Yukon First Nation says it can pump out 250 houses per year — if it gets the timber
Living in a log cabin, according to Devin Brodhagen, has long been an “ideal” in the Yukon. But the timber
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Nunavik’s only veterinary clinic is looking for a new funder, or risk closure
By Samuel Wat Nunavik’s only permanent veterinary clinic in Kuujjuaq, Que., is looking for a new partner to oversee and
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Plastic Pollution: Ottawa Funds Indigenous Research in the North
Minister of Environment Julie Dabrusin has announced a $2.4 million investment to study the impact of plastic pollution on Indigenous
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Spending in the North won’t ‘invest in the human rights’ of northerners, NDP argues
By Devon Tredinnick Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is failing to invest in the human rights of people in Northern
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Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers
The federal and territorial governments are injecting $1.5 million over three years to help the Yukon workforce adapt to global
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Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland
The federal government is rejecting calls from some residents in southern Ontario to find other spots to set up its
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Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses prepare for another uncertain barge season
By Sarah St-Pierre Some Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses are hoping water rising levels in the Mackenzie River will mean reliable
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Aurora college seeks to supplement expired funding for child care program
By Yumna Iftikhar Aurora College is still working to replace the expired federal funding for its early learning and child
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CBC North’s Trail’s End is coming to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
CBC’s Trail’s End will broadcast live from the Arctic hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, this week. Host Lawrence Nayally will
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‘So much is being allowed to spoil’: Country food in Nunavut faces distribution challenges
By Tharsha Ravichakaravarthy Researchers and hunters say transporting food between communities is difficult, expensive and sometimes unreliable — and it’s
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Yukon issues flood watch advisories for Dawson City, Carmacks
Flood watch advisories have been issued for the Yukon River in the Dawson region, as well as the Nordenskiold River
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High lead levels found in drinking water at another 3 N.W.T. schools
Three more N.W.T. schools have been discovered to have elevated concentrations of lead in drinking water, amid ongoing testing of
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Ekati mine’s future in doubt as company files for creditor protection
By Hina Alam Ekati Diamond Mine’s parent company has filed for creditor protection, saying it is unable to pay bills
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4 more sailors lost on doomed 1845 Arctic expedition identified
A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo say they have definitively identified the remains of four sailors belonging
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Arctic Sovereignty Requires Strong Communities, Says FCM
In a new report titled “The Future of Canada’s North and Arctic,” the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is urging
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