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Transport Canada gives $19M for airport upgrades in Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 15:11
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The federal government is putting more than $19 million toward upgrade work at three airports in the N.W.T. A Wednesday news

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Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut, Canada’s first COVID-19 cases?

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, May 3, 2021 at 13:17 — Last Updated: Monday, May 3, 2021 at 14:26
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Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that

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Government of Canada announces $1.3M to support economic development in Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 27, 2020 at 16:29
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Three N.W.T. projects are getting a financial boost from the federal government, in a move aimed at fostering employment and

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Why this Canadian teen spends hours every week holding up a Black Lives Matter sign

Kate Kyle, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 15:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 15:45
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Serena Jenna, 14, opens up a folding chair and pulls a green blanket out of her backpack to protect herself

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Yellowknife coach inducted into Speed Skating Canada Hall of Fame

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 13:00
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A Yellowknife coach who’s dedicated more than 30 years of his life mentoring young speed skaters across the North has

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Even amid pandemic, the northern housing market is hotter than ever, say realtors

John Last and Katie Toth, CBC North
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2020 at 12:32
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When Vanessa Thorson bought her duplex in Whitehorse’s Takhini neighbourhood in 2015, it cost her just $285,000. Three years later,

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Gold Terra set to begin summer drilling in Northwestern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 13:03
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Junior mining exploration company Gold Terra Resource Corp. says it plans to start a 10,000-metre summer drilling program at its

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Nı̨̀ı̨̀kè! Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories introduces stop signs in English and Wiliideh

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2020 at 09:00
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At some Yellowknife intersections, drivers might linger a little longer. If they do, it may be because the city has

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Canadian coast guard crew await COVID-19 tests before Arctic season

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 11:57 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 12:16
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The Canadian Coast Guard starts its Arctic season in about two weeks, and it’s still not sure where COVID-19 tests

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Amid pandemic, amateur radio societies in Northern Canada are seeking new recruits

Avery Zingel, CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 6, 2020 at 09:33
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Amateur radio enthusiast Ron Thompson has made contact with Russia from Yellowknife. He’s also used it to reach his wife

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Despite COVID-19, Canadian Northerners continue getting food to vulnerable people

Alex Brockman, CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 20, 2020 at 12:14
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Dave Speakman and Ernest Zheke load boxes full of food into the back of the white Food Rescue Yellowknife cargo van. They

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‘Shocked and disappointed’: Arctic Winter Games cancelled due to coronavirus concerns

Steve Silva, Danielle d'Entremont, CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 10:44
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The Whitehorse 2020 Arctic Winter Games have been cancelled due to concerns about the novel coronavirus. “There was no scenario under

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Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canada’s Northwest Territories amid coronavirus outbreak

Hilary Bird, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 10:11
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Tour operators and hotels in Yellowknife are being hit with a number of cancellations from Chinese tourists in the wake

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Canada Society Society (Canada) 

Canadian chef invites whole Northwest Territories capital to Christmas feast

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 08:00
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Yellowknife chef Robin Wasicuna doesn’t like the idea of people eating alone at Christmas. So with a crew of volunteers

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Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 09:57
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After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just

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