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Inquiry finds N.W.T. doctor who sterilized woman without consent engaged in unprofessional conduct

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 15:21
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A Northwest Territories doctor has been sanctioned by a board of inquiry that found he engaged in “a clear instance

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

Nearly 50 people flee Wekweètì as wildfire rages near community

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 30, 2023 at 16:29
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Nearly 50 people fled Wekweètì, N.W.T., Thursday after a wildfire erupted about two kilometres away, said the community’s senior administrative

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 News Society (Canada) 

Northerners recognized at honours ceremony held on National Indigenous Peoples Day

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 15:32
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Eight northerners were among the Canadians recognized at an honours ceremony at Rideau Hall on June 21, for their work

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

Canada Post honours former N.W.T. Premier Nellie Cournoyea

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, June 12, 2023 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Monday, June 12, 2023 at 16:25
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Canada Post unveiled a new stamp in honour of Nellie Cournoyea, the former premier of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.). The

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Featured • Zone 1 Society Society (Canada) 

‘My heart sank’: KFN residents grieve impact of wildfire on their community

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 13:17
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Isabelle Sunrise tried hiding her tears from her daughters when they drove through the Kátł’odeeche First Nation reserve near Hay

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Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Winter Games committee looks to Yukon as potential host in 2026

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:37
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The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) could be coming back to the Yukon sooner than expected. The territory is next scheduled

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* Featured * Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 

N.W.T. development corp. looks to rebrand in face of ‘reputational challenges’

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 16:08
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N.W.T. MLAs are reviewing some proposed changes to the territory’s Business Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC), including a possible name change. 

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 News Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 17:26
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What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

Springtime hunting starts for families in Mackenzie Delta

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 10:04
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Every spring for over two decades, Gail Ann Raddi has brought her family out fishing. She said it’s a great

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

National Inuit organization seeking $1.6B for school food program

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:19
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A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a

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Rebuild of N.W.T. climate research station ramps up

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 11:43
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Efforts to rebuild a research station burned down in a late-season wildfire last year are coming together quickly, according to

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Politics Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. MLAs say they won’t support territorial carbon tax bill as is

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 14:45
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N.W.T. MLAs said Wednesday they could not support the finance minister’s proposed changes to the territory’s carbon tax system as

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Art Art (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

N.W.T.’s 4th annual Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival a showcase for Indigenous and Northern films

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 16:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 16:35
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Grab some popcorn, the 4th annual Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival is on this week in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. The film festival

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News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Detox, aftercare facilities desperately needed to tackle N.W.T. drug crisis, says MLA

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 13:49
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As his town battles a surge in drug-related deaths, one N.W.T. MLA is pushing the territorial government to conjure up

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Art and Culture Culture (Canada) Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Arctic Inspiration Prize awards over $2.7M to projects ‘by the North, for the North’

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 09:44
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Seven projects from across the North have been awarded a total of more than $2.7 million from the Arctic Inspiration

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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