Oleg Tinkov’s La Datcha among luxury yachts sailing around Svalbard
The Russian billionaire’s private icebreaker yacht, equipped with two helicopters and a three-seat submersible, is spending this summer in the
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2 Iqaluit group homes set to close, meaning children in care may be sent south
By Samuel Wat Advocates, workers and family members question whether that’s in the best interests of children and youth For
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Construction on Nunavut’s first addictions and trauma treatment centre to be done by end of summer
By Bianca McKeown Builders say construction will be done in 4 to 6 weeks Construction on Aqqusariaq, Nunavut’s first addictions
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Hospitals flag ‘unfunded’ pressure points, $2.5M deficit to Yukon health minister
The Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) wrote to the territorial health minister warning of pressure points that remain “unfunded” amid a
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Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years
By Gabrielle Plonka A Yukon non-profit says its new action plan aims to cut homelessness by 50 per cent by
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Yellowknife teen recognized for work supporting autistic child in dance class
By Julia Parrish It’s a partnership that’s lasted three years, and at 14 years old, Taylor Paddon said she gets
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How Kakisa, N.W.T., is making a fire break part of its plan to grow more food
By Sarah St-Pierre When a wildfire reached Kakisa in 2014, burning around the community on two sides and along its
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Housing : Ottawa Invests Over $67 Million in Northern and Manitoba Communities
The federal government is ramping up its efforts in Manitoba’s northern and rural regions. Canada’s Minister of Northern Affairs and
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Expect more police presence in downtown Yellowknife this summer: RCMP
Un texte de Devon Tredinnick Yellowknife residents can expect to see more police officers patrolling the city’s downtown core this
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Lead found in water at Iqaluit’s only Inuktitut daycare
By Bianca McKeown The water in Mariam Imaq’s kitchen runs clear now, but it didn’t always. “Imagine like acrylic paint,
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Officials say rabies in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, is an ‘active and serious threat’
By Samuel Wat Health officials say there’s an “active and serious threat” of rabies in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, with the disease
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Yukon First Nation says it can pump out 250 houses per year — if it gets the timber
Living in a log cabin, according to Devin Brodhagen, has long been an “ideal” in the Yukon. But the timber
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Nunavik’s only veterinary clinic is looking for a new funder, or risk closure
By Samuel Wat Nunavik’s only permanent veterinary clinic in Kuujjuaq, Que., is looking for a new partner to oversee and
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Aurora college seeks to supplement expired funding for child care program
By Yumna Iftikhar Aurora College is still working to replace the expired federal funding for its early learning and child
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CBC North’s Trail’s End is coming to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
CBC’s Trail’s End will broadcast live from the Arctic hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, this week. Host Lawrence Nayally will
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