CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The McLean Legacy Fund is for survivor-led initiatives for collective healing, wellness, language, culture, commemoration, and truth telling.  

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę in Norman Wells, N.W.T., is this week celebrating the ratification of a self-government agreement that's been decades in the making, with music, games and community gatherings.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

RCMP in Whitehorse have issued a description of the suspect wanted in connection with an alleged kidnapping on Sunday in the Porter Creek neighbourhood. A nine-year-old girl was reported missing by her parents, who then found her about an hour later.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Shawn Grandjambe was elected chief of the Sahtu community Monday night, beating incumbent Collin Pierrot, and Ronald Pierrot.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

In a news release Tuesday, the N.W.T. Health and Social Services Authority announced that Yellowknife's Stanton Hospital has been operating two medical detox beds since May to help people with complex needs before they enter a treatment program.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The man, believed to be intoxicated, had left a whaling camp alone in a boat to travel to Paulatuk.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Jopey Atsiqtaq, who was charged with second degree murder last September in the 1986 death of Mary Ann Birmingham, will remain in custody in Nunavut.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Nunavut's health department declared an outbreak of whooping cough — or pertussis — in Iqaluit and Pond Inlet on Monday; meanwhile outbreaks that began in Kugaaruk and Naujaat in the spring were declared over last month.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The pool at Whitehorse's Canada Games Centre typically closes for a few weeks every summer, for routine maintenance. But this year, the closure will be significantly longer as the City of Whitehorse plans some more extensive work that needs to be done.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The new program, open to up to 20 kids, will split the day between an indoor and outdoor classroom, merging the existing junior kindergarten curriculum with outdoor play and traditional knowledge.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

A wildfire north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, has prompted a warning to residents of the community, as well as parts of the surrounding area, to be prepared to leave in case of an evacuation.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The 47th Dawson City Music Festival has wrapped up — and so has one man's decades-long relationship with the festival as a loyal volunteer.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

A major conservation deal struck last fall took another step forward on Monday, when the federal environment minister signed a grant agreement that will transfer $300 million to the Our Land for the Future Trust.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Joseph Kochon, the band manager for Behdzi Ahda' First Nation, said the amount of alcohol in the community is something that has concerned elders and community members for a long time.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

N.W.T. RCMP say they responded to two incidents in Fort Smith on Sunday, including one in which someone was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint, and another where someone was threatened by masked men with machetes.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

In a public health advisory Monday from Health and Social Services, Chief Public Health Officer Kami Kandola said the opioid Isotonitazene and sedative Xylazine were both detected for the first time in the territory in May.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Police say they're investigating a report of a child abduction in Whitehorse's Porter Creek neighbourhood on Sunday night. The 9-year-old girl was reported missing and returned home an hour later.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

If it seemed drier than normal last month in Whitehorse, you weren't imagining it — the city saw the lowest amount of precipitation on record for any June since record-keeping began in 1941.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

One person is dead after being shot by police in Inukjuak, Que., marking the third fatal police shooting in Nunavik in eight months. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says he expects C-5, the Building Canada Act, to have a limited effect in the territory, where the resource regime implements modern treaties and cannot be easily sidestepped without consultation of Indigenous nations.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Midway Lake, Arctic Ocean, and Fiddle and Flow are all music festivals taking place in Beaufort Delta communities in August.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Joanne Williams of Atlin, B.C., was taught to make bentwood boxes as a child by her grandmother, and she's now taught the traditional skill herself all over the west coast.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Every year, between 5,000 and 10,000 visitors make their way to Long Ago Peoples Place, an outdoor museum in the Yukon. Saturday marks its 30th anniversary.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A longtime business owner in Hay River, N.W.T., is raising concerns about a new government-funded building going up at the town's main beach, a place she says has become mostly unusable after floods and fires in recent years.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The meeting will cover a range of issues according to the Prime Minister's Office, including how the Building Canada Act can be implemented consistent with Inuit land claims agreements and in partnership with Inuit.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Great Slave Helicopters released the identity of a helicopter pilot who died in a crash earlier this week. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The Yukon's Southern Lakes region has been prone to flooding in recent years during the spring and summer melt and area residents fear the flood risk will continue to grow as the climate changes. Some feel that Yukon Energy can do more to offset that risk by the way it operates the Whitehorse dam.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Sometime this year, Yukon voters will be asked whether they want to keep the existing first-past-the-post system or adopt a new one where voters can rank candidates by preference. But after months of planning, the Yukon's chief electoral officer is still without a finalized question that will appear on the ballot.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Eligible businesses that can prove tariffs have injured them, and that submit a strategy for pivoting away from reliance on the U.S. economy, can receive up to $50,000 from the new government fund.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Paul John Murdoch has been elected grand chief of Eeyou Istchee, securing more than half the vote in a decisive win over two other candidates on Thursday.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Remote doctors will help provide care at the health centre in Hay River, N.W.T., until late next week to keep the emergency department open amid a shortage of on-site physicians, says the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Richard Gleeson, a reporter who once dumpster-dived for a story, is retiring from journalism after decades of work in the N.W.T.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

An RCMP drug-detecting dog and a local alert ready system are some of the ideas that will be implemented in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in response to growing concern about drugs and community safety in the hamlet.  

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Exposed steel bars and cracked concrete on piers are some of the issues the Government of Yukon plans to fix as part of the repair project on the Teslin River Bridge near Johnsons Crossing.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A helicopter pilot who died Monday following a crash near Highway 3 in the N.W.T. had been part of a reforestation project, the Tłı̨chǫ government said in a news release Thursday.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Burgundy Diamond Mines says it's laid off some of its employees and contractors and has temporarily stopped open pit mining at Point Lake — one of its two active operations at the Ekati Diamond Mine. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Yukon's mines minister says the territory's decision to extend some placer mining licences is about ensuring regulators "have the time to do their work" in reviewing licence applications and renewals.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The territory's Department of Health said in a news release on Thursday that the advisory is a safety measure due to high turbidity, or cloudiness, in the tap water.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Police in Nunavut say they're investigating after human remains were found outside the community. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Police say they believe the fire is connected to the illegal drug trade, and that so far – no suspect has been identified. They're asking anyone with information or footage of the area between 8 and 9 a.m to contact them.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Arunkumar Navaneethakrishnan moved to Yellowknife from Toronto in February, having secured a room to live with some friends when he got to town. He and his wife are still looking for a place of their own, while the city has been looking into opening up green spaces for development.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

RCMP have charged a 22-year-old man from Alberta with forcible confinement and a slew of other firearms-related offences more than a month after an incident in Yellowknife. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Communities along a 1,126-kilometre stretch of Alaska's southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then cancelled a tsunami warning for the region. There were no reports of significant damage.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation announced in July that the grocery supplement would end, saying in a news release that the corporation "will no longer have access to funding."

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The Yukon government says that stopping illicit drugs from reaching the remote, fly-in community of Old Crow is an  urgent issue — but government and regulatory officials also say they have limited authority to do much about it. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A health professor who studies lead exposure in Canada says he's confident that the N.W.T. government is responding appropriately to a recent investigation into lead in the drinking water at two Yellowknife schools — and that the priority must be to reduce any ongoing risks.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Koby Connelly harvested a grizzly bear last week that had been spotted near the community of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. A researcher says encounters with grizzlies in the Kivalliq region have become more common since the 1990s.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

​​​​​​​The Government of Nunavut has entered into a 10-year agreement with Bradley Air Services — which operates as Canadian North — to cover various air transportation services, such as duty travel, medical travel and cargo.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Jon Lee, the Transportation Safety Board's western regional manager, said two of its investigators arrived in Yellowknife on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they'll continue to document the crash site near Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Amid the federal government's bid to reduce spending, territorial ministers are asking the Carney government to fully fund a national plan to end gender-based violence.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Mosesie Ikkidluak was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for three counts of sexual assault. But the punishment went beyond what both the Crown and defence recommended. The Appeal Court says that sentence wasn't justified.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The alerts lifted on Tuesday had been issued on July 4 for Keno, McQuesten Lake, Hansen Lakes and the Silver Trail Highway from kilometres four to 24 and from kilometres 101 to 110.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

RCMP have charged a man with a handful of offences, including pointing a firearm and assault with a weapon, after making an arrest at an apartment building in Yellowknife late last week. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Nunavut health officials have issued a boil water advisory for residents in Clyde River, saying it's a safety measure because of high turbidity, or cloudiness, in the water.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Police in Dawson City, Yukon, are investigating a couple of weekend altercations, including an alleged stabbing that left a man seriously injured.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

N.W.T. education minister commits to recommendations after school lead investigation

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The Northwest Territories has been negotiating changes to its water agreement with Alberta since April 2024. One resident says he's not surprised by the delay but those living in the territory are vulnerable to the current agreement.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Council considered a plan in committee Monday to start the process to acquire land from the Northwest Territories government. If that happens, it would pave the way for residential and commercial development near Frame Lake. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Drummers, spectators and handgames players crowded around three mats in a packed Haa Shagóon Hídi Hall in Carcross this weekend, as hundreds of competitors played in the 37th Yukon Annual Handgames Championship.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The N.W.T. government was slow to act on lead in school drinking water because two of its departments failed to understand the health implications of the situation, an independent investigation has found. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Many people are demanding system-wide changes, including increased water level data in the face of climate change and immediately coming up with ways to better protect fish.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Hannah Lafferty, who was 22 years old when she drove a pick-up truck into Germaine Mantla, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, is banned from driving for three years, and ordered to have no contact with the victim's family.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

RCMP say the lone passenger, the pilot of a helicopter, has died after a crash a short distance from Highway 3 near Behchokǫ, N.W.T., around noon on Monday. The Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter was registered to Great Slave Helicopters.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Ernest Chua is a self-taught artist who has autism and is mostly non-verbal. Colin Dorward has a PhD in art, and is neurotypical. The studio co-ordinator for their shared exhibit says the show highlights how art can be an equalizer for artists of any background.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A spokesperson for the coroner's office said in an email to CBC News that two people died on Sunday. RCMP say the men fell into the water.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Some people working in Nunavut's travel and tourism industry say there are signs the territory could benefit as Canadians in other parts of the country forgo travel to the United States in favour of destinations within the country. But not all tourism operators say it's currently manifesting in increased bookings or inquiries. 

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Transport Canada delays threaten to derail dreams of pilot trainee from Liard First Nation

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Dawson City RCMP have charged a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Canada is losing one of its best young players — a year from his likely pick as No.1 in the 2026 NHL draft — to the U.S. And the teenager's choice has sent hockey watchers, fans, analysts and officials reeling.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

"To the residents of Pond Inlet: please know that the entire territory stands with you. You are not alone. We will walk with you through this tragedy and support your healing in the days and weeks ahead,” Premier P.J. Akeeagok said in a statement.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Residents in Jean Marie River, N.W.T. no longer have to be ready for a potential evacuation after the community downgraded its evacuation alert to an evacuation notice Saturday afternoon. 

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Nunavut's chief coroner says his office is investigating three deaths in Pond Inlet. 

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

The Yukon Medical Association says it hopes having a new premier will create a new opportunity to address the territory's health-care crisis.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

The charges come amid growing concern over drug-related crimes in the community.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Thirty-eight dancers from Yellowknife's Bella Dance Academy have been hard at work preparing two dance numbers that they will perform in New York City later this month.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

The Nunavut government says it's working on a clean-up plan after reports of an oil spill near Arctic Bay. 

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Police sent press release around 2:40 p.m. on Friday warning people to stay away from the Yellowknife street due to a police operation involving multiple units.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Three candidates are campaigning to be the next grand chief of Eeyou Istchee: John Kitchen, Norman A. Wapachee and Paul John Murdoch.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Police sent press release around 2:40 p.m. on Friday warning people to stay away from the Yellowknife street due to a police operation involving multiple units.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

CBC News spoke with Mike Westwick, manager of wildfire prevention and mitigation for the territorial government, to break down some of the words that come up when describing wildfires.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Realtor Felix Robitaille said he's sold a number of homes to residents in the mobile home park, and said they have been reaching out to him with their concerns. Robitaille is also representing the sellers and said he's been able to reassure residents that eviction is highly unlikely.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Last month, mayors in 14 Nunavik communities alleged there were budget cuts to the health board and demanded for them to be reversed. The health board says that no cuts are planned.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Yukon First Nations are calling on the territorial government to repeal amendments it made in May to mining regulations. The temporary amendments will extend some mining permits to allow operators to continue work while waiting for licence renewals.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

This summer, two tows carrying multiple barges each are scheduled to travel down the Mackenzie River in the N.W.T. But short lead times to get cargo on board, and higher prices than expected for certain loads, have made the vessels' eagerly-anticipated departures bittersweet for some Sahtu residents.  

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

The City of Yellowknife says recent rain has allowed it to lift a local fire ban that was put in place on July 2.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Gavin McKenna is almost certainly NHL-bound, but first, he's making a stop in the NCAA. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Dawson City, Yukon's paddlewheeler is back in the Yukon River once again and the owners hope to start offering tourist cruises again this month. The vessel has been out of service since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Rain around Jean Marie River First Nation prevented a wildfire from moving toward the community. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Angus Lake near Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., a popular fishing spot, has unexpectedly drained, according to people who frequently use the area. One researcher says it's not likely to come back.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The disappearance of a man in Kuujjuaq, Que., is now being treated as a criminal matter, police say.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Nunavut Day marks Parliament's passage of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which went into effect July 9, 1993. It's celebrated as a milestone on the road to Nunavut becoming a territory, though that didn't happen officially until April 1, 1999.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Wildfires burning about an hour south of Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., triggered a warning from the government to travellers Wednesday: visibility might be bad in the afternoon, and the fires could reach the highway in the next 24 hours.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Residents in Jean Marie River, N.W.T., are preparing for a potential evacuation of the community if strong winds drive a nearby wildfire closer to town on Wednesday.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Chief Dawna Hope told CBC her government wants a specific player to take the mine over: A buyer with experience, who is committed to remediation, willing to partner with the First Nation and honour its treaty rights.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Fort Smith's Thebacha Leadership Council is calling on the Aurora College and territorial government to protect regional campuses in Fort Smith and Inuvik.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The Old Town Parking Lot in Yellowknife will close to the public in three weeks so construction can begin on a new lift station.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says he will not be seeking re-election when his term comes to a close in the fall. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Governor General Mary Simon believes mental health isn't being treated with the holistic approach it requires. She points to the teachings of Inuit elders, who speak about seeing the mind and body as connected.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Residents say finding a place to live in Watson Lake, Yukon, is hard despite numerous housing projects being completed. The town is offering grants to convert underutilized and abandoned spaces into homes.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Emrah Bulatci, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 with no parole for at least 25 years, applied last year for early parole. An N.W.T. Supreme Court judge decided there is no reasonable prospect of a jury granting Bulatci's early release and so she dismissed the application.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Two fires along the Dempster Highway near Fort McPherson are causing smoky conditions, but N.W.T. Fire officials say there is no danger to property or the highway.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

After her daughter's attack, Carmacks mother Courtney Kailek spent weeks pushing authorities for accountability. Now, Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation has entered into an animal control service agreement with the Village of Carmacks.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

RCMP in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, say the search for 14-year-old Richard Jr Bohlender, last seen on June 28, has been suspended.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Ivan Tang filed a statement of defence to the Yukon Supreme Court on June 19. He and his sister-in-law, Maggie Ozen, are being sued by Hong Kong national Franklin Lee.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Pingoatuk Kolola was convicted of first-degree murder for killing 20-year-old Const. Douglas Scott in Kimmirut, Nunavut, in 2007. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Eight Māori people from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., learning about the Inuvialuit culture and wildlife management systems.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

A wildfire that was burning on multiple islands at a popular camp spot near Yellowknife has been contained at this time.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

A hunter from Fort Smith believes the highest scoring bison trophy may not belong to Yellowstone and is questioning whether the 1925 kill follows the standard of fair chase.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) is recommending Yukon Energy Corporation's application to expand the operational capacity of its diesel plant in Faro proceed, but with conditions.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Tulugaq Law describes itself as Nunavut's only active Inuit-owned law firm. The team behind it hopes to be able to break down barriers to the justice system.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The chief of at least one First Nation in the Yukon is concerned about the upcoming merger of two regional leadership roles, saying the move may "exclude" his First Nation from any national representation.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Eight Maori people from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., learning about the Inuvialuit culture and wildlife management systems.

#canada #north

CBC - North (A month ago)

The N.W.T. RCMP say they have charged a man with breaking into an Inuvik home and sexually assaulting a woman inside.

#canada #north

CBC - North (A month ago)

The N.W.T. Health and Social Services Authority is asking physicians qualified to work in the territory what it would take for them to work certain shifts, in an effort to out-compete other jurisdictions for summer staffing.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

N.W.T. Fire said it recommended the evacuation due to a fire burning about 15 kilometres away from the remediation site. The agency said the evacuation is just a precaution and that crews are monitoring the fire and looking for ways to mitigate its growth. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Jean Marie River First Nation in the N.W.T. warned residents to be prepared for the possibility of an evacuation as a wildfire burns 23 kilometres from the community. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Employment and Social Development Canada says the average monthly payment for elders in Nunavut in 2024 was about $920 a month, which adds up to a little over $11,000 a year. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Last week's explosion in downtown Yellowknife has some health and addictions experts urging people to pay attention to the risks associated with inhalants and to consider why people might be abusing those substances. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The City of Whitehorse is proposing to add a formal parking lot, a barrier-free trail, additional portable toilets, change rooms, picnic tables and more at the popular Long Lake day use area.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Yellowknife-based throat singing duo PIQSIQ says performing for Japanese fans was a unique celebration of Inuit culture and finding similarities between Arctic and Japanese traditions. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Each year, Air Inuit selects a handful of people from Nunavik to train in its Sparrow program, meant to increase the number of Inuit pilots. While a great opportunity, it also means they need to leave their communities behind.

#canada #north

CBC - North (A month ago)

Nunavut's health department has declared an end to tuberculosis outbreaks in Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet. Arviat and Naujaat continue to manage outbreaks in their communities.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

N.W.T. Fire has said that high winds and dry conditions have caused a wildfire to grow significantly in recent days and that it could reach properties on N.W.T.'s Watta Lake within days.

#canada #north

CBC - North (A month ago)

The alerts are due to danger from fires burning around Ladue Lake and the North Ferry Hill fire. Residents in the area should prepare in case of an evacuation order, but they're not being asked to evacuate at this stage. 

#canada #north

CBC - North (A month ago)

The owners of Hearne Lake Lodge were told to expect a threatening wildfire to reach their lodge by July 6.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Authorities say they have found the body of a woman visiting Alaska's capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The new owner of Canadian North says there are no immediate plans to change the routes, frequency or prices of flights. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The second annual Inuit wrestling tournament in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., was scheduled for Wednesday night, but cold weather and rainy conditions kept grapplers from competing in the event. Instead, some youth-friendly games were played on the mats before the group moved the gathering indoors.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

PFAS, a group of human-made chemicals found in a wide range of products, have been found in soil at sites in Hay River, Fort Simpson, and Inuvik, and in drinking water in Norman Wells, N.W.T.

#canada #north

CBC - North (A month ago)

Crews in Yellowknife were called to a fire on Tin Can Hill on Thursday evening. N.W.T. Fire says it's suspected that the fire was caused by a person.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Authorities were searching for a woman visiting Alaska's capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking, officials said Wednesday.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Officials on Thursday announced another $17 million for fuel break construction and other wildfire mitigation efforts around Whitehorse, Teslin and Haines Junction — communities "prone to aggressive wildfire behaviour," according to a news release.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Richard Jr Bohlender, also known as Jaaji, was last seen on June 28, according to a news release. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

A 23-year-old Edmonton man has been charged in a case of multi-million dollar fraud in Nunavut. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Two people in Hay River, N.W.T., are charged with arson, after a home was destroyed on Sunday. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The Qulliq Energy Corporation is facing nine charges related to the death of one of the company's employees a year ago in Naujaat.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The Inuvik Youth Centre will remain closed until late August due to financial constraints. The centre closed its doors in March and stopped its programming.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The head of a youth organization in Yellowknife is repeating a plea she made two years ago — for people to lock up their propane as her organization witnessed a concerning trend of youth huffing the gas.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Last year's catastrophic heap leach slide at the Eagle mine site in Yukon was caused by "the accumulation of a series of adverse conditions and events," according to a new independent report on the incident.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Tom Frith was the oldest of five brothers who grew up on a farm west of Brisbane in Australia. In 2018 he moved to Yellowknife, where he has left behind a wife, Julia Frith, and two sons, George, 4 and Eli, 2. He died on June 28, 2024 when the Bell Trexon Inc. 212 helicopter he was flying crashed near the Fort Good Hope airport.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Nunavut's information and privacy commissioner says there are systemic issues around the privacy of children in care. Graham Steele has released a report which revealed an assistant deputy minister has been getting unauthorized access to some files.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The Yukon government has rescinded an evacuation alert for the area around Ethel Lake, and has also lifted fire restrictions across the territory.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Nunavut's health department has officially declared an end to tuberculosis outbreaks in Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The city says the fire ban is due to "extremely dry conditions" and will stay in place until further notice.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Police in Yukon have charged an American man with careless driving after an incident last fall that left a man dead in the Yukon River south of Whitehorse.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

One person was seriously injured in an explosion in downtown Yellowknife on Tuesday morning, that police say was caused by someone "huffing" propane from inside a parked boat.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Emergency services responded to an explosion in a downtown Yellowknife neighbourhood early Tuesday morning. A loud crack at 2:10 a.m. from a property near the corner of 54th Street and 52nd Avenue woke up several residents and drew a small crowd. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

A five-day symposium on the Gwich'in language was held last week near Inuvik, N.W.T. The week was one of storytelling, sharing knowledge, and traditional activities like fish cutting and fiddling.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Nurses are worried a backup plan to have virtual doctors in the emergency room at Stanton Territorial Hospital will push them beyond the boundaries of what they've been trained to do, according to the College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN). 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

N.W.T. Fire says there are new wildfires along Highway 3 between Fort Providence and Behchokǫ̀. 

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The health centre in Ross River, Yukon, won't have a nurse available on site for more than a week starting on Wednesday, and services at the centre will be reduced through most of July.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The two interim rate hikes are planned as the Yukon Utilities Board considers the company's general rate application. That could mean a third increase in 2027.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Wildfires may be responsible for a temporary spike of lead levels detected in young Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ residents in 2023, according to a researcher — though he says it's not clear why.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The alerts were first issued on June 20 for West Dawson, Sunnydale and Top of the World Highway kilometres 1 to 36 due to threatening wildfires.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The government is getting rid of the business incentive policy, along with several other policy changes starting July 8th, in what it describes as an effort to promote domestic trade.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

The $13-million building was built as part of the Yukon government's "Housing First" initiative which aims to provide permanent, low-barrier housing for people at risk of homelessness. However, the territory says it's had trouble finding anyone to operate the facility.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Crowds packed into Shipyards Park in Whitehorse on Saturday for a free performance by the Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. The event was put on by the Yukon Arts Centre and Lotteries Yukon.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Yukon RCMP say they are investigating the homicide of a 45-year-old man in Whitehorse, and have arrested and charged a suspect with first-degree murder.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Collecting seeds from aspens already growing in the Yukon gives the aspen growing in the fuel break a better chance at survival. Yukon Seed & Restoration Inc. has so far traveled to Mayo, Minto, Pelly Crossing, and Lake Laberge for collecting.

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CBC - North (A month ago)

Preliminary results of groundwater research around Whitehorse are showing elevated levels of some minerals such as manganese, uranium and arsenic, in drinking wells.

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