Meet the 3 northerners being named to the Order of Canada
Being named to the Order of Canada is, for one longtime Yellowknifer, made more special by the fact another Indigenous
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Northwest Territories
33 new Inuvialuit murals to be displayed in communities across Canada’s Northwest Territories
Six N.W.T. communities are about to get more colourful. Thirty-three murals have been commissioned by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC)
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Community in Canada’s Northwest Territories explores more solar, wind power to offset diesel needs
The Lutselk’e Dene First Nation in the N.W.T. is working on a project to expand renewable energy generation in the community,
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Correctional centre in Canada’s Northwest Territories introduces therapeutic program
There are currently six people enrolled in the program, with a new cohort starting soon A new program at the
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Canada’s Northwest Territories prepping for more travel-related COVID cases, say health officials
“We’re getting to the point where the main exposure [in the N.W.T.] will be travel-related’ The N.W.T.’s chief public health officer,
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Peatlands in Canada’s Northwest Territories store 24 billion tonnes of carbon and are worth protecting, experts say
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is the second in a series, by CBC North, that
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Federal gov’t makes temporary exceptions for unvaccinated travellers in remote communities
Transport Canada to offer COVID-19 testing at hub airports The federal government has made exceptions to its mandatory vaccination rule
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Fewer wildfires than average in 2021 in Canada’s Northwest Territories, likely because of high water levels
There were 139 wildfires this season, mostly in the drier Beaufort Delta region The Northwest Territories has seen a slower
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Health officials in Canada’s Northwest Territories extends Behchokǫ COVID-19 containment order until Oct. 29
Situation not resolving as quickly as expected, says N.W.T. chief public health officer The containment order to limit the spread
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Ottawa sending more help to deal with COVID-19 surge in the Northwest Territories
Support includes 10 specialists from Canadian Red Cross The federal government is sending more help to the Northwest Territories to
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Kelly McLeod named interim deputy grand chief of Gwich’in Tribal Council in Canada
Kelly McLeod, president of Nihtat Gwich’in Council in Inuvik, a city in Canada’s Northwest Territories, will fill his late sister’s
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Snowmobile shortage expected in Yellowknife, northern Canada — again
Demand for snowmobiles far outweighs supply for second consecutive year, says owner of Polar Tech Recreation Snowmobiles will likely be
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‘Waning immunity’ a factor in COVID-19 outbreak in Canada’s Northwest Territories, says top doc
Dr. Kami Kandola warns other jurisdictions to prepare for the same One of the first jurisdictions in Canada to administer COVID-19
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Canada’s Northwest Territories reports record number of COVID-19 cases
Territorial health officials issue four public exposure notices for Yellowknife A record number of COVID-19 cases was reported in the
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Canada’s Northwest Territories reports 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday
Territorial count stands at 246, a decrease of 11 since Friday The N.W.T.’s Office of the Chief Public Health Officer
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