Former priest expected to plead guilty to sexual assault against Nunavut children
By Emma Tranter Hearings scheduled in Iqaluit this week now adjourned to Thursday A former Catholic priest charged with eight
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Watson Lake, Yukon, residents take to the streets to sing holiday classics
Nothing says it’s the holiday season more than a group of carollers and in Watson Lake, Yukon, some residents fully
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How do reindeer fly? How does Santa deliver gifts? NORAD answers kids’ Christmas questions
He’s not deterred by wind, or snow, or rain, and he doesn’t file a flight plan, but that doesn’t mean
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A former park ranger’s new book documents decades of climate change in Arctic Alaska
The Arctic is one of the areas most visibly impacted by human-caused climate change, with some areas becoming almost unrecognizable
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Yukon court hears dispute over proposed exploration project in Peel watershed
A proposed mining exploration project in the Yukon’s Peel watershed is at the centre of a court battle this week,
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Harry S. Truman carrier strike group on exercise inside the Arctic Circle
The giant U.S. Navy carrier is currently sailing Vestfjorden near the Lofoten archipelago, training with the Norwegian Air Force. “It
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Apology long overdue for U.S. Indian boarding schools, says former student
By Brett Forester ‘It’s a start,’ says 74-year-old Navajo Nation member Rosie Yellowhair WARNING: This story contains details of experiences
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N.W.T. communities learning to adapt as heat waves become more common
One mayor says he brought an electric fan with him out on the land for the first time This summer,
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50-plus people sleeping outside in Yellowknife as winter approaches, advocates say
Meetings between NGOs, gov’ts have yielded no solutions so far, says Salvation Army director A tent encampment set up last
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Air Greenland’s international flights out of Nuuk suspended, leaving some Nunavut passengers stranded
Air Greenland’s international flights in and out of Nuuk, Greenland, are temporarily suspended, leaving some people from Nunavut stranded. Air
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Finland mulls an end to Barents cooperation
By Hannah Thule, Thomas Nilsen “The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is gradually disengaging from Barents cooperation,” says Elina Valtonen
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Fire bans in place for Yellowknife and 4 N.W.T. parks
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Amid high temperatures and dry conditions in the N.W.T., new fire bans are going into effect
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Gwichya Gwich’in Council says it’s suing Gwich’in Tribal Council for funding stop
By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Council claims the GTC has interfered with rights of its members Disagreements between the Gwichya Gwich’in
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Colville Lake, N.W.T., resident says the community waited nearly 3 weeks for mail
Airline that brings mail to community says delays are often result of other carriers Gary Frey, a resident of Colville Lake,
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Potentially deadly strep infections rise in N.W.T., chief public health officer says
Territory has seen 9 cases so far this year — equal to the yearly average — and 1 person has
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