Hotter, drier summers causing wild berry declines in Gwich’in Settlement Area, new study finds
By Yumna Iftikhar When Annie Buckle was growing up in Aklavik, she said wild berries were so abundant that they
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Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years
By Gabrielle Plonka A Yukon non-profit says its new action plan aims to cut homelessness by 50 per cent by
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Yellowknife teen recognized for work supporting autistic child in dance class
By Julia Parrish It’s a partnership that’s lasted three years, and at 14 years old, Taylor Paddon said she gets
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How Kakisa, N.W.T., is making a fire break part of its plan to grow more food
By Sarah St-Pierre When a wildfire reached Kakisa in 2014, burning around the community on two sides and along its
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‘Not surprising’: Advocates react to N.W.T. Child and Family Services report
By Yumna Iftikhar For some local advocates, the federal auditor general’s bleak assessment of the N.W.T.’s child and family services
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Ottawa invests $22.8 million for sports in Indigenous communities
The Government of Canada has announced a two-year investment of $22.8 million (2026–2028) to fund Indigenous-led sports and physical activity
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Yellowknife mulls bylaw change to expand $1 land sales for affordable housing
By Jessica Davey-Quantick A bylaw change could make it easier to get affordable housing built in Yellowknife. Deputy mayor Rob
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Advocates hope declaration of gender-based violence as an epidemic can remove stigma
By Samuel Wat For Charlotte Wolfrey of Rigolet, N.L., ending gender-based violence is personal. Her daughter was murdered in 1993,
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New Mental Health Fund Launched to Support the Canadian Arctic
A major new investment has been launched to strengthen community-based mental health services across the Canadian Arctic, honoring the legacy
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Gloria Uluqsi elected president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
By Mah Noor Mubarik GloriaUluqsi will be the new president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., winning the election with 19.6 per
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Canada Focuses on the Arctic for Future Airborne Surveillance
The Government of Canada is stepping up efforts to protect its northern sovereignty by selecting Swedish company Saab as the
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Researchers look to Arctic algae to study changing Frobisher Bay
Un texte de Tharsha Ravichakaravarthy Researchers in Iqaluit have completed a multi-year study of sea ice algae and phytoplankton that
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More money for health, community infrastructure in Nunavut’s $3.7B budget
By Chris Windeyer and Paul Tukker Nunavut Premier and Finance Minister John Main tabled the largest budget in the territory’s
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Cruise ship visitors increasingly going to Pond Inlet, fewer to Iqaluit
The number of cruise ship visitors to Pond Inlet has grown exponentially since 2022, while many fewer are coming to
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Yellowknife better prepared to safely evacuate unhoused population, say advocates
Un texte de Yumna Iftikhar Advocates say Yellowknife is better prepared to help its unhoused population evacuate if there is
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