Northern Canada: Denes and Métis sign self-governance agreement in principle for Sahtu region
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
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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Even in winter, campfires spark wildfires in northern Canada
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
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’
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
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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Artist creates a 10-foot metal giant as an ode to Northern Canada trappers
Dolphus Cadieux, a Canadian artist from the Northwest Territories, has worked for the past 15 years on a 10 feet
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Indigenous man launches $600M class-action lawsuit, claiming police mistreatment in Canada’s northern territories
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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Communities in northern Canada struggling with high fuel prices
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
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
A man whose first language is Tlicho, but who was never given an interpreter in court, has been granted a
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Northern Canada: Giant Mine cleanup project could be complete by 2030
The Giant Mine cleanup team says the project may be complete by 2030. The group released a timeline for the
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Inuit carvings head to Northern Canada after decades in California
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
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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Notable book recommendations from across northern Canada
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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