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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Yellowknife
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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Poor air quality in Yellowknife, Northern Canada as fire grows outside the city
The out-of-control fire northwest of Yellowknife, Arctic Canada has almost doubled since Saturday, but it remains no threat to the
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Arctic Canada: Northern demonstrators demand CBC host federal leaders’ debate on climate change
Rallies were held Wednesday outside CBC northern stations in Whitehorse and Yellowknife, among other Canadian cities. Dozens of people rallied
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Recyclables in Yellowknife, Northern Canada have been dumped in landfill for over a year
While Yellowknife, Northwest Territories residents have been carefully sorting their recyclables and dropping them off in the city’s large blue
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Canadian Francophone Games could be coming to the North in 2023
The Northwest Territories’ francophone federation hopes to submit a bid to host the 2023 Canadian Francophone Games in Yellowknife, in
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Why southern Canadians should brush up on their geography of the northern territories
A large national non-profit wrote CBC North last week promoting two new historic places in the Northwest Territories. Problem is
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Brother of Superman actress Margot Kidder spreads her ashes in Northern Canada
The brother of Superman actress Margot Kidder has returned to Yellowknife to spread some of his sister’s ashes in her
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Lawyers in Yellowknife, Northern Canada push back at courthouse bail hearing ban
Criminal defence lawyers have gone to court to fight an “unwritten policy” recently enacted by Justices of the Peace in
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City council in Yellowknife, Northern Canada rejects looking into restricting liquor sales and store hours
Yellowknife city councillors rejected an idea from the mayor to start a dialogue with the Northwest Territories government to potentially
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City council in Northern Canada considering path to reconciliation
A reconciliation plan for the city of Yellowknife is slowly making its way through city council. The city is getting
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Northern Canada: Smoke advisories in parts of Northwest Territories due to Alberta wildfires
The Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer has issued a wildfire smoke exposure advisory for people in parts of the
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Northern Canada: Akaitcho land claims & self-government process should be finalized next year, negotiator says
After 19 years, the Akaitcho land claim and self-government processes may soon be finalized. According to the community negotiator for
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What Indigenous wellness looks like at the new hospital in Yellowknife, Northern Canada
The Northwest Territories’ new Stanton Territorial Hospital, in Canada’s central Arctic, opened its doors Sunday morning. The-state-of-the-art facility boasts high-tech
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