Northern gov employee given privacy training weeks before laptop with health data stolen
This is part 2 of three stories on the stolen laptop files. Here’s part 1. Part 3 is scheduled for next
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Young players play to win at hand games tournament in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The crowd roars as Jay Masuzumi flashes a grin and waves his fingers to show his empty palm. Once again,
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Youth workshop in Arctic Canadian community to focus on safe partying
A Yukon organization is headed to Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories (central Arctic), on Tuesday to put on a workshop for young
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Caribou and drilling in ANWR: Canadian research critical of U.S. report
As Canada prepares its final submissions to the U.S. about Porcupine caribou and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two pieces
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Thousands of people’s health data on laptop stolen from Canadian territorial gov last year
This story is Part 1 of 3 on the stolen laptop files. Part 2 is scheduled for Tuesday and Part
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Study gives Canada’s northern territories failing grades on curbing alcohol harms
When marked on their efforts to bring down alcohol-related harms, the territories got dismal grades. Two studies released Wednesday from
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First Nation in Canada’s Northwest Territories votes to support creation of national park reserve
Members of the Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation voted in favour of the proposed Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve on
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Travellers complain about wait times at Yellowknife airport, in Northern Canada
Complaints about long security wait times at the newly renovated Yellowknife Airport made their way to the Northwest Territories legislature
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Tourism agency for Canada’s Northwest Territories says more work coming for local photographers
Photographers in the Northwest Territories are hopeful the territory’s tourism agency will do more business with northern freelancers this year.
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Northern speed skaters set records, personal bests at Canada Winter Games
A 15-year-old speed skater from Yellowknife placed eighth in the 1500m short track event at the Canada Winter Games in
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Rare earth elements project in Northern Canada gets $5M boost
The Nechalacho rare earth elements project near Lutselk’e, N.W.T., has a vote of confidence from an Australian investment group. Cheetah
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Hundreds of northern athletes descend on Alberta for Canada Winter Games
Some of the North’s best and brightest young athletes will be in action over the next two weeks in Red
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Northern Canadian territory puts trade mission to China on hold amid diplomatic tensions
The ongoing diplomatic dispute between Canada and China following the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive has caused the
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Northern Canada: Construction of all-season road to isolated Indigenous community to begin this fall
Work on the Tlicho all-season road to Whati will begin this fall and is expected to be completed by 2022.
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Canadian, Northwest Territories govs team up to sell tungsten mine and deposit
The federal and Northwest Territories governments are working together to sell the Cantung mine and Mactung deposit, located along the
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