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Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., forming local search and rescue committee

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 11:29
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Community already has a few toboggans outfitted to go at a moment’s notice Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., is forming a local

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A photo of a Northwest Territories Power Corporation sign on a blue building.
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Power restored in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. early on Sunday

CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2025 at 12:50
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Power has been fully restored in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. after an extended outage that left some residents without heat and

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Wolf management program in N.W.T. comes to an end after 5 years

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 10, 2025 at 09:28
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By Jocelyn Shepel Program was initially aimed at reducing wolf predation on Bathurst and Bluenose East caribou herds A wolf

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Court finds N.W.T.’s tag, quota system not only way to manage caribou in Sahtu

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 14:57
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The N.W.T. Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge by the territorial government on Tuesday, siding with Colville Lake on

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Northern MPs on Trudeau’s departure, and what comes next

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 10:45
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‘All the promises that were made, there’s still time to make sure that they’re delivered,’ says Nunavut’s MP The North’s

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N.W.T. gov’t aims for more representative workforce with new Indigenous hiring policy

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 10:48
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New policy will replace existing decades-old affirmative action policy and focus solely on Indigenous hiring The N.W.T. has overhauled its

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Sahtu region in N.W.T. braces for one of its busiest winter road seasons ever

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:56
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Government predicts twice as much traffic on Mackenzie Valley winter road After two years with interrupted access to barging, this winter

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Drug busts reveal how dealers do business in a small N.W.T. community

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:29
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Search warrant documents offer details of recent drug investigations in Fort Providence, N.W.T. Search warrant documents offer some insight into

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The N.W.T. premier has a new Instagram account. Here’s why

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:13
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Premier R.J. Simpson says he’s raising N.W.T.’s profile, and it’s ‘definitely being noticed’ It’s not glamorous, but sometimes being premier

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Dene Nation decries decision to scrap N.W.T. health board

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 14:51
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Health minister says capacity of governing council ‘has been exceeded’ The Dene Nation is calling out the N.W.T.’s health minister

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N.W.T. gov’t to dissolve health authority’s leadership board

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 14:53 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 15:33
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By Jocelyn Shepel Public administrator will be more ‘nimble’ than board, territory says The N.W.T. government has announced it will

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New Fort Providence, N.W.T. water treatment plant after reports of diesel smells

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Monday, December 9, 2024 at 09:08
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Federal minister announced investment for new water treatment plant on Friday The N.W.T. hamlet of Fort Providence is back to

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Imperial Oil ‘disappointed’ as N.W.T. regulator proceeds with environmental review

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Friday, December 6, 2024 at 11:03
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Indigenous leaders say decision shows strength of the Sahtu land claim Imperial Oil says a regulator’s decision to carry on

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N.W.T. review board to move ahead with Imperial Oil environmental assessment

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 13:30
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Decision may set precedent for how similar situations are dealt with in the future A territorial regulator has ruled that it

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Drug-related charges have nearly doubled in N.W.T. since 2020, RCMP say

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 09:25 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 09:29
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By Jocelyn Shepel  Cocaine the most commonly-seized illicit drug in the territory, according to police Drug-related charges in the N.W.T. have

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