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Appeal dismissed for man convicted of possessing $62K of drug-related cash in N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 19, 2024 at 16:25
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Ali Omar was convicted in May 2022 despite the court acknowledging his rights were breached A man convicted two years

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Balloon mission measures X-rays en route from Arctic Sweden to northern Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 15:46 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 16:04
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A balloon mission is currently journeying from Arctic Sweden to northern Canada, measuring X-rays to deepen our understanding of the

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Yellowknife mulls whether or not to replace water pipeline, after cost nearly doubles

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 09:36
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City reconsidering whether to pump water from Yellowknife Bay instead, an idea looked at in 2017 Skyrocketing construction costs have

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Report: Poor communication caused confusion & stress in Yellowknife evacuation

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 15:56
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‘We made the best decisions we could,’ maintains city manager The firm tasked with reviewing how the City of Yellowknife

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Multiple pipe breaks believed to cause sudden June spike in Yellowknife water usage

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2024 at 14:40
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By Luke Carroll · CBC News The City of Yellowknife has fixed multiple breaks in private pipes that are believed to be

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Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife on Aug. 21, 2021.
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N.W.T. declares tuberculosis outbreak in Yellowknife after 2 cases identified

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 15:55
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Both cases linked, Public Health working on contact tracing The N.W.T.’s acting chief public health officer is declaring a tuberculosis

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People gathered around a table.
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Yellowknife roundtable looks for solutions to homelessness

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Friday, June 28, 2024 at 09:50
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About 70 people came together to speak about homelessness in Yellowknife at a roundtable discussion at the Tree of Peace

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A photo of Stanton Territorial Hospital taken outside.
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Yellowknife RCMP charge woman with aggravated assault on infant

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 12:00
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A woman has been charged with aggravated assault after an infant was admitted to the hospital in Yellowknife with “life-altering

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Old car tires at Yellowknife's solid waste facility in 2021.
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N.W.T. considers making producers deal with used oil, tires and electrical items

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 14:40 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 15:00
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The N.W.T. government is exploring a new way to dispose of used oil, car tires and electrical items, by shifting

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Une femme dans les bois.
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‘Dignity is lost’: Yellowknife shelters struggle with overcrowding, violence

Sarah Krymalowski, CBC News @sarkrymalowski
Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 11:45
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Yellowknife shelter operators say they are in “crisis” after struggling for months to meet the needs of a growing population

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Federal gov’t, Saskatchewan swipe sale of N.W.T. rare earth metals from Chinese buyer

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 14:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 14:32
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By Rose Danen Vital Metals announced Monday that it’s selling its stockpiled rare earth material to the Saskatchewan Research Council

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Construction of defence building in Yellowknife to begin, years later than expected

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 09:06
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By Sarah Krymalowski · CBC News New Department of National Defence facility was originally scheduled to be completed this year Construction on

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City of Yellowknife, feds announce $8.4M to spur new housing development

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 08:58
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By Robert Holden · CBC News  Funding aimed at helping city cut housing red tape The City of Yellowknife has announced a

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N.W.T. could lose hundreds of jobs and residents when the mines close, economist warns

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 16:35
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A territorial economist says he loses sleep at night over the lack of economic vision and planning in the Northwest

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Yellowknifers’ plastic going to landfill—but politicians could still explore solution

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 09:34
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N.W.T.’s waste reduction act now allows for extended producer policy program Roughly 60 tonnes of plastic collected at blue bin

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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