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Northern Canada: Denes and Métis sign self-governance agreement in principle for Sahtu region

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 14:24
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Dene and Métis in Norman Wells, N.W.T., are one step closer to reaching a final agreement for self-governance after signing

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Most teens in Canada’s Northwest Territories not practising safe sex, survey says

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 14, 2019 at 16:34
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Most sexually active teenagers in the Northwest Territories report not using condoms regularly. That’s one of the findings of a

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Even in winter, campfires spark wildfires in northern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 11, 2019 at 10:07
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Just because it’s –30 C doesn’t mean the N.W.T. is safe from wildfires. Three person-caused wildfires were spotted near Fort

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Ribbon cut on college mine training centre in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 11:07
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Federal and territorial officials cut the ribbon on a $10.4 million mine training facility at Aurora College on Monday. The

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Territory in Northern Canada considering ‘domestic violence leave’

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 11:31
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Employees in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic, may soon be able to take leave from work if they

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Canada: chamber of mines says mining industry in Northwest Territories ‘will die’ without investment

Michael Hugall, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 09:47 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 09:26
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The City of Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), was given a grim update on the state of the territory’s

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Canada Culture Culture (Canada) General News 

Artist creates a 10-foot metal giant as an ode to Northern Canada trappers

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 14:49 — Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2018 at 15:55
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Dolphus Cadieux, a Canadian artist from the Northwest Territories, has worked for the past 15 years on a 10 feet

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Indigenous man launches $600M class-action lawsuit, claiming police mistreatment in Canada’s northern territories

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 10:35 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 10:38
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A teen in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), has launched a $600-million, class-action lawsuit against Canada’s federal police, the RCMP, in

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Communities in northern Canada struggling with high fuel prices

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 17:20
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In Aklavik, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, $40 worth of gas won’t get you very far. “You barely get five gallons

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Canada to boost subsidies on flour, frozen fruit in major Nutrition North update

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10:55
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Diapers, macaroni, spaghetti, dried beans and frozen french fries are among the new items now going to be subsidized under

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Indigenous man in Northern Canada who was denied interpreter in court granted mistrial

Jamie Malbeuf, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 11:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 14:22
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A man whose first language is Tlicho, but who was never given an interpreter in court, has been granted a

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Northern Canada: Giant Mine cleanup project could be complete by 2030

Michael Hugall, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 09:55
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The Giant Mine cleanup team says the project may be complete by 2030. The group released a timeline for the

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Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General News 

Inuit carvings head to Northern Canada after decades in California

CBC News
Posted: Monday, November 26, 2018 at 10:54
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After decades in storage in a home in California, dozens of Inuit carvings have come home to Canada’s North. The

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Canadian government pledges $400 million for northern transport

Elise von Scheel, CBC News
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 16:47 — Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 16:50
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The federal government is set to announce funding to help improve the remote roads, airports and bridges of Canada’s North.

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Canada Culture Culture (Canada) General News 

Notable book recommendations from across northern Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 16:06
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The First Nations Book Fair (Kwahiatonhk: Salon du livre des Premières Nations) gets underway in the Canadian province of Quebec November

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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