High-to-extreme fire risk in most communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories
A wildfire by Vee Lake outside Yellowknife, an abandoned campfire near Norman Wells among recent reports A wildfire was burning
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Northwest Territories
Fort Liard, Nahanni Butte should be on ‘high alert’ for flooding in coming days, says N.W.T. gov’t
The communities of Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte should be on high alert for possible flooding in the coming days,
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Part of Dempster highway closed due to blizzard, June snow showers hit the North
Fort McPherson, N.W.T., got a cool surprise Wednesday morning. Resident Mary Teya said just the other day the hamlet was
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N.W.T. gov’t agreed to sell its tungsten mining project — and could make $15M from it
The Northwest Territories government has agreed to sell Mactung to Fireweed Zinc Ltd, a private company, and it could make $15 million
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Health minister in Canada’s Northwest Territories responds to report criticizing addictions and recovery services
‘We needed that outside perspective,’ says Julie Green The N.W.T.’s health minister says a federal report criticizing addictions and recovery
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Gov. in Canada’s Northwest Territories not doing enough to treat, prevent addictions, says federal auditor
‘This audit demonstrates a need for improvement’ in N.W.T.’s addictions prevention and recovery services The Northwest Territories government is not doing
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Residents worry about evacuation strategy ahead of spring breakup in northern Canadian village
‘I’m not upset about it. I’m insulted by it,’ said one resident of his situation last year On Monday morning
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Guy Lafleur in the North – ‘He just wanted to meet his fans’ says former NHL teammate Steve Shutt
While some people travelling to northern Canada for the first time are lured by adventure or the rugged terrain, when
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Move over Boomer: Millennials, Gen Z dominate in Canada’s northern territories, StatsCan says
2021 census data show the North’s population still trends younger than elsewhere in Canada The North’s population continues to skew younger
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Several communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories at risk of spring flooding
Snow levels around the Hay River basin are at the highest level ever recorded at this time of year Excessive
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Record number of worker deaths across northern Canada in 2021
When news broke of Markus Dyck’s death, it rocked not only the small Nunavut community where he lived but the
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Resource extraction in North needs tools to fight climate change, says Canada’s transportation minister
Canada’s transportation minister says all economic sectors — including resource extraction in the North — need their own tools to
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Residents in Canada’s Northwest Territories welcome highway project, but concerned over social impacts
The $700-million highway project is a two-lane gravel road that would connect Wrigley to Norman Wells The Mackenzie Valley Highway
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Russia’s assault on Ukraine: MLA in Canada’s Northwest Territories asks for assurances about Arctic security
Inuvik Twin Lakes MLA says Russia has long expressed interest in Arctic waters As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine,
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Communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories need more money; minister says gov’t can’t give it to them
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs says closing municipal funding gap is ‘not realistic’ The Northwest Territories’ minister of Municipal
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