Man banned from Yukon community over drug allegations now faces charges in N.W.T.
A man who was banned from Selkirk First Nation lands in the Yukon last year for allegedly trafficking drugs now
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Study forecasts challenges of electric vehicle chargers on northern power grids
A study is revealing some of the challenges that electric vehicles will pose to northern power grids — and it’ll
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Hercules aircraft reaches passengers and crew of Air Tindi crash in N.W.T.
A Hercules aircraft has reached 10 people stranded about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, after a Twin Otter went down
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Investigator escalates Fort Smith man’s complaint against N.W.T. RCMP
An RCMP unit in Alberta in charge of investigating a public complaint about four officers in Fort Smith, N.W.T., is
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Hay River’s R.J. Simpson is the new premier of the N.W.T.
Hay River North MLA R.J. Simpson is the new premier of the N.W.T. MLAs gathered in the Legislative Assembly in Yellowknife Thursday
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MLAs to choose N.W.T.’s next premier today
MLAs are gathering in the Legislative Assembly in Yellowknife Thursday to select the territory’s next premier. They’ll also select a
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Prey driven away by wildfire, YKDFN says wolves are turning to the city for food
Wolf sightings have been “persistent” around Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah recently — and a chief with the Yellowknives Dene First
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MLAs make their pitches to be N.W.T.’s next premier
Starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MLAs vying for the territory’s top job will each deliver a 20-minute speech. N.W.T.
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Voters opt for change in several N.W.T. ridings, as incumbents are ousted
The next Legislative Assembly in the N.W.T. will be substantially different than the last, after voters ousted seven incumbent candidates
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Trudeau visits Hay River, Enterprise Wednesday to discuss wildfires, meet leaders
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Tour begins in wildfire-ravaged Enterprise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was set to visit
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Environmental assessment: Yellowknife polytechnic site could move out of Tin Can Hill
Concerns around the proposed site for the polytechnic university campus in Yellowknife aren’t going away. “There are real practical concerns
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MLA Katrina Nokleby to be fined $4,000 for staying in evacuation zone
Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby is facing a $4,000 fine for returning and then staying in Yellowknife as an evacuation order
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Empowering youth key to climate adaptation in North, global conference hears
The Arctic is warming two to four times faster than the rest of the world, but northern communities are already
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MLAs ask why N.W.T. isn’t giving residents more money for evacuation costs
Some MLAs in the N.W.T. are pushing for more financial support for wildfire evacuees, but the Municipal and Community Affairs minister says
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1 week after being back, Yellowknife schools, hospital still getting back on track
By Julia Wong It has been one week since the evacuation order for Yellowknife was lifted and residents were allowed
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