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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

54 housing units announced for 8 N.W.T. communities

CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 22, 2024 at 09:01
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By Mah Noor Mubarik · CBC News Federal government contributing $19M, community governments chipping in $7M Federal and community government representatives announced

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Hay River’s R.J. Simpson is the new premier of the N.W.T.

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 16:15
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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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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

MLAs to choose N.W.T.’s next premier today

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 09:23
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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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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. voters go to polls today in territorial election

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 10:11
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It’s voting day in the N.W.T., as residents decide who will make up the territory’s 20th Legislative Assembly. Polls open

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Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in Alaska

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 13:38 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 14:14
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U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband has died in an airplane crash, her office said in a statement Wednesday. “We are

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

Eagle mine evacuated as out-of-control wildfire near Keno City, Yukon, grows

CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 31, 2023 at 07:31
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An out of control wildfire continued to grow northwest of Keno City in the Yukon this weekend, forcing an evacuation of

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Society (Canada) 

Yukon says yes to hosting 2026 Arctic Winter Games

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2023 at 11:24
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The Yukon government has thrown its support behind a bid to bring the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) back to Whitehorse

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* Featured * Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Canada) 

Public roundtables begin on Baffinland’s latest request to ship more ore from Nunavut

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 10:13
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Public roundtable meetings begin Thursday in Iqaluit on Baffinland’s latest proposal to ship more ore from its Mary River mine in

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

As Nunavik’s permafrost thaws, locals and researchers focus on adaptation

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 15:00
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Camping in the rainy and foggy community of Salluit last weekend, Michael Cameron saw yet another mudslide. A lifelong resident

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* Featured * Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 

N.W.T. development corp. looks to rebrand in face of ‘reputational challenges’

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 16:08
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N.W.T. MLAs are reviewing some proposed changes to the territory’s Business Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC), including a possible name change. 

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 News Politics (Canada) 

N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 17:26
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What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Canada) 

Nunavut flips stance on caribou protection again, now supports development ban on calving grounds

Nick Murray, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 16:19
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The government of Nunavut has once again flipped its position on resource development on caribou calving grounds. In a submission

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Canada) Society (Canada) 

Iqaluit condo residents without water or sewage services for weeks

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:44
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Some people living in Iqaluit’s Brown Row condo units haven’t had water or sewage services for several weeks. It was

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 Politics (Canada) 

Housing a key priority for Nunavut politicians ahead of federal budget

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 16:17
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Nunavut’s premier, member of Parliament and senator are all hoping that the upcoming federal budget will include money to address

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* Featured * Business (USA) Countries Environment (USA) Featured • Zone 3 USA 

ConocoPhillips details Alaska gas leak cause, remedies at hearing

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10:07
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ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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