Yukon parents should’ve been told ‘immediately’ about sex abuse allegations: report
Delay in informing parents was unwarranted, unfair and a ‘communications failure,’ report says The Yukon education department should have immediately
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Green light for Yukon class-action over alleged use of holds, seclusion in school
Plaintiffs’ lawyer says lawsuit could include hundreds of people The Yukon Supreme Court has given the green light to a
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Iqaluit flight cancellations cost him thousands, says Kimmirut teacher
By Lyndsay-Ann Palliser · CBC News ‘Canadian North needs to be responsible to the people’ A Kimmirut teacher says he’s out thousands
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Yellowknife airport opens to commercial flights
By Taylor Holmes · CBC News As the general public began returning to Yellowknife, its airport started taking commercial flights again Three
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Could Ulukhaktok’s community network be an internet model for other communities?
A free internet option is now available in Ulukhaktok, one of Canada’s most remote Arctic villages, something those involved in
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Firefighters shouldn’t have to fill gaps in ambulance service: Dawson City fire chief
‘Our guys signed up as firefighters not paramedics,’ said fire chief Mike Massery The fire chief in Dawson City, Yukon,
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Some N.W.T. evacuees consider staying put after wildfire crisis
By Robert Holden, CBC News ‘It feels like we’re in a boat that’s sinking, and all we have is cups
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Yellowknife hospital emergency at 60 per cent
Despite a pause on the return of essential workers to Yellowknife last week as wildfires flared up in the South
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No highway fire risk expected as public prepares Yellowknife return
By Luke Carroll, Liny Lamberink · CBC News · Officials also fielded questions about evacuees forced to re-locate in Calgary Wildfires are not expected
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N.W.T. projected to spend $100M on fighting wildfires — 5 times more than budgeted
By Francis Tessier-Burns · CBC News ‘Roughly spending about $10 million a week right now,’ says MLA The N.W.T. is actively fighting
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Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, residents petition to close beer and wine store
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Mayor, residents worried about effects of availability of alcohol Some residents in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, say
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Naked and alone: Irish paddler on Yukon River has tales to tell
A close call with a black bear wasn’t enough to deter a 61-year-old Irish paddler from completing a 3,185-kilometre trip
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Up to 50 vehicles planning illegal return to Yellowknife, say RCMP
Northwest Territories RCMP say they’ve received “credible” information about a group of people in up to 50 vehicles who are
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Housing Day shines spotlight on home maintenance in Nunavik
August 30 marks Housing Day in Nunavik, featuring draws for various rewards, including rent discounts. “Tenants that are certified can
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Nunavut has 81 open teacher positions as students head back to class
By Emily Haws · CBC News Overall, that’s about a nine per cent vacancy rate There are about 81 open teacher positions
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