‘Sense of urgency’ to boost vaccine uptake before fall, says acting top doc in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Canadian doctors say the country could be at the beginning of a Delta-driven 4th wave The N.W.T.’s acting chief public
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18 new modular housing units coming to Tłı̨chǫ region in Canada’s Northwest Territories
By spring 2022, residents of the Northwest Territories’s Tłı̨chǫ region will have 18 new housing units, according to a federal announcement
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How the North is doing when it comes to Canada’s climate targets
Transportation sector biggest source of greenhouse gases in all 3 territories, says report author The North accounts for a “very
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CBC Explains – Setting the (temperature) record straight in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The hottest days on record in the N.W.T. are not the official hottest days on record It was hot at
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Canada’s Northwest Territories gives $1.75M to 52 anti-poverty initiatives
The funding supports 2SLGBTQ youth and food security programs, among others The Northwest Territories government has expanded their annual $1
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Northwest Territories residents experience “another world” in Ivvavik National Park
Seven-year-old Lindyn Fraser is the youngest visitor to Ivvavik National Park in Yukon this summer. “I’m having a lot of fun here,”
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Strong rebound coming for northern territories: Conference Board of Canada
Yukon’s outlook is the strongest, while Nunavut and the N.W.T. may struggle long-term The post-pandemic world looks positive for Canada’s
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‘Prolonged, dangerous and historic’ heat wave bakes much of western Canada, including North
High temperatures could extend into next week for many areas, Environment Canada warns Environment Canada is warning the extreme heat wave that
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Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified
Claim alleges federal government negligently failed to stop police assaults on Indigenous people A lawsuit alleging RCMP systematically brutalized Indigenous
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Canadian government pledges $12.5M to essential air services in remote Northwest Territories communities
The federal government is giving an additional $12.5 million to the Government of the Northwest Territories to help support essential air
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Young people focus of Indigenous Peoples Day program on CBC North
Young Indigenous people are finding their voices and making changes in the North. To mark National Indigenous Peoples Day on
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As vaccination rates climb, thoughts across Canada’s North turn to reopening
To date, North has seen 900 COVID-19 cases, mostly in major outbreaks in Nunavut In many southern provinces, 900 cases
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Gov’t of Canada’s Northwest Territories tables economic recovery plan, offering little in new support for business
40-page ‘Emerging Stronger’ document mostly details past interventions and failures The government of the Northwest Territories has unveiled its plan
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Fort Good Hope to unveil world’s largest drum on winter road
Move over, Simcheon-Meon, South Korea. Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) will soon be home to the world’s largest drum.
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‘They shouldn’t be in the community’: Fort Liard resident sounds alarm over bison herds
One Fort Liard, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), resident is asking the territory to control the area’s bison population before someone gets
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