N.W.T. MLA touring Sahtú this week with Food Banks Canada and Nutrition North
Public meetings planned in each community to discuss options for food bank services Sahtú MLA Danny McNeely is scheduled to visit
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Inuit push back against anti-polar bear hunting video filmed in Nunavut
By Emma Tranter Two men say they oppose hunting polar bears for sport A video posted by two tourists who
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Snowmelt means untreated water being discharged from Yukon’s Eagle Gold mine site
Government says the water doesn’t contain cyanide, but does have sediment and metals The Yukon government says the spring snowmelt means
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‘North of North,’ set in Arctic Canada, officially renewed for season 2
The comedy series North of North has been renewed for a second season, following a successful first run across APTN,
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Name change means Yukon association now represents firefighters too
The Association of Yukon Firefighters and Chiefs now represents 350 members instead of 40 The Association of Yukon Fire Chiefs
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Agnico Eagle calls for Canadian Arctic strategy amid US threats
By Divya Rajagopal Agnico Eagle Mines, Canada’s biggest gold miner, wants the new government to develop a formal Arctic strategy
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N.W.T. doctors say pay hike for locum physicians a good start
By Nadeer Hashmi Medical association also wants to know back-up plan for staffing shortages in the short term The Northwest
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NASA surveys giving detailed pictures of changing North American Arctic
A new paper from NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment is offering insights into the evolution of wildfire activity, thawing permafrost, and
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Nunavut MP Lori Idlout ‘humbled’ by narrow victory, says NDP hasn’t lost its voice
Idlout said crossing the floor to the Liberals is ‘very difficult’ to consider Nunavut’s NDP MP Lori Idlout, who was
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Elections Canada apologizes to Nunavik voters left out of vote
By Samuel Wat · Elections Canada to review circumstances around the situation and publish findings Elections Canada has apologized to voters
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Dehcho Grand Chief hopeful for change under Liberal minority government
Dehcho Grand Chief Herb Norwegian struck a hopeful note on Tuesday after Canada elected a Liberal minority government and the
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Calls for investigation after Nunavik polling station issues
By Rachel Watts ‘It’s illegal,’ says first-time voter who couldn’t cast a ballot Tiivi Tulaugak was looking forward to voting
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Analysis: Will Carney win bring new investment, security to North, or more of the same?
As the Liberal Party prepares for its fourth consecutive term, and its first under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Arctic
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Booths closed early — or didn’t open at all — in some Nunavik villages
By Samuel Wat Elections Canada cites weather and difficulty recruiting local teams as the source of the challenges Elia Lauzon
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Liberal Brendan Hanley projected to win re-election in Yukon
Conservative Ryan Leef hoped to reclaim seat he lost in 2015 Brendan Hanley is projected to handily win a second term as
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