Residents say farewell — for now — to Hay River library and staff
By Jocelyn Shepel For over two years now, Jeff Ashby has been bringing in his record player, on occasion, to
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Colville Lake calls for more policing, considers local safety program to counter drugs
By Tamara Merritt Leaders in Colville Lake are calling on the RCMP to increase their visits to the community due
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Black-Inuk woman traces history of Black settlers in the North in pursuit of answers to racial divisions today
By Samuel Wat Jaelyn Jarrett remembers moving from Nain, N.L., to Ontario as an eight-year-old when she started being called
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UQAM updates its website for northern research
The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) has launched the latest version of its Northern Portal (Portail nordique), a platform
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Prepare for another challenging wildfire season, N.W.T. fire officials say
By Heather Kitching Fire officials in the Northwest Territories are warning people to prepare for another challenging wildfire season due
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Hibernation season is over in Dawson City, Yukon, as businesses, town prepare to welcome tourists this summer
There is still plenty of snow on the ground in Dawson City, Yukon, but it hasn’t stopped the town from
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First Nation of Nacho Nyäk Dun neutral on possible gold mine sale, slams Yukon gov’t handling of process
The First Nation of Nacho Nyäk Dun says it has no opinion about the possible sale of the mothballed Eagle
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Yukon Quest sled dog race returning in 2027, organizers say
The Yukon Quest sled dog race is set to make a comeback next year, organizers say, after the iconic race
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Hundreds march in Whitehorse to protest manslaughter conviction
About 450 people gathered in downtown Whitehorse Tuesday to protest a recent Yukon Supreme Court decision and advocate for judicial reform. The
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Naujaat hunters want to halt the Baffinland’s railway and port project
Arviq HTO, Naujaat’s hunters and trapper’s organization, wants the federal government to halt the Steensby railway project so it can
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Nunavik joins Indigenous push for banishment of traffickers
Leaders in Nunavik are exploring the idea of banishment as a way to stop the flow of drugs and alcohol
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N.W.T. gov’t hopes for ‘rebound’ in spring water levels this year on Mackenzie River
By Yumna Iftikhar Heavy winter snowpack to the south could help bring the Mackenzie River closer to normal this summer
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Square dances and cell signal dead zones: Rangers confront Canada’s Arctic reality
By Murray Brewster It’s safe to say learning to square dance with strangers was not on the list of expectations
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Local restaurants pivot to residents as tourism slows
Satwant (Sweets) Kaur Dhillon co-launched Yellowknife’s first Ricky’s All Day Grill in 2025. A year later, Dhillon is learning to
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Mounties spied on ‘Father of Nunavut’ in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene alliance
Surveillance had become so familiar to John Amagoalik it was, by the mid-1970s, something of a standing joke. From the
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