Canadian Coast Guard launches summer operations in Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has launched its summer operations in the North, deploying seven vessels to the Arctic for
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Society
‘Unbelievable I survived’: Yukon woman attacked by bear speaks out
By Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News Vanessa Leegstra says she wants to help educate others on the dangers of bear attacks Vanessa
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Precision rifle shooting competitions to come to Iqaluit
By TJ Dhir · CBC News Organizers say that sharpened shooting range skills will help hunters on the land Rifle shooters in
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Will Great Slave Lake ever be renamed? It could be a while yet, says N.W.T. minister
By Nadeer Hashmi · CBC News Renaming process is still in the early stages, 2 years after gov’t received request The renaming
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N.W.T. declares tuberculosis outbreak in Yellowknife after 2 cases identified
Both cases linked, Public Health working on contact tracing The N.W.T.’s acting chief public health officer is declaring a tuberculosis
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Ex-RCMP member appeals, judge decries ‘plague’ of sexual violence against Inuit
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Mosesie Ikkidluak was sentenced to 9 years in prison for sexual assault on June 24 WARNING:
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New accessibility and safety rules for Iqaluit cabs a first step for advocates
By Samuel Wat For years, Noah Papatsie has pushed for better accessibility in Iqaluit, first as a former city councillor
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Yellowknife roundtable looks for solutions to homelessness
About 70 people came together to speak about homelessness in Yellowknife at a roundtable discussion at the Tree of Peace
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Nunavummiut can now access restaurant health inspection reports
Nunavut was last jurisdiction in Canada to make reports publicly accessible People in Nunavut can now access health inspection reports on
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Fort Smith jail and midwifery positions re-instated in N.W.T. budget
The cuts were expected to save the territory nearly $3.7 million N.W.T. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek has reversed her decision
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80 per cent of Nunavut teachers experienced violence this year, new study says
Violence is still going largely underreported, according to union Nunavut’s teachers union says 90 per cent of its members witnessed
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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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Snow and ice buildup caused fuel spill in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, documents show
Over a thousand litres of fuel were spilled at a housing unit on March 28 Snow and ice buildup broke
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GPS interference prevented Finnair’s airplane from landing in Joensuu
By Hannah Thule The aircraft had to return to Helsinki. On Tuesday morning, a Finnair aircraft traveling from Helsinki to
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1 fatality after small plane crashes at Haines Junction, Yukon, airport
Cessna plane was owned and operated by Burwash Landing-based Rocking Star Adventures Ltd. Yukon’s chief coroner says her office is investigating
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