Feds announce up to $49.5M for Inuvik airport upgrades
By Sarah St-Pierre · Money represents federal government’s first investment through the Arctic Infrastructure Fund Federal ministers announced up to $49.5
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Residential school survivors ‘overjoyed’ about return of travel funding for counselling in North
By Sarah St-Pierre Worries linger about what comes when funding runs out at end of fiscal year Joanne Charney said
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Federal, territorial gov’ts reach ‘agreement in principle’ to build 560 N.W.T. homes by 2030
By Devon Tredinnick Thousands more homes still needed across the territory N.W.T. Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana said on Monday that,
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Travel funding cut to residential school counselling program leaves clients without closure in N.W.T., Nunavut
By Sarah St-Pierre Counsellors contracted under a federal program found out travel funding was being cut on Friday Mental health
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N.W.T. government implementing fire ban for all public and private lands in North Slave
By Saloni Bhugra This is the 2nd time this summer the territory has implemented a sweeping fire ban for the
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Herb Nakimayak elected president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
Nakimayak was previously serving as the acting president of the organization Herb Nakimayak was elected president of the Inuit Circumpolar
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Back burning planned to head off wildfire near Wrigley, N.W.T.
By Jessica Davey-Quantick The fire that forced the evacuation of Wrigley moved closer to the community on Sunday night The
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Crucial for senators to be in Ottawa to represent North, former Nunavut representative says
By Yumna Iftikhar N.W.T. Senator Dawn Anderson has highest number of recorded absences due to ‘other public business’ Northern senators
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Gahcho Kué mine co-owner delisting from TSX signals financial distress, expert says
‘It’s a challenging time these days in the diamond sector,’ says mining finance professor Mountain Province Diamonds, the company that
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Involving community members key to sharing research across N.W.T., advocates say
By Yumna Iftikhar Lila Fraser Erasmus says ‘kitchen table talks’ and translations are key to sharing research across the N.W.T.
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N.W.T.’s Ekati mine set to shut down as it enters receivership
By Yumna Iftikhar No buyers stepped forward after mining company filed for creditor protection The Ekati Diamond Mine in the
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Yellowknife mulls bylaw change to expand $1 land sales for affordable housing
By Jessica Davey-Quantick A bylaw change could make it easier to get affordable housing built in Yellowknife. Deputy mayor Rob
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Data of around 1,700 people potentially compromised in Canvas data breach
By John Last The data of around 1,700 N.W.T. teachers, educational staff, government employees, program participants and contractors may have
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Fort Good Hope mother says medical bureaucracy increased stress
By Yumna Iftikhar Chloe Dixon laughs before saying she likes being in Toronto but misses her home in Fort Good
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Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses prepare for another uncertain barge season
By Sarah St-Pierre Some Norman Wells, N.W.T., businesses are hoping water rising levels in the Mackenzie River will mean reliable
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