Nanisivik Naval Facility still has no opening date minister cites planning lessons
Defence department says jetty still needs replacing, fuel tanks need heating Canada’s national defence minister says plans for a naval
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Canada to partner with Australia on early warning detection system in the Arctic
Feds also investing $420M into military presence, $253M into Nunavut infrastructure Prime Minister Mark Carney announced investments into the military’s
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New boat launch, water treatment facility on horizon for Giant Mine site
By Jocelyn Shepel Team behind remediation project gave annual update to City of Yellowknife on Monday Team members with the
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18-year-old Quebec man charged with murder in connection with death in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T.
RCMP say accused is part of drug trade and arrest should be considered a ‘warning’ to others RCMP have charged
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At Iqaluit stop, NDP leader says he would cancel F-35 contract, build jets in Canada
By Benjamin Lopez Steven Procurement expert says proposal comes with steep costs and takes lots of time NDP Leader Jagmeet
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Indigenous science fair set for Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik in northern Quebec
The northern Quebec communities of Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik are gearing up to host the 2025 Quebec Indigenous Science Fair, something
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Inuit women recount experiences past and present of forced sterilization
Woman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay shocked to realize her case wasn’t an outlier While a national organization seeks to track
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Lisa Koperqualuk steps down as ICC Canada Leader; Natan Obed named acting head
Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk has resigned as president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada, the organization said on Friday. In a statement,
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EPR program recycling services to start this year in the Yukon
By Tori Fitzpatrick Extended Producer Responsibility program meant to shift cost of recycling to producers of those materials The Yukon
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Beluga Summit brings together hunters and researchers in Inuvik, N.W.T.
By Dez Loreen ‘The data that we bring to the table, with traditional knowledge and Western science, is top-notch’ Hunters,
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Drugs and handgun seized after luxury vehicle stopped on Sahtu winter road, say RCMP
Bust described by RCMP superintendent as a ‘significant disruption’ to the drug trade Two men from Alberta are facing a
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2 dead after 4-member hunting party struck by blizzard in Nunavik, say police
Quaqtaq mayor says survival of young woman and her daughter is miraculous Two people from Quaqtaq in northern Quebec are
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$100K cut from N.W.T. family violence shelters restored in territorial budget
Money for public housing also added to budget that will be voted on Thursday The Government of the Northwest Territories
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A look at how the Canadian military is training for potential conflicts in the North
By Natalia Weichsel A swarm of troops dressed in white and wearing snowshoes glide across a frozen valley. Suddenly they
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Residents anxious about drug-related crime in N.W.T.’s South Slave region
By Nadeer Hashmi ‘Quit hiding these people in our communities … let the police know,’ urges Fort Smith mayor Residents
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