N.W.T. wildfires evacuations may hinder 2023 overdose death count
There is no mechanism for officially documenting deaths that occurred outside the NWT The Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer
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Joint venture behind winter road to diamond mines offering assistance to workers injured in Air Tindi crash
A joint venture between arctic mining companies says it is offering assistance to workers who were aboard a plane that
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Supreme Court overturns N.W.T. appeal court ruling on who can attend French school
Ruling sets aside a N.W.T. Department of Education decision from 2018 blocking non-Francophone students. The Supreme Court of Canada has
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COP28 :Closure of hospitals in Northern Canada, an example of climate change, doctors
Canadian Medical Association wants a cleaner, more resilient health-care system. A group of Canadian doctors are in Dubai, United Arab
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Yukon man facing ‘unthinkable’ 2-year surgery wait pursues $30,000 private option
Arnold Hedstrom is one of about 200 people on the territory’s hip replacement wait list. A Whitehorse man plans to
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Would-be homeowner faces long odds in Yellowknife
“I’m surprised there’s not a mass exodus, honestly,” says Caleb Patrick. Sunken ceilings, loose electrical wires, and broken windows are
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As disaster costs add up, N.W.T. nears its debt ceiling
N.W.T. has ‘Cadillac taste’ with a ‘Chevrolet budget,’ past finance minister says The Northwest Territories’ 20th Assembly will inherit a host
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Yellowknife Women’s Society calls for change after ‘chaotic’ evacuation
Open letter calls for solutions to ongoing emergency of homelessness in Yellowknife. An organization that looks after vulnerable women is
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Work on N.W.T. roads a priority in final capital budget of 19th Assembly
Over a quarter of the money the N.W.T. government budgeted for next year’s infrastructure projects is expected to go toward
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Enterprise, N.W.T., sets a potential return date of Sept. 22
Date will be confirmed at a meeting on Wednesday, hamlet says Damaged but not destroyed by the wildfire that tore
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Fort Simpson, N.W.T., sees fire protection work as a biofuel opportunity
Kele Antoine, the chief of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation, says building fire breaks around Fort Simpson should be approached the
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North on pace for hottest summer ever recorded; strong, gusting winds expected in southern N.W.T.
Several places in the North are on track to break records for the hottest summer ever recorded. Experts expected extreme
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Yellowknife re-entry paused as winds expected to ‘accelerate’ fires near highway
The re-entry of most essential workers into Yellowknife is being put on hold because high winds are expected to “accelerate”
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Up to 50 vehicles planning illegal return to Yellowknife, say RCMP
Northwest Territories RCMP say they’ve received “credible” information about a group of people in up to 50 vehicles who are
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Smoky weather and favourable winds limit wildfire activity near Hay River
The wildfire threatening Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First Nation hasn’t moved any closer to the communities thanks to smokey weather,
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