New Inuit Youth Council pres. excited to amplify youth concerns on national stage
Susie-Ann Kudluk, the National Inuit Youth Council’s new president, says the next two years will be an exciting time for
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Staffing woes mean reduced health services in Yellowknife
Lab at primary care clinic closed until July 4 Some health services in Yellowknife are reduced and patients are being
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Handcrafted kayak from Tuk donated to museum, reunited with granddaughter of creator
Inuk, who works at Yellowknife’s museum, is the granddaughter of Bertram Pokiak who made the kayak A handcrafted kayak from Tuktoyaktuk,
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Jury issues 13 recommendations following inquest into 2021 death of infant
Policy changes, better emergency preparedness among recommendations Policy changes, more emergency preparation, and better education on safe sleep practices are
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Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent in N.W.T.
By Emily Blake · The Canadian Press ‘This seems to have been the change we needed,’ says Health Minister Julie Green The Northwest
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Quebec ups Nunavik nurse bonuses 20 per cent to help stem labour shortage
In an effort to stem the labour shortage in Nunavik’s health system, Quebec’s provincial government has announced bonus increases of
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Gwich’in wellness camp set to reopen this winter, says grand chief
By Dez Loreen · CBC News The Gwich’in wellness camp, which has been shut down for more than a decade, will be opening
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Fort Good Hope seniors move into residence 2+ years after opening
Facility still missing some equipment, like lack of bar to hold onto in showers Over two years after the facility had
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Canada Post honours former N.W.T. Premier Nellie Cournoyea
Canada Post unveiled a new stamp in honour of Nellie Cournoyea, the former premier of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.). The
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Nunavut sees new crop of teachers, nurses as students graduate from college
‘It’s a good feeling to be done school and being able to serve Nunavummiut,’ says graduate It took nearly eight
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Former priest facing new charges remanded into custody in Iqaluit
By Emma Tranter · CBC News An ex-priest previously convicted of dozens of sexual abuse charges in Nunavut will wait in an Iqaluit
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Kátł’odeeche couple recovering from wildfire ‘one day at a time’
‘It wasn’t the same reserve that I had seen on the 13th of May’ James and Carol Dixon’s home is
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New head of Nunavut RCMP aims to hire more Inuit
The new head of the RCMP in Nunavut says he’ll continue to try to recruit more Inuit to work for
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‘My heart sank’: KFN residents grieve impact of wildfire on their community
Isabelle Sunrise tried hiding her tears from her daughters when they drove through the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve near Hay
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Arctic Winter Games committee looks to Yukon as potential host in 2026
The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) could be coming back to the Yukon sooner than expected. The territory is next scheduled
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