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Data of around 1,700 people potentially compromised in Canvas data breach

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026 at 10:01 — Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2026 at 10:19
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By John Last The data of around 1,700 N.W.T. teachers, educational staff, government employees, program participants and contractors may have

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Ottawa Invests $55 Million in Arctic Infrastructure

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 16:35
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The federal government is providing over $55 million in funding for two major projects in Nunavut. Sourced from the Spring

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Fort Good Hope mother says medical bureaucracy increased stress

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 11:11
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By Yumna Iftikhar Chloe Dixon laughs before saying she likes being in Toronto but misses her home in Fort Good

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Watchdog dubs Yukon’s political party finance system worst in Canada

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:22
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By Dana Hatherly A democracy watchdog dubs the Yukon as the “worst” in the country when it comes to its

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Ottawa injects $957.8M into small craft harbours

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Posted: Monday, May 18, 2026 at 15:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 10:44
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The federal government has announced a $957.8-million investment over five years to modernize the Small Craft Harbours Program. Sourced from

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. gov’t sees boost in Indigenous hiring after overhaul of affirmative action policy

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 14:53
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By Devon Tredinnick The N.W.T. government says it’s seen a boost in Indigenous hiring since overhauling its affirmative action policy

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Eagle gold mine cleanup costs more than $11M a month, receiver says

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 14:50
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By Gabrielle Plonka Remediation at the Eagle gold mine is projected to cost $76.5 million this spring and summer, according

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Officials say rabies in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, is an ‘active and serious threat’

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 13:51
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By Samuel Wat Health officials say there’s an “active and serious threat” of rabies in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, with the disease

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Featured • Zone 2 Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon First Nation says it can pump out 250 houses per year — if it gets the timber

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 10:37
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Living in a log cabin, according to Devin Brodhagen, has long been an “ideal” in the Yukon. But the timber

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Featured • Zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Nunavik’s only veterinary clinic is looking for a new funder, or risk closure

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 09:04
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 14:18
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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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Canada Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Politics (Canada) 

Spending in the North won’t ‘invest in the human rights’ of northerners, NDP argues

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 14:04
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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

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:43
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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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Featured • Zone 3 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics 

Liberal government dismisses calls for radar site to remain as farmland

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2026 at 15:18
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The federal government is rejecting calls from some residents in southern Ontario to find other spots to set up its

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Business Business (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses prepare for another uncertain barge season

CBC News
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2026 at 14:11
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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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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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