Military gives details about ‘generational level of investment’ coming to Yellowknife
By Sarah St-Pierre Canadian military officials were before a Yellowknife city council committee on Monday, presenting some details about their
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No more daylight saving: Northwest Territories to end seasonal time change
By Emma Tranter The Northwest Territories will no longer change its clocks. N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson announced Monday that the
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N.W.T. government has few details about Alberta’s proposed health reform
By Avery Zingel The Northwest Territories government says it’s not yet clear how Alberta’s latest proposed health reforms, if passed,
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This northern Yukon island shows how thawing permafrost is transforming the Arctic
By Tori Fitzpatrick Thawing permafrost on a small island off the Yukon’s north coast is shedding light on how climate
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Yukon government offers incentives to switch to fossil fuels and rebates on electric bills
By Dana Hatherly This week in Yukon politics, Yukoners learned about new rebates and MLAs voted to review election financing
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Sobey Art Award longlist revealed: here are the northern artists…
Four artists from Canada’s northern territories have landed on the Sobey Art Award longlist, announced Thursday. Nunavut artists Janet Nungnik,
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Etsy is banning the sale of fur — and Indigenous artisans may suffer most
By Bianca McKeown New policy says fur items must be removed from website by Aug. 11 Lisa Pottle had just
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Unclear how federal gun ban will be enforced in N.W.T.
Territory declared 81 firearms to federal gun buyback program The deadline for Ottawa’s gun buyback program has passed, but gun
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Arctic prepardness dominates Canada-Finland bilaterial meeting
Arctic preparedness dominated the Canada-Finland bilateral meeting in Ottawa this week, ending with a pledge to boost cooperation on sea
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10 years after landmark court decision, N.W.T. Métis leaders still waiting to see benefits
By Sarah St-Pierre Métis leaders say the lack of policy, funding clarity is leaving gaps in supports For most of
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Study finds hidden lake network beneath Arctic glaciers as climate change accelerates
By Inayat Singh The discovery could reshape how scientists understand glacier loss in Canada’s Arctic Researchers have identified 37 subglacial lakes beneath
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Inuvik Anglican Church ‘officially reopens’ with fresh vision
The new ministry coordinator for Inuvik’s Anglican Church of the Ascension says it has “officially reopened” – after a five-year
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Canadian Coast Guard tests Arctic surveillance drone as air force delivery stalls
Military delays mean civilian service will get eyes on the Far North first An Israeli-made surveillance drone, once owned by
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Newly uncovered Inuit animation from the ’70s screening for the first time
By Bianca McKeown Films created in an animation workshop in Kinngait were unscreened for more than 50 years Of all
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Two Yukon First Nations looking to take over their own health care needs
By TJ Dhir Chiefs have written to Yukon and federal governments over proposed territorial health authority Two Yukon First Nations
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