Former deputy chief of Dawson City fire dept. sentenced to 18 months
By Virginie Ann A former deputy chief of the local fire department in Dawson City, Yukon, who sexually assaulted his
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N.W.T. regulator to start process that could grant Imperial Oil emergency water licence
Public can give input on 60-day licence, and 3-year licence, until Jan. 27 An N.W.T. regulator is moving ahead with
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Indigenous knowledge can make health care more sustainable in North: study
By Tharsha Ravichakaravarthy New research paper uses sharing circle held with Indigenous elders in the N.W.T. A new research paper
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Concerns over tracking cumulative effects of fuel spills in Nunavut, N.W.T.: experts
By Samuel Wat Nunavut and N.W.T. together recorded hundreds of contaminant spills in 2024 Environmental experts are worried the cumulative
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Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., forming local search and rescue committee
Community already has a few toboggans outfitted to go at a moment’s notice Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., is forming a local
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Advocates hope a new national registry will reveal extent of Indigenous sterilization
By Nadeer Hashmi · No official numbers or records exist for similar cases, organization says Advocates hope a new national registry
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Power restored in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. early on Sunday
Power has been fully restored in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. after an extended outage that left some residents without heat and
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Lawyer says N.W.T. Court of Appeal decision on caribou plans follows trend
A constitutional lawyer said a recent court of appeal decision on Colville Lake, N.W.T.’s caribou conservation plan is following a
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Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power
‘It’s just so unpredictable, you just have to be ready to react,’ says Vuntut Gwitchin chief Pauline Frost, chief of
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Survey shows Canadians fear losing Arctic territory without stronger action
Even before President-elect Donald Trump sparked global headlines with his public musings about buying Greenland and posting memes showing Canada
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Wolf management program in N.W.T. comes to an end after 5 years
By Jocelyn Shepel Program was initially aimed at reducing wolf predation on Bathurst and Bluenose East caribou herds A wolf
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Court finds N.W.T.’s tag, quota system not only way to manage caribou in Sahtu
The N.W.T. Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge by the territorial government on Tuesday, siding with Colville Lake on
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Kremlin, on Trump remarks on Greenland and Canada, says Russia has Arctic interests
The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.S.
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Arctic road and port project meets opposition and support as Nunavut board recommends environmental review
By Emma Tranter A project that would connect southern Canada to the eastern Arctic coast by road is being met
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Yukon heat pump program sells out in less than 3 weeks
Territory will seek more federal money to reopen the program to more applicants The Yukon’s affordable heat pump program is
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