Man found deceased in water near Paulatuk, N.W.T.
A man has been found deceased after a search and rescue effort near Paulatuk, N.W.T. At approximately 10:30 a.m. Monday, Paulatuk RCMP
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Beaver Creek, parts of Alaska Highway in Yukon under evacuation alert
A wildfire north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, has prompted a warning to residents of the community, as well as parts of
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Whitehorse saw driest June in nearly a century
If it seemed drier than normal last month in Whitehorse, you weren’t imagining it — the city saw the lowest amount
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Ottawa’s major projects law won’t affect the N.W.T. much, premier says
N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says he expects Bill C-5, passed into law last month as the federal Building Canada Act, to
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Labrador to see development as Canada expands northern military defence
By Abby Cole Labrador’s 5 Wing Goose Bay military base could be a hub for arctic defence With Russia waging
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Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, taking measures to address drugs, community safety
By Tamara Merritt Town hall meeting this week included hamlet leadership, RCMP and the territory’s justice minister An RCMP drug-detecting dog and
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One dead after fatal police shooting in Inukjuak, Que.
By Samuel Wat This is the 3rd fatal police shooting in Nunavik in 8 months One person is dead after being
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Yukon minister defends mining amendments blasted by First Nations
‘We’ll do our best to work through these differences of understanding,’ says Minister John Streicker Yukon’s mines minister says the
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25 research projects to receive $10.8m funding from Canadian Arctic science network
Twenty-five research projects are set to receive funding from a Canadian northern research network to better understand the climate, geopolitical
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$500 per child grocery fund ending for Inuvialuit families
By Tamara Merritt One mother in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., says her family with 5 children will turn to more traditional foods
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Private yachts can still travel through the Northwest Passage undetected
Inuit guardians are on the front lines of maintaining sovereignty over the Northwest Passage, but small yachts are still allowed
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Nunavut enters into new 10-year agreement for air transportation services
By Francis Tessier-Burns Agreement with Bradley Air Services covers things such as medical travel, duty travel and cargo The Government
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Territorial ministers seek full funding for national plan on gender-based violence
Ministers meet with federal counterpart in Yellowknife about tackling gendered violence Amid the federal government’s bid to reduce spending, territorial ministers
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Inuvik’s mayor says new dentist could be on the way
After more than a year without a dentist, Inuvik is now on track to welcome a resident dentist by late
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Clyde River, Nunavut, under boil water advisory
Health officials say advisory is safety measure due to high turbidity in water Nunavut health officials have issued a boil
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