Help line issues in Canada’s Northwest Territories raising concerns
Northwest Territories residents are flagging issues with a territorial help line meant to aid people in crisis. Several people, who
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Research project seeks to understand climate change impacts in North American Arctic
A group of Canadian and U.S. scientists backed by a NASA aircraft packed with sophisticated remote sensing equipment have converged
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Rules around wildlife photography in Canada’s Northwest Territories news to local photographer
A photographer from Inuvik, N.W.T., got an unexpected phone call soon after recently using his drone to make a video
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Shifting ground threatening homes in this Northern Canadian community
Margaret and Edward Kelly’s home is coming apart at the seams. The joints holding their walls, floors and ceilings together
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Caribou crossing Arctic Canada highway, but hunters asked to hold off for now
A herd of Porcupine caribou is moving along the Dempster Highway, in Arctic Canada, a phenomenon many say hasn’t been
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Arctic Canada: Hockey players ‘bummed’ Team North may not compete at next Indigenous tournament
Athletes with Team North, in Arctic Canada are shocked and disappointed that they may not get a chance to play
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Métis in Northern Canada disappointed by Northwest Territories’ handling of the Thaidene Nene reserve
The Northwest Territory Métis Nation (NWTMN) says it’s disappointed in the way the territorial government has handled the proposed Thaidene
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Northern Canada: Leaders looking for answers to improve education in Sahtu communities
Representatives from two communities in the Sahtu region, Arctic Canada say they aren’t happy with their quality of education, and
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Poor air quality in Yellowknife, Northern Canada as fire grows outside the city
The out-of-control fire northwest of Yellowknife, Arctic Canada has almost doubled since Saturday, but it remains no threat to the
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Ottawa finally delivers on 100-year-old promise to First Nation in northern Canada
Members of the K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) near Hay River, Northwest Territories, finally saw the Canadian government make good on
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Arctic Canada: Northern demonstrators demand CBC host federal leaders’ debate on climate change
Rallies were held Wednesday outside CBC northern stations in Whitehorse and Yellowknife, among other Canadian cities. Dozens of people rallied
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Heat warning issued for 7 communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for seven Northwest Territories communities, in Northern Canada. Temperatures in Kakisa, Enterprise, Fort
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Optic fibre cable in Arctic Canada was cut in ‘rare’ weekend telecom outage, says Northwestel
Northwestel says a major communications disruption in the Yellowknife area, northwestern Canada, over the weekend resulted from a severed fibre
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Mining boom to drive economic growth in northern territories beyond rest of Canada, report says
Economic growth in the territories will outpace the rest of Canada over the next two years, driven by the strength
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Hybrid Norwegian cruise ship to sail through Northwest Passage
A Norwegian cruise ship named after one of the country’s most famous polar explorers, Roald Amundsen, who became the first
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