Major Canadian northern highway project proving difficult to realize
The Northwest Territories government says it is moving ahead with the Mackenzie Valley Highway project, but so far it’s a
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‘This is a crisis’: Canadian Northwest Territories survey shows worsening housing conditions
Housing in every community throughout the Northwest Territories is getting worse. The 2019 NWT Housing Survey says 42 per cent
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Indigenous community in Northern Canada celebrates new protected area
People in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., are gathering to celebrate a major victory for their community: the establishment of the
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Joachim Bonnetrouge re-elected chief of Deh Gah Got’ie First Nation in Northern Canada
Joachim Bonnetrouge is back in the chief’s chair for the Deh Gah Got’ie First Nation after a tight election campaign
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Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims
After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just
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City of Yellowknife, Northern Canada proposing to spend 31% more than 5 years ago
At a committee meeting this week, Yellowknife city councillors, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, will begin officially discussing the city’s draft
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No Alaska dog mushers at next Arctic Winter Games without ‘true competition’
The future of dog mushing at the Arctic Winter Games is in doubt again, as Team Alaska considers forgoing the
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Canadian Arctic could face ‘abrupt’ climate threats due to permafrost thaw, says study
New research says major climate threats to Arctic communities, ecosystems and infrastructure could come much sooner than expected as vast
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Cabinet, deputy assignments in Canada’s Northwest Territories send mixed messages
There’s no question that Caroline Cochrane, the new premier of the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, wants to appear as
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Man in Arctic Canada fined for unlawfully killing polar bear
A man from Inuvik, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, has been fined $1,500 for killing a polar bear last year. Justin
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Non-profit to set up local, community-run internet service provider in Arctic Canada
The days of the internet monopoly in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., in Arctic Canada, are numbered. A $20,000 investment by a non-profit
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Portfolios announced for cabinet ministers in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The newest batch of cabinet ministers in Canada’s Northwest Territories will have their marching orders, as Premier Caroline Cochrane announced
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Understanding the carbon tax offset cheques in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories, Northern Canada residents are receiving their first government cheques meant to offset the territory’s new carbon tax. The
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Northern Canadians want caribou calving grounds protected, WWF says
Populations of barren-ground caribou in Canada’s Arctic are plummeting to the point they may never recover, says Brandon Laforest of
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Canada’s Northwest Territories launching 911 emergency service Monday
Starting on Monday, people in the Northwest Territories, Northern Canada who find themselves in an emergency will be able to
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