ANALYSIS: Finances in Canada’s Northwest Territories leave little wiggle room ahead of budget
Caroline Wawzonek has promised to be creative as numbers paint a grim picture Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek has a challenge
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Circumpolar partnerships will be increasingly important for Canada’s North, Ottawa Arctic conference hears
As climate change puts international attention on the North, circumpolar partnerships will have an increasingly important role to play when
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International Inuit organization announces youth leadership award winners in honour of Hans-Pavia Rosing
The Inuit Circumpolar Council Council (ICC) announced the recipients of its inaugural youth leadership awards on Monday, recognizing what the
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Northwestern Canadian First Nation asks N.W.T. to speak out against northern Alberta mine
The chief of Smith’s Landing First Nation near Fort Smith, , is calling on the territorial government to speak out
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Foster coalition reports major issues in Canadian Arctic territory child-care services
Child protection workers in the N.W.T. withheld important documents from foster families, “lied” about the behavioural issues of children in
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New phone program in Canadian northwestern Arctic territory will help parents, kids with mental health
Northern families dealing with anxiety, child behavioural difficulties and other challenges got good news on Wednesday — soon, they may be
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Canadian feds return $430M to oil and gas companies ahead of Arctic offshore exploration ban
The federal government returned $430 million in security deposits to oil and gas companies that committed to spend billions exploring
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‘This is a crisis’: Canadian Northwest Territories survey shows worsening housing conditions
Housing in every community throughout the Northwest Territories is getting worse. The 2019 NWT Housing Survey says 42 per cent
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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic
A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from
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Number of Chinese visitors eclipses other international travellers to the Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada
The number of tourists visiting the Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada from China has eclipsed all other international visitor numbers, while
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Indigenous community in Northern Canada celebrates new protected area
People in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., are gathering to celebrate a major victory for their community: the establishment of the
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Joachim Bonnetrouge re-elected chief of Deh Gah Got’ie First Nation in Northern Canada
Joachim Bonnetrouge is back in the chief’s chair for the Deh Gah Got’ie First Nation after a tight election campaign
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Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims
After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just
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No Alaska dog mushers at next Arctic Winter Games without ‘true competition’
The future of dog mushing at the Arctic Winter Games is in doubt again, as Team Alaska considers forgoing the
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Canadian Arctic could face ‘abrupt’ climate threats due to permafrost thaw, says study
New research says major climate threats to Arctic communities, ecosystems and infrastructure could come much sooner than expected as vast
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