Heat records broken across N.W.T. with more hot days ahead
Fort McPherson, N.W.T., has seen two all-time heat records this week, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. A heat record
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Search continues for 11-year-old boy in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, missing for almost a week
The search for an 11-year-old boy missing in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, since Aug. 1 continues, but has been scaled back to
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Wind, solar projects approved at Kitikmeot gold mine — with wildlife measures
B2Gold Mine says wind turbines and solar array could reduce mine’s carbon emissions by up to half An energy project
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Nunavut government defends communications in recent petroleum spills
By Samuel Wat Deputy environment minister say Sanikiluaq spill had low risk to the public Nunavut’s deputy environment minister maintains
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Gasoline spill in Sanikiluaq caused by ‘human error,’ says Nunavut gov
By Samuel Wat · Mayor says the evacuation was a precautionary step in the absence of information A valve left open
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Sanikiluaq, Nunavut residents return home after gasoline spill evacuation
Government says 5,000 litres of gasoline were spilled after fuel tank was overfilled Residents of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, can return to
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Arctic Guardians– Monitoring wildlife, preserving cultural values and traditions
It’s early morning in the small Arctic community of Taloyoak, Nunavut, and Abel Aqqaq, the coordinator of the local Indigenous
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Nunavut prosecutors form new team dedicated to tackling sexual violence cases
By Samuel Wat · CBC News The chief federal prosecutor is under no illusion about the challenge of gaining people’s trust Nunavut
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CRTC fibre internet funding, but Nunavut communities question implementation
By TJ Dhir · CBC News Government still has to prove to telecommunications body that they can provide fibre internet Kinngait Mayor
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Judge denies bail for former RCMP officer in sexual assault appeal
By Samuel Wat Justice Jack Watson said he’s ‘not persuaded there is a viable appeal for conviction.’ A former Iqaluit
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Pond Inlet pipeline problems may have begun months before large spill detected
By Samuel Wat · CBC News · 7,000 litres of diesel leaked out of a damaged pipe last month Problems with a pipeline that
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Ex-RCMP member appeals, judge decries ‘plague’ of sexual violence against Inuit
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Mosesie Ikkidluak was sentenced to 9 years in prison for sexual assault on June 24 WARNING:
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New accessibility and safety rules for Iqaluit cabs a first step for advocates
By Samuel Wat For years, Noah Papatsie has pushed for better accessibility in Iqaluit, first as a former city councillor
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Iqaluit mayor not ruling out alcohol ban
‘We need some help from [the RCMP] on public intoxication to make sure the laws are abided by,’ mayor says
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Nunavummiut can now access restaurant health inspection reports
Nunavut was last jurisdiction in Canada to make reports publicly accessible People in Nunavut can now access health inspection reports on
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