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After four years of intensive study and innumerable sacrifices, Yellowknifer Margaret Namyalo, 56, graduated Thursday with a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Victoria at Aurora College. She said moving to Yellowknife was "the best experience that... has happened in my life."
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Sarah Leonardis has taken on a variety of roles at CBC, including as a researcher, interpreter and backfill host, and is a familiar face especially for Igalaaq viewers. Throughout it all, she has held onto one core value – the need to preserve Inuit language.
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Fire breaks create protection from wildfires around Fort Smith — as well as big, empty areas. On Tuesday night, researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University held a community meeting to tell residents about the potential to benefit the community beyond offering protection from wildfires.
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Following a scathing report on the territory's child and family services from Canada's auditor general in March, the territorial government failed to reach out to the Kwanlin Dün First Nation about the audit findings. One government official acknowledges that "should have been done."
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The plan has been nearly two decades in the making. The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, signed in 1993, requires ministers to either accept a draft plan or send it back for reconsideration "as soon as practicable.” Advocates and lawyers argue that means officials are legally obliged to act now.
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The Northwest Territories government has issued a boil water advisory for residents of four communities in the South Slave Region.A news release from the government on Sunday says residents of Hay River, Kátł'odeeche, Enterprise and Kakisa should boil drinking water for at least one minute.
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It's been a decade since the federal government last updated the management plan for the region, which covers roughly 80 per cent of the Alaska panhandle. Now, the U.S. Forest Service has launched early work to shape the next plan, a draft of which is expected later this year.
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Weeks after officials in Alberta announced plans to drop the age patients can self-refer for breast cancer screening tests, one Yellowknife mom and breast cancer survivor says she thinks the Northwest Territories should follow suit. An Ontario physician, oncologist and advocate agrees, and says the evidence to support the change is clear.
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The number of people experiencing homelessness in Whitehorse is at an all-time high. Last month's statistics from Safe at Home Society show 309 people are currently experiencing homelessness. The non-profit says it's hoping to reduce that number with The Hearth, a new supportive housing project.
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The Government of the Northwest Territories says it has been picking up trash from a prominent homeless encampment in Yellowknife for weeks, and will be doing more in the days ahead. One encampment resident says he welcomes the cleanup, but still has concerns about safety.
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All eyes are on the Liard River as the weather warms and water levels rise in the community. According to a senior researcher with Yukon University, pooling water could be intense this year – and people could see water where they aren't used to seeing it.
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All eyes are on the Liard River as the weather warms and water levels rise in the community. According to a senior researcher with Yukon University, pooling water could be intense this year – and people could see water where they aren't used to seeing it.
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A Sunday morning fire destroyed the Westminster Hotel, aka the Pit. There were no known reports of injuries or threats to neighboring buildings at this time. It was the town's de facto living room, a 125-year-old institution where locals gathered and marked life's milestones.
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A Sunday morning fire destroyed the Westminster Hotel, aka the Pit. There were no known reports of injuries or threats to neighboring buildings at this time. It was the town's de facto living room, a 125-year-old institution where locals gathered and marked life's milestones.
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There was a large amount of smoke downtown, and fire crews were asking residents to stay away from the blaze for their own safety. On social media, a city of Dawson spokesperson wrote there were no known reports of injuries or threats to neighboring buildings.
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Regional authorities requested an audit in May 2025 after several fatal police-involved shootings in the region. The report focuses on pathways to boost Inuit representation in policing and allow Nunavik authorities to have greater control over its services.
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One of two Yukoners who have been isolating in British Columbia after hantavirus broke out on their cruise ship has now presumptively tested positive for the virus. The couple, who are in their 70s, were required to isolate for a minimum of 21 days after vacationing on the MV Hondius.
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Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. has sought creditor protection from an Ontario court as it evaluates its strategic alternatives. In a news release on Friday, the company says the move will help it stabilize its operations, while it explores other options like potential recapitalization or having the company go up for sale.
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When the N.W.T. declared a syphilis outbreak in 2019, about 60 per cent of cases were in men. Last year, about 60 per cent of the new cases were among women. Dr. Kami Kandola also says about 40 per cent of all those with syphilis reported being under the influence of substances when they became infected, and that impaired their sexual...
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A drumbeat anchors a crowd of students on a windy day and students, dressed in colourful regalia, dance before hundreds of their peers. For the Indigenous students of Bear Lodge, this wasn't just a performance — it was a reclamation of the school grounds.
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The Northern Village of Kuujjuaq is looking for someone else to oversee the project, after it discovered the council was running a $50,000 deficit each year from the clinic. The deputy mayor says veterinarian services should not be a municipal responsibility.
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Yellowknife city councillors supported moving forward with the adoption of an encampment policy for the city at a committee meeting Wednesday. As encampments multiply in Yellowknife, the possibility of adopting a specific policy for them comes as the city grapples with its role in making encampments safe for both encampment residents and the...
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Yukon Energy wants to build two diesel-fired power plants and ancillary infrastructure. Together, they will be able to generate up to 150 megawatts per year — enough to electrify more than 100,000 homes. If the plants move ahead, they will operate for about 40 years.
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News of the hantavirus outbreak related to the cruise ship MV Hondius may have caused some to have flashbacks to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Dr. Kami Kandola, the chief public health officer for the Northwest Territories, stressed there is no risk to N.W.T. residents at this time.
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Health officials say there's an "active and serious threat” of rabies in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, with the disease having killed at least three dogs over the past two months. The territory's chief public health officer says there could be more deaths that weren't tested.
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Inuk artist Laakkuluk Williamson's exhibition Nuliaminik Neqilik uses a Greenlandic tale as a metaphor for Inuit rebelling against colonial powers. The exhibition, which uses vocal performances, film, photography and beadwork, opened in a London gallery last month, and will later head to Nuuk and Ottawa.
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The new Caregiver Fourplex housing project in Whitehorse opened its doors on Monday. The units are intended to be used during short periods of home instability, which might include anything from unforeseen emergencies such as a chimney fire, to things like domestic violence or sudden homelessness.
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Delegates at the annual meeting of the Association of Yukon Communities passed 17 resolutions, including one calling for the creation of a "cost index" that would tie Northern infrastructure funding to inflation and recognize the higher costs of building in the North.
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The uncertainty reflects a broader shift in how Norman Wells businesses approach supply chain planning. Years of unreliable barge seasons have left some rethinking their reliance on the Mackenzie River altogether. It's a shift with real consequences for a remote community.
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In 2016, the Kaskawulsh Glacier retreated and the Slims River was reduced to a trickle. The waterway was dramatically rerouted south, to the Kaskawulsh River. Since, all that water has flowed into the Alsek, emptying into the Pacific. That could be dealing a blow to Kluane chum salmon.
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A flood watch has been issued for Old Crow, Yukon, along with an evacuation alert for some residents due to ice jams downstream on the Porcupine River. Flood risk in the Dawson area, meantime, has gone down after ice jams on the Klondike and Yukon Rivers released.
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In a news release sent around 2 p.m. on Friday, RCMP said they were conducting a "planned police operation" on 57th Street and asked the public to avoid the area. About an hour later, RCMP said the operations were over and several people were taken in custody.
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Joe Savikataaq Jr. wore a tuque with the Star of David and the word Israel during a public event celebrating the Inuit Nunangat University. Amid high tensions over the Israel-Hamas war, the use of the symbol at a public event has drawn heated criticism on social media.
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