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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Society
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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One person dead after police shooting in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Que.
By Samuel Wat Incident follows another fatal police shooting in Nunavik in November One person is dead after a fatal
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Dene Nation public safety forum on drug crisis gets underway
By Jocelyn Shepel Chiefs, elders, and other community leaders participating in multi-day forum in Yellowknife The Dene National chief in
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Finnish fighter jet crashes in Lapland
The accident occurred near Rovaniemi Airport on Wednesday morning. An F/A-18 Hornet crashed near Rovaniemi Airport in Finnish Lapland on
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Lack of rent control in N.W.T. to be reassessed this year, minister says
By Jocelyn Shepel Housing and Justice ministers respond to criticism over recent rent increases for some publicly owned units Northwest
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N.W.T. MLA touring Sahtú this week with Food Banks Canada and Nutrition North
Public meetings planned in each community to discuss options for food bank services Sahtú MLA Danny McNeely is scheduled to visit
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