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Aurora College research team wants to change the way the North looks at food security

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 15:23
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By Carla Ulrich  In Fort Smith, N.W.T., an Aurora College research team hopes to shift the conversation around food security through

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Residents anxious about drug-related crime in N.W.T.’s South Slave region

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 14:06
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By Nadeer Hashmi  ‘Quit hiding these people in our communities … let the police know,’ urges Fort Smith mayor Residents

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N.W.T. officials meet with Fort Smith jail staff before funding expires next year

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 11:38
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Funding for the men’s unit at the N.W.T.’s Fort Smith Correctional Complex is set to expire at the end of

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Mix of relief, worry as Fort Smith jail jobs re-instated in N.W.T. budget

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 14, 2024 at 09:17
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‘This is a huge win, but I think that now, everyone knows where the axe is,’ resident says People in

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

Salt River First Nation in N.W.T. still in political turmoil after court decision

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 14:08 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 09:32
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Salt River First Nation in Fort Smith, N.W.T., continues to deal with political turmoil in the wake of a Federal

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Society Society (Canada) 

Town of Fort Smith starts memorial fund for victims of recent deadly plane crash

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Monday, February 5, 2024 at 08:59
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The Town of Fort Smith is fundraising for the families of the six people who died in a Northwestern Air

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Be wary of thin ice amid mild weather conditions, says hunter in Fort Smith, N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 09:33
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By Tessa Vikander · CBC News Longtime hunter Earl Evans warns snowmobilers not to ‘play around’ on thin ice Unusually mild weather has

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Bad weather preventing transportation of Fort Smith plane wreckage for investigation

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 09:32
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By Tessa Vikander · CBC News  Crashed N.W.T. plane will be examined in Edmonton by an international team In the wake of

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Fort Smith gathers to remember plane crash victims and support surviving loved ones

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 15:57
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Northwestern Air Lease pilots lit candles at the Wednesday night vigil Residents of Fort Smith, N.W.T., cried, hugged one another

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COP28 :Closure of hospitals in Northern Canada, an example of climate change, doctors

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 4, 2023 at 09:13
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Canadian Medical Association wants a cleaner, more resilient health-care system. A group of Canadian doctors are in Dubai, United Arab

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Fort Smith residents gather to thank those who kept the town safe from wildfires

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 23, 2023 at 10:49
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By Carla Ulrich, CBC News  ‘I’m just grateful for what we have in this town,’ said one resident At a

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North on pace for hottest summer ever recorded; strong, gusting winds expected in southern N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 13:45
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Several places in the North are on track to break records for the hottest summer ever recorded. Experts expected extreme

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Society Society (Canada) 

Up to 50 vehicles planning illegal return to Yellowknife, say RCMP

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 15:13
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Northwest Territories RCMP say they’ve received “credible” information about a group of people in up to 50 vehicles who are

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Enterprise, N.W.T., ’90 per cent gone’ after wildfire ravages community

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 14:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 14:50
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What you need to know about the N.W.T. wildfires: Evacuation orders issued for communities of Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First Nation,

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Low water in N.W.T. means less hydro power, more use of diesel generators

CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 31, 2023 at 07:58
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A drop in water levels in the southern N.W.T. means hydro generators are producing less electricity for Yellowknife and its surrounding area — and

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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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