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Yellowknife coach inducted into Speed Skating Canada Hall of Fame

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 13:00
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A Yellowknife coach who’s dedicated more than 30 years of his life mentoring young speed skaters across the North has

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canada’s federal minister supports giving Northwest Territory a seat on oilsands oversight committee

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 7, 2020 at 15:01 — Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2020 at 15:02
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The federal environment minister says he supports giving the Northwest Territories a seat at the table when it comes to

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

Canadian Indigenous leaders ‘losing faith’ in environmental protection amid budget cuts

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 11:59
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Indigenous leaders in the Northest Territories and northern Alberta are “angry” about a joint decision by the federal government and

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Indigenous leader wants clarity on impacts from mines outside of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Avery Zingel, CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 28, 2020 at 08:39
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The withdrawal of Teck Resources Ltd.’s application to develop a new oilsands project in northeastern Alberta has not silenced concern in

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Environment (USA) RCI 

Northwestern Canadian First Nation asks N.W.T. to speak out against northern Alberta mine

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 20, 2020 at 14:20
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The chief of Smith’s Landing First Nation near Fort Smith, , is calling on the territorial government to speak out

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Northern Canada: Smoke advisories in parts of Northwest Territories due to Alberta wildfires

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 12:24
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The Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer has issued a wildfire smoke exposure advisory for people in parts of the

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

Northern Canada: Rail link downed by Alberta wildfire won’t raise fuel prices in Northwest Territories, minister says

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11:52
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The added expense of trucking fuel north from Edmonton, Alberta for the annual barge resupply won’t be passed along to

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Wet weather in Canada’s Northwest Territories helps free up firefighters for Alberta wildfires

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 14:04 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 14:07
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Cool and wet weather in the Northwest Territories has helped free up local fire crews to fight wildfires in northern

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Northern Alberta wildfire cuts rail link between Canada’s Northwest Territories and the South

Alex Brockman, CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 10:02 — Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 16:39
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A key bridge on the railroad used for shipping diesel fuel to the Northwest Territories (Canadian central Arctic) is damaged,

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Wildfire in Northern Canada: Railway bridge burns, road link between Alberta and Northwest Territories closed

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 11:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 11:47
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The CN Rail railway bridge at Steen River, in northern Alberta, has burned down. Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesperson for CN

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

A Canadian first: Federal court issues decision in Indigenous Cree and Dene languages

David Thurton, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 09:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 14:42
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In a bid to make the justice system more accessible, Canada’s Federal Court has issued its first ruling in Cree

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Smoke from northern Alberta wildfire reaches northwestern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 10:16 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 10:26
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Smoke from a wildfire burning near High Level, Alta. (Canadian Prairies), has so far reached as far as Dawson City,

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Reinforcements, better weather, expected to help fight against wildfire in northern Alberta

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 14:36
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Crews battling wildfires in northwestern Alberta are getting help today from hundreds of new firefighters making their way from other

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Northern Alberta wildfire: thousands evacuate, conditions expected to worsen

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 15:25
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An out-of-control wildfire burning Tuesday near a town in northwestern Alberta is rated at the highest possible danger level, and

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Government warns against ‘carelessness’ following manmande fires in Canada’s central Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 11:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 11:30
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The Northwest Territories government is warning against “carelessness” after people caused three fires in 48 hours, according to a statement

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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