Mother in northern Canadian village calls for change after baby waits days for medical care
A mother from Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) wants the health-care system in Wrigley to change after it took days to
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Canadian military to build multi-million dollar facility in Northern city
Canada’s Department of National Defence [DND] is planning on spending over $50 million to build a 7,600 square metre facility
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Indigenous man in Northern Canada waiting for territorial government to waive name change fees
The Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) government is delaying waiving fees for Indigenous people that want to legally change their names back
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Gwich’in council in Arctic Canada strikes out on its own self-government negotiations
The Gwich’in Tribal Council is changing its approach to ongoing self-government negotiations with the federal and Northwest Territories governments. The
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Senate committee visits Arctic town, hears about development challenges in Canada’s North
In the 12 years that Inuvik’s mayor has been part of council, he says no group of senators has ever
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Is Asian desert dust warming the Arctic’s sea surface and confusing satellites?
Large amounts of dust from Asian deserts could be contributing to the warming of Arctic sea surfaces, but satellites are
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Canada’s crime rates and severity highest in northern territories
Across the North, all three of Canada’s territories had the highest crime rates and crime severity in the country last
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Small community in Arctic Canada disappointed by cruise ship cancellations, says mayor
The cancellation of two luxury cruise ships that were supposed to land in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), this week is
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Infant mortality rate in Canada’s Nunavut three times national average: report
A new report released Tuesday that raises concerns about the well-being of children in Canada shows Nunavut (east-Arctic) continues to
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Opposition party adopts resolution to give Canada’s North 100% of northern resource royalties
Delegates at the Conservative Party’s national convention in Halifax (Canadian east coast) on Saturday voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting
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Norman Yakeleya elected new chief of Northern Canada’s Dene Nation
Norman Yakeleya is the new Dene national chief. Hundreds of delegates from across the Northwest Territories and beyond cast their
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Canadian study shows wildfires speeding up permafrost thaw
As wildfires are growing larger across northern Canada a new study suggests they’re causing permafrost to thaw faster. The study
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First Nation in Northern Canada begins new era as decades-long chief steps down
It will be a historical turning point for the Dene Nation today, as delegates from across and outside the Northwest
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World Wildlife Fund raises alarm about harmful ‘grey water’ in Canada’s Arctic
World Wildlife Fund Canada fears a new report it commissioned suggests that untreated “grey water” dumped in Canadian Arctic waters could double by
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Natan Obed re-elected as president of Canadian Inuit organization
Natan Obed has been re-elected as president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The vote was held during the group’s annual general meeting Thursday
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