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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Inuvik
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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Woman in custody after two people stabbed in Inuvik apartment building
Two people were hospitalized after they were stabbed in an Inuvik apartment building earlier this week, RCMP say. Police arrested
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Move your car from the Inuvik, N.W.T. airport or have it towed, manager says
Cars that have been parked at the Inuvik, N.W.T., airport for over three months will be towed at their owner’s
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Great Northern Arts Festival returns to Inuvik this summer
Festival is back after a year break, runs July 10 to 15 The Great Northern Arts Festival will return to
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Opening of Dettah ice road still at least a week out: N.W.T. gov’t
Ice road from Aklavik to Inuvik opened Friday It will likely be at least a week until the Dettah ice
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Birthing services temporarily paused at Inuvik hospital due to staffing shortages
The pause is expected to last until Sunday and emergency services will still be available Labour and delivery services in Inuvik
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Fibre optic line coming to Arctic community in N.W.T.
More than $19.7 million was announced on Monday to bring high-speed internet to the Arctic community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada’s Northwest
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Gwich’in wellness camp set to reopen this winter, says grand chief
By Dez Loreen · CBC News The Gwich’in wellness camp, which has been shut down for more than a decade, will be opening
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