Spending in the North won’t ‘invest in the human rights’ of northerners, NDP argues
By Devon Tredinnick Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is failing to invest in the human rights of people in Northern
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Arctic Sovereignty Requires Strong Communities, Says FCM
In a new report titled “The Future of Canada’s North and Arctic,” the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is urging
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Local restaurants pivot to residents as tourism slows
Satwant (Sweets) Kaur Dhillon co-launched Yellowknife’s first Ricky’s All Day Grill in 2025. A year later, Dhillon is learning to
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Mounties spied on ‘Father of Nunavut’ in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene alliance
Surveillance had become so familiar to John Amagoalik it was, by the mid-1970s, something of a standing joke. From the
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Military gives details about ‘generational level of investment’ coming to Yellowknife
By Sarah St-Pierre Canadian military officials were before a Yellowknife city council committee on Monday, presenting some details about their
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Northern aviation deserves same de-icing resources as the south, says pilot
For pilot Laval St. Germain, the Transportation Safety Board’s report into the fatal 2024 Fort Smith plane crash that killed
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As Inuvik shelters switch hands, operators want to see transitional supports next
A new contractor will take over operations of the Inuvik Warming Shelter on April 1 — closely following a switch
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At 82, this Inuvialuktun translator wonders who will replace her
After three weeks on the road in Yellowknife doing Inuvialuktun translation for the Northwest Territories legislative assembly, Lillian Elias says
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Carney announces $35B for defence, infrastructure in Canada’s North
The Liberal government has unveiled a detailed, multibillion-dollar proposal to modernize and expand Canada’s military footprint in the country’s Far
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Carney heads to Arctic war games as NATO flexes muscle in Norway
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Yellowknife on Thursday before heading to Norway and the United Kingdom for meetings
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Carney scheduled to visit Yellowknife on Thursday
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Yellowknife on Thursday. His itinerary shows he will announce a “new
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Woman faces multiple charges after tour bus stolen, Yellowknife RCMP say
Yellowknife RCMP say a woman is charged with vehicle theft and other offences after a tour bus was stolen early
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Stranded medical travellers at Nunavut airport say they were left cold
Some medical travel passengers flying home to Nunavut last month say they were left stranded at an airport for hours
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Experts link Yellowknife retail closures to weak economy and changing tastes
First it was clothing stores. Then A&W. Now it’s the city’s only movie theatre. Yellowknife’s retail scene is shrinking as
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This Nunavut teenager has her own dog team, preserving an Inuit cultural tradition
Out in the distance in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, 15-year-old Sophia Johnston heard a familiar sound — a team of sled
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