N.W.T. officials open to Poilievre’s proposed trades program for high school students
By Nadeer Hashmi Conservative leader promised at weekend rally new pre-trades program for N.W.T. students Some education officials in the
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New military sleeping bags not suitable for ‘typical Canadian winter’: Canadian Army
‘I wonder if they should have just gone to Canadian Tire,’ says defence expert Despite the defence department spending more
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Too much demand, too few staff, N.W.T. MLAs hear
By Jocelyn Shepel ‘It isn’t getting better,’ says commissioner Andrew Fox, as wait times for ATIPP requests grows The N.W.T.’s
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Negotiators from Colville Lake meet with N.W.T. officials on the land to discuss self-government
The First Nation representing members from Colville Lake, N.W.T., is holding a landmark self-government negotiation out on the land. Joseph
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Birthing services temporarily back in Inuvik, N.W.T.— but future unclear after Sept.
Services will need to be assessed continuously until staffing levels stabilize, says health authority Birthing and delivery services are back
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Updated benefits program ‘barrier’ for N.W.T.ers with chronic diseases: pharmacists
By Nadeer Hashmi The program now covers everyone in the territory on an income-based threshold N.W.T. patients who previously had
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Warmer temperatures have put chinook salmon — and a way of life — in grave danger
Brandie Weikle At the home James MacDonald shares with his wife and their two kids, it’s approaching dinnertime. His five-year-old
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Nunavut’s newest cultural centre rethinks the basics of building in the Arctic
A new cultural centre in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, will provide space where elders can share traditional skills such as how
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Yukon commission proposes new electoral boundary adjustments ahead of final report
The Yukon Electoral District Boundaries Commission has changed its mind about some of the recommendations included in an earlier report
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Inuit involvement is still strong 10 years after Franklin shipwreck site located
By Tessa Vikander Inuit are involved in research and guarding the sites of the HMS Erebus and Terror near Gjoa
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Yukon government says moving palliative care residents was about ‘room optimization’
Families have expressed concerns about the new palliative care unit at Whistle Bend Place The Yukon government says its decision
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Court injunction puts new Gwich’in grand chief election on hold
N.W.T. Supreme Court to do a judicial review of council’s decision An N.W.T. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction
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Federal government announces funding for N.W.T. non-profit
By Nadeer Hashmi A skills-oriented non-profit in Yellowknife plans to develop new programming, improve its space and add new training
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Supplies arrive in Whale Cove, Nunavut, after only store burned down
By Samuel Wat Donations arrived over the weekend, as co-op looks to set up a temporary store Four days after
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Gwich’in to redo grand chief election despite no violations found by committee
The Gwich’in Tribal Council board of directors disagreed with committee’s findings The Gwich’in Tribal Council is redoing its election for
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