Housing, affordability, good leadership top concerns for these N.W.T. voters
By Carla Ulrich From housing and affordability to fair taxation and global humanitarian concerns — voters in the Northwest Territories
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Frozen pipe forces Puvirnituq, Que., residents to go days without water delivery
By Samuel Wat Residents in Puvirnituq, Que., are being forced to go days without water being delivered, due to a
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Trump, taxes & tariffs dominate election debate, leaving Arctic overlooked
Simultaneous translation in English: Simultaneous translation in Inuktut (Nunavik dialect): Canada’s federal party leaders clashed over Trump, taxes and trade
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Nunavut Quest competitors set off from Pond Inlet
Dog sled journey from Pond Inlet to Igloolik is expected to take one week Eight mushers started the Nunavut Quest
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Haines Junction should consider paid fire chief, says report from village staff
Report suggests hiring full-time chief who doubles as protective services head The Village of Haines Junction in the Yukon could
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Service providers disagree about who should get a subsidy for internet in the North
By Jocelyn Shepel CRTC currently reviewing submissions and feedback about subsidy announced earlier this year The CRTC says it’s still
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Food Bank Society of Yukon calls on political parties to reduce food insecurity
By George Maratos Almost 2,000 Yukoners accessed the food bank last month; numbers also on rise across nationally The Food
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Inuit women’s org urges federal leaders to address housing, costs, and violence
With Canada in the midst of a federal election, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country is urging
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‘I feel pretty badass’: Indigenous women dive into welding at Aurora College
By Carla Ulrich Red Seal welder leading the course says participants’ growth so far is ‘remarkable’ A new welding workshop
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Meet the federal candidates running in Nunavik
By Samuel Wat Liberals, NDP, Conservatives, Bloc Québécois have announced candidates for the upcoming federal election Canadians will head to
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Whitehorse dam relicensing gets the OK, but with new terms and conditions
Federal and territorial gov’t say new terms aim to better mitigate impacts on chinook salmon, First Nations The Yukon and
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Yukon lawyer says N.W.T.’s eviction law for drug dealers could be unconstitutional
SCAN Act among three Justice department proposals to make N.W.T. communities safer The N.W.T. Department of Justice is planning public
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Glacial retreat exposes over 1,500 miles of new Arctic coastline, study finds
There’s been a significant shift in Arctic coastlines over the last two decades, with new research revealing that melting glaciers
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Increase in dental travel to Yellowknife likely to continue: N.W.T. health minister
Elder says 1-hour dental appointment required nearly 3 days away from home recently N.W.T.’s minister of health says there’s no
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Arctic sovereignty, defence on the minds of many Yukon voters
By Virginie Ann ‘I’m not really pro-defence, but I know now is the moment,’ says one Whitehorse voter For many Yukon voters,
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