Adeline Webber on being Yukon’s next commissioner
Webber was appointed this week to serve 5-year term as territory’s next commissioner Adeline Webber was in Pelly Crossing, Yukon,
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Society (Canada)
Tension easing in Mayo, Yukon as opioid emergency declaration nears expiry
Declaration came on heels of double homicide that remains unsolved Tension in Mayo, Yukon is starting to ease months after
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Yellowknife won’t host 2026 Arctic Winter Games, minister confirms
City was asked to host games earlier than planned, after Russia suspended from hosting The Northwest Territories won’t host the
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Person-focused homelessness strategy tabled in N.W.T.
Strategy also wants to pinpoint manageable level of homelessness in each community A new homelessness strategy unveiled Wednesday by the
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Auditor general issues ‘urgent call for action’ to protect Nunavut children and youth
By Emily Blake · The Canadian Press Canada’s auditor general says early findings in a review of child and family services in
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N.W.T. gov’t announces financial aid programs for wildfire evacuees, host communities
One program aimed at evacuees whose work was disrupted, another is for communities that hosted evacuees The Northwest Territories government
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Ottawa, Quebec City announce additional funding for northern research institute
The federal and Quebec provincial governments are contributing additional monies towards the Institut nordique du Québec (Quebec northern institute) construction
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Quebec judge awards $25K to Inuk woman ‘forgotten’ by youth protection authorities
In legal first, judge says cash is only way to try to rectify years of neglect In a legal first,
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Nunavut asks federal gov’t for help handling tuberculosis outbreaks
Nunavut’s chief public health officer, Dr. Sean Wachtel, says he will be requesting federal aid to help deal with the territory’s
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KFN, Hay River leaders urge wildfire evacuees to stay put
Hay River mayor says at least two or three more days to contain fire Displaced Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First
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Naujaat becomes 3rd Nunavut community to face tuberculosis outbreak
There are 6 active cases and 10 latent cases in the community, says health department Nunavut’s Health Department declared an
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Ash falling ‘on our heads’: Hay River, KFN evacuees drive through the night
Kátł’odeeche First Nation and the Town of Hay River issued evacuation orders on Sunday To Dion Griffiths and Gary Pynn,
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Provincial efforts to fast-track nurse licensing could help the Yukon
Quicker licensing elsewhere means quicker licensing in the territory, says health minister The Yukon government says it’s on board with
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Creating youth links key to driving Canadian-Norwegian cooperation, conference hears
Youth initiatives and student exchanges will be important for creating closer links between Norway and Canada and driving innovation in
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Downtown business owners hope report recommendations ease tensions around Whitehorse shelter
“Beautification,” community liaisons, organized activities and decentralization. Those are some of the solutions a new report offers to ease tensions
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