N.W.T. gov’t scrapping $100K to family violence shelters, shelters say bring it back
A network of N.W.T. shelters and safe homes is pleading with the territorial government to reinstate a $100,000 fund for
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Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., woman died of alcohol poisoning, inquest jury finds
By Dez Loreen Inquest ended Thursday with jury finding that Sylvia Panaktalok’s 2021 death in RCMP custody was accidental The
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Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., needs ambulance, sobering centre, inquest hears
By Dez Loreen RCMP officers often doing the jobs of bylaw, child services and ambulance workers, inquest witnesses say The
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‘Totally unacceptable’: Tuktoyaktuk mayor, road contractors decry state of highway
The mayor of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., said the only road to and from his community is unsafe and is calling for
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‘I got to do this’: Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., women harvest their first belugas
Meeka Steen wasn’t going to let a little seasickness stop her. The Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., resident had a single goal in
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Fibre optic line coming to Arctic community in N.W.T.
More than $19.7 million was announced on Monday to bring high-speed internet to the Arctic community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada’s Northwest
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Handcrafted kayak from Tuk donated to museum, reunited with granddaughter of creator
Inuk, who works at Yellowknife’s museum, is the granddaughter of Bertram Pokiak who made the kayak A handcrafted kayak from Tuktoyaktuk,
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N.W.T.’s chief public health officer issues chicken pox warning for Tuktoyaktuk
The N.W.T.’s chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kandola, is advising people in Tuktoyaktuk about an ongoing outbreak of chicken
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Feds extend restrictions on Arctic offshore drilling
A federal suspension of Arctic oil and gas work was set to lift in 2023, but the government of Canada
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‘Crazy busy’ for business owners as tourists return to Tuktoyaktuk
Grandma’s Kitchen is run by grandma herself — Joanne Edwards-Steen — and her husband John Steen. With a guest book
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Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified
Claim alleges federal government negligently failed to stop police assaults on Indigenous people A lawsuit alleging RCMP systematically brutalized Indigenous
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New research chair at Laval University to help better understand permafrost changes in Arctic Quebec
The government of Quebec is giving $900,000 to Laval University’s Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics to help operate the new research
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Temperatures in Canada’s Northwest Territories soar above zero
The mercury hit 11.1 C in Norman Wells, breaking a record for December Unseasonably warm temperatures so far this month
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Canadian feds return $430M to oil and gas companies ahead of Arctic offshore exploration ban
The federal government returned $430 million in security deposits to oil and gas companies that committed to spend billions exploring
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International Inuit leaders and youth take climate message to COP25 in Madrid
A group of international Inuit leaders will be attending the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, and is calling on Arctic
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