New educational bursary honours late Carcross/Tagish First Nation elder Edna Helm
Liam Baker The historic townsite of Bennett, B.C., is generally described by many tourism websites as “abandoned” — but until
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N.W.T. MLA says Sahtu communities are in ‘a huge crisis’ after barge cancellations
Daniel McNeely says the cost of living has risen sharply on food, gas and supplies The N.W.T. MLA for the
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Concordia University to waive tuition for Indigenous students in Quebec
By Vanna Blacksmith First Nations and Inuit students’ tuition will be waived starting this fall Concordia University is waiving tuition
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City of Yellowknife has new plans for emergencies and evacuations
New plans follow after-action assessment of city’s response to 2023 wildfire and evacuation A year after 2023’s unprecedented wildfire evacuation
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N.W.T. officials open to Poilievre’s proposed trades program for high school students
By Nadeer Hashmi Conservative leader promised at weekend rally new pre-trades program for N.W.T. students Some education officials in the
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Too much demand, too few staff, N.W.T. MLAs hear
By Jocelyn Shepel ‘It isn’t getting better,’ says commissioner Andrew Fox, as wait times for ATIPP requests grows The N.W.T.’s
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Birthing services temporarily back in Inuvik, N.W.T.— but future unclear after Sept.
Services will need to be assessed continuously until staffing levels stabilize, says health authority Birthing and delivery services are back
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Updated benefits program ‘barrier’ for N.W.T.ers with chronic diseases: pharmacists
By Nadeer Hashmi The program now covers everyone in the territory on an income-based threshold N.W.T. patients who previously had
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Weather equipment failures at Yakutat airport draw political focus, spotlight rural Alaska aviation challenges
Yakutat Airport’s weather system issues have finally caught a state senator’s attention, prompting a recent summit to find solutions and
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Inuit involvement is still strong 10 years after Franklin shipwreck site located
By Tessa Vikander Inuit are involved in research and guarding the sites of the HMS Erebus and Terror near Gjoa
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Federal government announces funding for N.W.T. non-profit
By Nadeer Hashmi A skills-oriented non-profit in Yellowknife plans to develop new programming, improve its space and add new training
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Supplies arrive in Whale Cove, Nunavut, after only store burned down
By Samuel Wat Donations arrived over the weekend, as co-op looks to set up a temporary store Four days after
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Ammonium nitrate cargo placed at port near University Hospital of North Norway
The vessel came from Russia’s northern port of Kandalaksha and carries 20,000 tons of the hazardous material ammonium nitrate known
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Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, Yukon gov’t pledge culturally inclusive education in Dawson City
‘We must have sustainable education systems that reflect the knowledge and needs of our community’ The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation (TH) and
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New head of N.W.T. RCMP on crime, trust and ‘demystifying’ policing
Chief Supt. Dyson Smith was named commanding officer last week RCMP Chief Supt. Dyson Smith said he already had his
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