted between June and August this year,
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New educational bursary honours late Carcross/Tagish First Nation elder Edna Helm
Liam Baker The historic townsite of Bennett, B.C., is generally described by many tourism websites as “abandoned” — but until
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N.W.T. MLA says Sahtu communities are in ‘a huge crisis’ after barge cancellations
Daniel McNeely says the cost of living has risen sharply on food, gas and supplies The N.W.T. MLA for the
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Concordia University to waive tuition for Indigenous students in Quebec
By Vanna Blacksmith First Nations and Inuit students’ tuition will be waived starting this fall Concordia University is waiving tuition
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City of Yellowknife has new plans for emergencies and evacuations
New plans follow after-action assessment of city’s response to 2023 wildfire and evacuation A year after 2023’s unprecedented wildfire evacuation
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N.W.T. officials open to Poilievre’s proposed trades program for high school students
By Nadeer Hashmi Conservative leader promised at weekend rally new pre-trades program for N.W.T. students Some education officials in the
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Too much demand, too few staff, N.W.T. MLAs hear
By Jocelyn Shepel ‘It isn’t getting better,’ says commissioner Andrew Fox, as wait times for ATIPP requests grows The N.W.T.’s
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Birthing services temporarily back in Inuvik, N.W.T.— but future unclear after Sept.
Services will need to be assessed continuously until staffing levels stabilize, says health authority Birthing and delivery services are back
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Updated benefits program ‘barrier’ for N.W.T.ers with chronic diseases: pharmacists
By Nadeer Hashmi The program now covers everyone in the territory on an income-based threshold N.W.T. patients who previously had
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