Temporary pipe installed in Puvirnituq, Que., amid water emergency
By Samuel Wat Kativik Regional Government says other villages are in need of pipe repairs Water is starting to flow
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Yukon Civil Emergency Measures Act legal challenge fails for 2nd time
By Gabrielle Plonka Yukon judge upholds arguments made in the initial dismissal in 2023 The Yukon Court of Appeal has
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Puvirnituq, Que. school year ends early over water shortage emergency
By Annabelle Olivier The school year has come to an early end in Puvirnituq, Que., due to continuing issues regarding
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Sicknesses spread as Puvirnituq, Que., struggles to restore water flow through frozen pipe
By Samuel Wat Bad weather continues to hamper water delivery and installation of temporary pipe Efforts to restore water flow
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Calgary Police to investigate death of man in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
By Emma Tranter Police haven’t said how man died Another police force will investigate the Nunavut RCMP after a man
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Swedish and Norwegian police to share unique border station next week
Swedish and Norwegian police move in together next week, sharing a police station built on the actual border between the
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Yukon group wins $1M Arctic Inspiration Prize for Indigenous midwifery centre
Twelve projects across the North awarded prize money totaling $3.7M on Tuesday A project focused on Indigenous midwifery and reproductive
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Nunavut declared suicide a crisis 10 years ago. Some say it’s time to do that again
By Samuel Wat Advocates say declaration can re-prioritize the government’s prevention work, and bring in more resources WARNING: This story
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Indigenous communities consider banishment for drug crime, a lawyer explains
Lawyer Marc Gibson explains how a community could banish someone and what they should consider As many N.W.T. communities grapple
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Locums aren’t the only ones who need incentives, says N.W.T. doctor
By Carla Ulrich Dr. Katherine Breen says staff want more transparency on plan for staffing issues Locum doctors travelling north
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Puvirnituq’s water woe relief, while issues persist in other Nunavik villages
By Samuel Wat Harsh winter conditions caused pipes in Kangiqsujuaq, Puvirnituq and Quaqtaq to freeze Dr. Marie-Faye Galarneau is tired
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women awareness week observed in the U.S.
This week marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Week across the U.S., and on Wednesday, Senator Brian Schatz
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Health officials warn of dangerous drug combination detected in N.W.T.
Fentanyl mixed with a benzodiazepine detected in drugs seized between Fort Good Hope and Norman Wells The office of the chief
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Recovered black box may offer answers to Hornet jet fighter crash Arctic Finland
An official investigation into the crashed fighter jet in Rovaniemi is currently underway. The flight data recorder, or “black box”,
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Man in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, dies during interaction with RCMP
By Emma Tranter Police won’t say how the man died, seeking investigation from external body Nunavut RCMP have asked an
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