CBC - North (A day ago)
Residents in Hay River say a major drug bust earlier this month has led to less visible drug activity in the community. Some see the arrests as a potential turning point but say lasting change will depend on accessible treatment, outreach and support for people struggling with addiction.
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Major projects and water stewardship took up a bulk of the resolutions adopted at the outset of the 55th Dene National Assembly in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., on Thursday. The resolutions underscored ongoing commitments to both economic development and environmental preservation.
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As Waskaganish's population grows, so does the demand for accessible health care. The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay has opened an expanded Community Miiyuupmatisiwin Centre to help fill the gaps in health care in the northern Quebec Cree community.
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More than 2,500 types of so-called "assault-style" weapons have been illegal in Canada since 2020. The federal government has an amnesty order in place for the guns and is offering to buy them back from businesses and individual owners. But one Whitehorse firearms advocate says the program puts the onus on law-abiding gun owners instead of...
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In a social media post this week, Chief Bertha Rabesca Zoe said the data, collected last September and October, showed the presence of opioids, sedatives, hallucinogens and stimulants in the community's wastewater, including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues.
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Ambassadors from five nordic countries were in Yellowknife Wednesday for a seminar called "Resilience in the Arctic."The session was centred on discussions between Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Canada about areas of co-operation in the Arctic.
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Wednesday saw day two of the Dene National Assembly in the Northwest Territories. Chief Devon Felker of West Point First Nation is attending the assembly for the first time since getting elected this summer. At 26 years old he's the youngest person at the table. Sarah St-Pierre caught up with him in Fort Good Hope.
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The number of sexual assault cases the N.W.T. courts handle each year has shrunk by about half in the past decade. The rate at which offenders are found guilty of sexual assault has declined as well. But RCMP say that doesn't necessarily mean sexual assault is actually happening less often.
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Organizer Caleb Lennie of Inuvik, N.W.T., said he wanted a group of supporters to help others on their journey of sobriety. He said without positive reinforcement back home, people returning from treatment centres in the south might have a hard time staying sober.
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The owner of a new residential apartment building in downtown Yellowknife is asking for a five-year extension on a tax abatement that started back in 2022. The City of Yellowknife says there's a way to do that, and it's up to city council to decide how to proceed.
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The Dene National Assembly kicks off in Fort Good Hope on Tuesday, with meetings scheduled until the end of the day on Thursday. The community of about 500 people expects to welcome up to 150 guests for the event that will define the Dene Nation's next set of priorities
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About a dozen young Inuit are learning how to become cruise ship guides in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, as part of the territorial government program Nalunaiqsijiit. The program lead says the intention is to help Inuit get into the industry and reclaim the way stories are told.
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In the latest act of resistance in a decades-long fight over Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, thirteen organizations have filed an amended lawsuit against the Trump administration after it re-opened the refuge's coastal plain to oil and gas leasing in the fall.
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One tool Yukon Energy relied on during December's cold snap was its Peak Smart program — a voluntary system that lets the utility remotely shift the timing of electric heat and hot water use in participating homes. The utility says it's an important tool, but participation in the program remains low.
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NATO is talking about improved Arctic security, says the alliance's secretary general. Some of those talks reportedly involve a European troop presence in Greenland. It's a remarkable turnaround for an alliance that has until recently tried to ignore the region.
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RCMP in the Northwest Territories say the number of drug-related charges involving youth in the territory seems to be trending upward. 'We're not talking about dozens of youth being caught ... but [it is] slowly creeping up," said the Chief Supt. Dyson Smith.
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Accounting firm KPMG is accused of helping Ron Barlas defraud the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation's (LKDFN) business arm, the Densoline Corporation, out of millions of dollars. KPMG's application to stay court action in favour of arbitration has been dismissed.
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Russia and China are working together more closely in the Arctic — both in the air and at sea, says the top U.S. commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command. The co-operation also appears to be more tightly co-ordinated in a possible attempt to test U.S. and Canadian reaction.
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Dawson City, Yukon's Robert Service School has been closed since last week after a couple of water main breaks in town flooded buildings and froze some pipes in the –40 C weather. It also prompted a boil water advisory for the town that's still in place.
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Athletes are in Yellowknife this week competing for a spot on the N.W.T.'s 2026 team. Territorial trials continue into the weekend for Dene Games, table tennis, curling, badminton, hockey, volleyball, cross country skiing, wrestling, futsal, basketball, and Arctic sports.
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Many Greenlanders are expressing their anger and frustration over U.S. President Donald Trump's recent musings that the United States needs to acquire their island. But not all residents are reacting with outrage, with some downplaying the comments made by the Trump administration.
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European leaders have sounded the alarm over Donald Trump's ambitions to take over Greenland, but the U.S. president may instead be thinking of his legacy. If that's the case, many analysts, diplomats and politicians believe not only will European diplomacy fail, but the entire post-Second World War system of alliances will come crashing down...
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In a report released Thursday, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the crew were operating in deteriorating weather conditions that made it difficult to see the landing area and terrain. The report also says improvised landing procedures and unsafe practices were allowed to develop over time.
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As Yukon's wood harvesters take advantage of January's warmer temperatures, one longtime harvester said he's run out of money, and his business might not survive the rest of the winter. Bill Whimp, owner of Bill's Woodcutting said the territorial government needs to do more to protect those working in the industry.
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The Yukon government is updating the requirements for Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections for commercial vehicles operating in the territory. As of Jan. 1, commercial vehicles weighing more than 11,794 kilograms can undergo an inspection every 12 months, instead of every six months.
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Dawson City, Yukon resident, and raven whisperer Daniel Vigliotti has formed a special bond with the town's corvid community after coming to the aid of a wounded raven. Ever since then between 12 and 25 ravens join Vigliotti on his daily walks through town.
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The librarian of the John Tetso Memorial Library in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., was surprised by the donation of 60-year-old correspondences between trapper John Tetso and a pen pal from the prominent Molson family. Tetso wrote one of the first autobiographies documenting life in the bush, and this donation elaborates upon his life and legacy.
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