N.W.T.’s newest charging station boosts confidence for some EV owners on long drives
By Carla Ulrich Territory aims to see EV-charging corridor stretch from Yellowknife to the Alberta border The N.W.T.’s goal of
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Society
Northerners honour Murray Sinclair for championing Truth and Reconciliation
Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon led a chorus of northern voices on Monday remembering the legacy of former senator and
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1 person dead, another seriously injured after altercation with Nunavik police
By Samuel Wat Video posted on social media shows man being shot at close range One person is dead and
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Murray Sinclair, who headed Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, dead at 73
Renowned lawyer was Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge Murray Sinclair, the Anishinaabe senator and renowned Manitoba lawyer who led the Truth and
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Lapland court hands suspended prison sentence to juvenile rapist
At the time, the victim was 13 years old and the perpetrator was 16. Both attended the same school. Lapland
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Nunavut gov’t takes fight against Inuktut education lawsuit to Supreme Court
By Samuel Wat Lawsuit claims discrimination against Inuit over lack of Inuktut education The government of Nunavut is taking its fight
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Inuit Circumpolar Council launches youth leadership program
As part of ongoing efforts to increase youth leadership in the Arctic, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has launched a
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Alaska deer hunter found dead in apparent brown bear mauling, officials say
50-year-old Tad Fujioka of Sitka, Alaska, was reported overdue Tuesday evening A 50-year-old hunter has been found dead in an
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Nunavut prosecutors reflect on 6 months of dedicated sexual violence team
By Samuel Wat Early contact with victims within days, rather than months, a key priority It’s been six months since
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Construction begins on a “new flagship of Russian polar research”
By Elizaveta Vereykina On 29 October, an official ceremony was held at the Admiralty shipyards in St Petersburg to start the
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N.W.T. officials meet with Fort Smith jail staff before funding expires next year
Funding for the men’s unit at the N.W.T.’s Fort Smith Correctional Complex is set to expire at the end of
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As winter sets in, Norman Wells, N.W.T., resident decries fuel costs
By CBC News Resident writes letter outlining impact of ‘outrageous’ cost increase A Norman Wells, N.W.T., resident has written a
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U.S. Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska
By Mark Thiessen ‘The Navy takes the significance of this action very, very seriously and knows an apology is long
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Classroom portables expected to arrive in Colville Lake, N.W.T., this winter
By Luke Carroll Parent says the school conditions are like ‘a third world country’ Multiple classroom portables are expected to
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N.W.T. nixes hosting 2028 Arctic Winter Games
Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) bowed out of hosting the 2028 Arctic Winter Games on Thursday citing capacity issues “I have
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