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Backup plan for N.W.T. barge season underway, says gov’t

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 09:24
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By Nadeer Hashmi  “It’s dependent on the Coast Guard co-operation for this,” GNWT says. The N.W.T. government plans to use

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UPDATED: Rebecca Chartrand appointed minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 12:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 15:03
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Rebecca Alty named minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Rebecca Chartrand  new minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs  New members of Parliament

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Locums aren’t the only ones who need incentives, says N.W.T. doctor

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 9, 2025 at 11:23
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By Carla Ulrich Dr. Katherine Breen says staff want more transparency on plan for staffing issues Locum doctors travelling north

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Health officials warn of dangerous drug combination detected in N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 15:26
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Fentanyl mixed with a benzodiazepine detected in drugs seized between Fort Good Hope and Norman Wells The office of the chief

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Dene Nation public safety forum on drug crisis gets underway

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 10:51
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By Jocelyn Shepel Chiefs, elders, and other community leaders participating in multi-day forum in Yellowknife The Dene National chief in

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Lack of rent control in N.W.T. to be reassessed this year, minister says

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 12:57
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By Jocelyn Shepel  Housing and Justice ministers respond to criticism over recent rent increases for some publicly owned units Northwest

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N.W.T. MLA touring Sahtú this week with Food Banks Canada and Nutrition North

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Monday, May 5, 2025 at 11:56
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Public meetings planned in each community to discuss options for food bank services Sahtú MLA Danny McNeely is scheduled to visit

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N.W.T. doctors say pay hike for locum physicians a good start

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 09:20
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By Nadeer Hashmi Medical association also wants to know back-up plan for staffing shortages in the short term The Northwest

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Liberal Rebecca Alty projected to win election in N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 06:52
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Conservative candidate Kimberly Fairman in 2nd Liberal Rebecca Alty, the Yellowknife mayor who threw her hat into the race to

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What you need to know on federal election day in the North

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 28, 2025 at 09:01
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Polls open for 12 hours on Monday, hours vary depending on time zone It’s federal election day in Canada. The

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The numbers are in on this season’s massive N.W.T. winter fuel resupply

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:27
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‘One of the most complex operations we’ve undertaken in recent memory’: Minister Vince McKay The N.W.T. government shipped more than

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N.W.T. government announces relief for ailing diamond mines

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 11:50
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Measures include ramping up local diamond valuations, temporary property tax relief The Northwest Territories government has announced several new policies

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Transport issues delay school portables to Colville Lake, N.W.T., says gov’t

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 09:21
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By Nadeer Hashmi  Territory says much-needed units likely won’t arrive in community until next winter Transportation and logistical issues are

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N.W.T. NGOs say cost of living a key issue in this federal election

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:20
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The cost of living is a concern for many N.W.T. community organizations and they want to know how candidates running

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Increase in dental travel to Yellowknife likely to continue: N.W.T. health minister

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 14:04
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Elder says 1-hour dental appointment required nearly 3 days away from home recently N.W.T.’s minister of health says there’s no

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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

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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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