What you need to know on federal election day in the North
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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N.W.T.
The numbers are in on this season’s massive N.W.T. winter fuel resupply
‘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
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
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
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
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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N.W.T. Chamber of Mines suggests tax relief for territory’s struggling diamond mines
2 N.W.T. cabinet ministers met with mine owners last week to discuss the financial challenges The executive director of the
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Lithium company exploring N.W.T. hopes to refine material in Canada, not China
By Jocelyn Shepel Canada can’t refine the mineral from hard rock right now but companies are looking to change that
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Low diamond prices raise risk of early closure of N.W.T. mines, experts say
All three N.W.T. diamond mines reported millions of dollars of losses in 2024 All of the N.W.T.’s diamond mines are reporting
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Infrastructure is priority for many in N.W.T. ahead of federal election
CBC N.W.T. is asking voters what they want candidates talking about during the campaign With the federal election date set
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Huge log believed to be 50 million years old unearthed at N.W.T. mine
Diavik says it’s talking about what to do with its wood specimens as it approaches closure A log of wood
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Here’s who is running to be the next N.W.T. MP
Four candidates so far in the running for April 28 election It’s official. Canadians will be going to the polls
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N.W.T. scrapping consumer carbon tax following federal cancellation
The Northwest Territories is cancelling its consumer carbon tax following the federal decision to kill the tax last Friday. The
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18-year-old Quebec man charged with murder in connection with death in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T.
RCMP say accused is part of drug trade and arrest should be considered a ‘warning’ to others RCMP have charged
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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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