Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims
After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just
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Yellowknife
CBC North reverses decision to consolidate morning newscasts in Northern Canada
CBC North managing director Janice Stein has announced that the broadcaster will not be making any changes to its English
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City of Yellowknife, Northern Canada proposing to spend 31% more than 5 years ago
At a committee meeting this week, Yellowknife city councillors, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, will begin officially discussing the city’s draft
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Cabinet, deputy assignments in Canada’s Northwest Territories send mixed messages
There’s no question that Caroline Cochrane, the new premier of the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, wants to appear as
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Mother from Arctic Canada wants investigation after medical travel debacle
A mother from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in Arctic Canada, says she was recently forced to choose between attending a medical
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North a low priority in Canada’s federal elections
Lawrence Ruben sighs as he wraps his hands around his coffee mug. He takes his time to think about what
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Northwestel looking to build fibre line under Great Slave Lake in Northern Canada
Northwestel Inc. is looking to build a fibre line under Great Slave Lake, following several telecommunication outages that left Yellowknife
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Rare geological formation near Yellowknife, Northern Canada almost gone
What’s 11,000 years old and likely almost all used up? The sandpits by the Yellowknife airport, in Northern Canada. For
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Community in Arctic Canada concerned about the future of Aurora College at Northwest Territories election
In Fort Smith, northwestern Canada, the economy is stalling. The town’s population is projected to decline. In fact, the town
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Arctic Canada: High school students want their issues known for Northwest Territories election
They’re not yet old enough to vote, but young people in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories have some thoughts — and they
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Northern Canada: Telecom outages cost Yellowknife economy $10M, chamber says
Two telecommunications outages in Yellowknife, Northern Canada over the summer have cost the local economy close to $10 million, estimates
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Yellowknife, Northern Canada hospital receives $2M anonymous donation
An anonymous donor has given $2 million to the Stanton Territorial Hospital for a three-year mental health program for youth
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Canadian gov grants $1M to promote women in northern politics
The governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, in Northern Canada, will receive more than $1 million from the federal
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Nursing shortage at obstetrics unit in Northern Canadian city leads to workplace complaint, appeal
The manager of approximately 90 nurses at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is appealing a conduct committee’s decision
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Bookstore in Yellowknife, Northern Canada celebrates
40th anniversary as owner prepares for next chapter
While brick-and-mortar book stores across Canada face increasing pressure due to online retailers, a downtown Yellowknife, N.W.T. shop has beaten
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