New Corrections Act brings big changes to jails in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories’ overhaul of its corrections law could be a new model for reconciliation and offer inmates “a light
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Dene, Métis end self-government talks in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Three land claim organizations in Tulita, N.W.T., have “unanimously” decided to end self-government negotiations with the federal government, according to
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New Indigenous protected area created in Northern Canada
A remote Indigenous community in Canada’s Northwest Territories is celebrating today the creation of a new Indigenous protected area that
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Police continue investigation into fibre line cut in Canada’s Northwest Territories
RCMP, Canada’s federal police, are asking for the public’s help as they investigate two incidents of suspected vandalism that disrupted
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MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories approve updates to decades-old oil ans gas laws
MLAs in the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, have passed two pieces of oil and gas legislation, replacing decades-old legislation.
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School system in Canada’s Northwest Territories needs major reform, education minister says
The education system in Canada’s Northwest Territories is failing students and is in desperate need of reform, but it will
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All-season road project linking Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Northern Canada gets first major funding
The Canadian and N.W.T. governments announced $40 million in funding Wednesday toward pre-construction work on an all-season road that would
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to overhaul smoking laws, raise minimum age to buy tobacco
The Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, is set to raise minimum age to buy tobacco to 19 as part of
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MLAs in Canada’s Northwest Territories expect ‘hectic’ sitting ahead of territorial election
Northwest Territories MLAs, in Northern Canada, have a jam-packed agenda as they head into their last scheduled sitting before the
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Canadian gov grants $1M to promote women in northern politics
The governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, in Northern Canada, will receive more than $1 million from the federal
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Northern Canada remembers René Fumoleau’s love and dedication to the Dene
Antoine Mountain can still remember René Fumoleau peering over his shoulder while he typed up the rough draft of one
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Nursing shortage at obstetrics unit in Northern Canadian city leads to workplace complaint, appeal
The manager of approximately 90 nurses at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is appealing a conduct committee’s decision
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Fishers in Canada’s Northwest Territories complain of excessive government control
Though a new fish processing plant is being built in Hay River, N.W.T., there’s a growing need to rebuild relations
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From wolves to ‘idiots’ with backhoes, threats to fibre lines in Northern Canada are many
Residents of Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, are learning how fragile their internet connection can be after suffering two major
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Bookstore in Yellowknife, Northern Canada celebrates
40th anniversary as owner prepares for next chapter
While brick-and-mortar book stores across Canada face increasing pressure due to online retailers, a downtown Yellowknife, N.W.T. shop has beaten
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