Inuvik hospital workers decry loss of weekend mental health services, emails show
N.W.T. health authority says working on weekends is not sustainable for social work team Emails from Inuvik, N.W.T., health-care workers
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Ottawa’s major projects law won’t affect the N.W.T. much, premier says
N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says he expects Bill C-5, passed into law last month as the federal Building Canada Act, to
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Inuvik’s mayor says new dentist could be on the way
After more than a year without a dentist, Inuvik is now on track to welcome a resident dentist by late
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Gwich’in language symposium was ‘good medicine,’ says organizer
By Dez Loreen 5-day symposium was held at Gwich’in Wellness Camp near Inuvik last week. A five-day symposium on the
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Beluga Summit brings together hunters and researchers in Inuvik, N.W.T.
By Dez Loreen ‘The data that we bring to the table, with traditional knowledge and Western science, is top-notch’ Hunters,
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Canadian military in Inuvik as Operation Nanook-Nunalivut begins
By Dez Loreen Around 450 members of Canadian Armed Forces; 110 allied forces participating The Canadian Armed Forces are back in Inuvik — at
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N.W.T. gov’t scrapping $100K to family violence shelters, shelters say bring it back
A network of N.W.T. shelters and safe homes is pleading with the territorial government to reinstate a $100,000 fund for
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Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., needs ambulance, sobering centre, inquest hears
By Dez Loreen RCMP officers often doing the jobs of bylaw, child services and ambulance workers, inquest witnesses say The
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2 experienced candidates running for mayor of Inuvik, N.W.T.
By Dez Loreen Inuvik’s mayoral race will pit a former mayor who served three consecutive terms against the incumbent, who
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Birthing services temporarily back in Inuvik, N.W.T.— but future unclear after Sept.
Services will need to be assessed continuously until staffing levels stabilize, says health authority Birthing and delivery services are back
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N.W.T. communities learning to adapt as heat waves become more common
One mayor says he brought an electric fan with him out on the land for the first time This summer,
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Appeal dismissed for man convicted of possessing $62K of drug-related cash in N.W.T.
Ali Omar was convicted in May 2022 despite the court acknowledging his rights were breached A man convicted two years
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Canada Inuvik hangar purchase applauded by northerners, Arctic security experts
‘I think it’s the best idea the government of Canada has had in a long time’: Inuvik mayor The Canadian
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Food production, renewable energy among topics at Arctic Development Expo in Inuvik
By Dez Loreen · CBC News ‘We bring minds from all over the world to discuss northern realities and northern solutions,’ says
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Inuvik, N.W.T., residents find strength in language classes
By Dez Loreen · CBC News For one Inuvialuit mother, it’s about connecting her children to their roots People in Inuvik, N.W.T.,
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