Bear intestines, fish skins and red carpet runways: The year in sewing
Sewing has always been an essential part of northern culture. It also plays a vital role in the ongoing cultural
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Behchoko
‘We must do better,’ says head of power corp after weekend outages in Yellowknife area
The head of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation says the corporation failed to meet its own expectations on the weekend
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Fallen tree responsible for power outage in two N.W.T. communities, power corp says
Multiple city-wide outages were reported throughout the weekend A tree hit a power line at Snare Hydro, triggering the first
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Communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories need more money; minister says gov’t can’t give it to them
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs says closing municipal funding gap is ‘not realistic’ The Northwest Territories’ minister of Municipal
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Health officials in Canada’s Northwest Territories extends Behchokǫ COVID-19 containment order until Oct. 29
Situation not resolving as quickly as expected, says N.W.T. chief public health officer The containment order to limit the spread
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18 new modular housing units coming to Tłı̨chǫ region in Canada’s Northwest Territories
By spring 2022, residents of the Northwest Territories’s Tłı̨chǫ region will have 18 new housing units, according to a federal announcement
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Tłı̨chǫ community in northern Canada commemorates 100 years of Treaty 11 with new exhibit
The exhibit shares stories of the treaty from the perspective of Tłı̨chǫ people The Tłı̨chǫ community is commemorating 100 years
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Northern Canada: Smoke advisories in parts of Northwest Territories due to Alberta wildfires
The Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer has issued a wildfire smoke exposure advisory for people in parts of the
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Northern Canadian community adjusting to end of liquor ban
The chief of Behchoko (Indigenous community in the Northwest Territories) says there have been more public disturbances related to alcohol
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60 teams eye $100K in prizes at Dene hand games in Northwest Territories
Dozens of teams from across northwestern Canada have congregated in the small community of Behchoko in the Northwest Territories to compete
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