CBC - North (4 hours ago)

Small communities in the Northwest Territories still aren't getting regular visits from dentists, more than five years after the service was temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. The N.W.T.'s health minister says there is still no timeline for when visits will resume.

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CBC - North (11 hours ago)

Resourcing Tomorrow is billed as "Europe's largest and most influential mining event," but observers question whether the trip overseas was worth the resources, and say the government should focus more attention on creating an environment at home that's attractive to investors. 

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CBC - North (15 hours ago)

Justin Minute, a former case manager at the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre in Hay River, N.W.T., was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Monday. He is charged with voyeurism and sexual assault of a minor.

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CBC - North (16 hours ago)

A decade ago, the TRC issued 10 reports, and a list of 94 calls to action to advance reconciliation. The anniversary marks some progress and a lot of work yet to be done, according to some N.W.T. residents.

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CBC - North (16 hours ago)

Photographer Pat Kane's multimedia Ekwǫ̀ project is based on time he spent with the Tłı̨chǫ Government's land-based caribou monitoring program, Ekwǫ̀ Nàxoèhdee K'è: Boots on the Ground.

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CBC - North (17 hours ago)

The N.W.T. government says it has accepted or partially accepted all but one of the recommendations in a review of its response to the 2022 flooding in Hay River and the Kátł'odeeche First Nation.

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CBC - North (19 hours ago)

A female narwhal was found last month on a beach in northern Ireland. While some experts believe it's a sign of a changing marine environment, others say it's not that unusual.

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CBC - North (20 hours ago)

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next fall for Aaron Jesse Rice, charged with second-degree murder in the September death of 42-year-old Sonia Vivian Timbre.

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CBC - North (22 hours ago)

The lead singer of a youth metal band says the new generation of northern musicians need places to perform. Noticing a lack of these spaces, performer Scarlett Anderson organized a talent show at the Northern United Place.

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CBC - North (22 hours ago)

RCMP say the suspect tried to flee and got stuck in a ditch. While attempting to drive out of the ditch, the suspect rammed two police vehicles before getting into an altercation with officers.

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CBC - North (2 days ago)

Sometimes it can seem like beards in the Yukon are like sunglasses at the beach — so commonly worn, they're hardly worth talking about. Unless you're a bearded Yukoner.

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CBC - North (2 days ago)

A new study suggests that a colony of sea birds nesting on Cape Parry in the N.W.T. could face increasing threats related to increased Arctic shipping traffic and environmental change.

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CBC - North (3 days ago)

Some Tahltan First Nation members in northern B.C. are raising concerns about the timing of an "upfront payment” from a mining company ahead of a crucial vote on the Eskay Creek mine.

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CBC - North (3 days ago)

As of Dec. 10, the region has recorded 112 active cases – the highest reported level in recent history. Provincial and federal officials say ongoing discussions about eliminating tuberculosis across Inuit Nunangat are going well.

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CBC - North (3 days ago)

The East Three Elementary School in Inuvik, N.W.T., operates a small bush camp where students can learn on-the-land skills.

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CBC - North (4 days ago)

After detecting elevated lead levels in some of the school's fixtures, the government ordered them shut off. Drinking water will be supplied until repairs are complete.

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CBC - North (4 days ago)

Some Bell Mobility customers in Nunavut say they are having trouble being heard on phone calls.  

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CBC - North (4 days ago)

In a Facebook post Friday afternoon, the hamlet said it's passed a motion to lift the state of emergency put in place Sunday. Residents, however, still should not drink water from the tap.

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CBC - North (4 days ago)

Some athletes worry the Arctic Winter Games happening every three years instead of two will impact their playing eligibility and give Nunavut athletes even fewer opportunities to compete.

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CBC - North (4 days ago)

As more Cree families step forward to join the boarding-home class action in northern Quebec, many say they are guided by the legacy of Kenneth Weistche — the Cree man who refused to let the issue fade from memory.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

The temperatures have plummeted this week in Yukon, causing the number of headaches and frustrations to rise.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

Places of worship in Iqaluit will not have to pay property taxes in 2026 — after  the city set the annual mill rate at a council meeting on Tuesday.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

The approval of the 340-kilometre Ambler Access Road came as record rainfall in Northwest Alaska flooded villages and ripped through fish spawning habitat — the latest climate-driven blow to Indigenous communities already watching caribou and salmon numbers plummet.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

Chief Supt. Kenton Pike has taken over command of the Nunavut RCMP. His biggest priority is to improve Inuit representation in the force.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

In a news release Thursday, RCMP say they've charged a man with manslaughter in connection to the death of Tony Van Eindhoven on April 30.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

Bill Whimp says for years he's been the main supplier of firewood in Watson Lake, and that he's now been forced to relocate his operation 600 kilometres away, to Haines Junction. He blames a lack of new, accessible woodlots in the Watson Lake area.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

As a drug crisis worsens, people in Hay River are doing what they can to help. The community's housing manager says evictions in the community are at an all-time high, something he ties to the crisis.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

The Yukon government says it is scrapping plans for a new École Whitehorse Elementary School to be built in the city's Takhini neighbourhood, and will instead find a different location.

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CBC - North (5 days ago)

Chief T'Selehye School in Fort Good Hope recorded lead levels above national guidelines at several drinking water fixtures. Officials the water remains safe to consume after a brief daily flush.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

On Wednesday, students, and staff at Robert Service School in Dawson City, Yukon, were forced to evacuate the building after a propane leak was discovered with a tank located outside. The building will remain closed on Thursday.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

According to Environment Canada, the entire territory is experiencing a cold spell with temperatures about 15 to 20 C colder than usual for December. And with the presence of something called a high arctic ridge, it's expected to stay that way.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

The Alaska Highway has been reduced to one lane south of Whitehorse after a multi-vehicle collision.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

Canada unveils 27-player world junior training camp roster, led by NHL prospect Gavin McKenna

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

The Hamlet of Kugaaruk, Nunavut, is again delivering water to homes in the community but telling residents that water shouldn't be consumed even if its boiled or run through a filter like a Brita.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

Community members cast their vote on Monday in Enterprise, Fort Providence, Fort McPherson, Aklavik, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok and Sachs Harbour.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun says the Yukon and federal governments shirked its responsibility on land use planning, mismanaged mining and exacerbated dwindling salmon populations.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

Jon Hansen, the bishop of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, said the diocese is willing to help rebuild the church. Details about how long that will take – or how much it will cost – haven't been finalized yet, he said.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

Children from kindergarten to Grade 5 in Wrigley, N.W.T., are getting a new teacher and returning to class following a months-long teacher vacancy and efforts to resolve the issue with temporary staff.

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CBC - North (6 days ago)

Three former Liard First Nation employees say they experienced harassment — and that even after federal investigations substantiated their complaints, the workplace culture they raised concerns about remains unaddressed. Liard First Nation Chief Stephen Charlie acknowledges the Labour Board findings, and said the nation is working to implement...

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Yukon Premier and Finance Minister Currie Dixon tabled a supplemental budget that pegs the territory's surplus at $12.5 – significantly less than the $82 million initially projected  back in March . 

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The territorial government will ask Canada to increase funding for a program that helps Indigenous communities without land and resource agreements to navigate the resource development regime, and environmental assessment process. The fund is fully spent every year.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

In a news release Tuesday, Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister of emergency management, said she has approved a request for assistance from the Nunavut government. That's to provide support in the logistics of transporting, distributing and pumping drinking water, as the community of Kugaaruk continues to grapple with a state of emergency.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The spillway, which allows surplus water to escape, sustained damage from high water levels in 2020. It's undergone repairs since. The replacement could cost more than $150 million.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Housing N.W.T. said the new 30-unit apartment will replace an aging 28-unit housing complex to better meet residents' needs.  

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The Qulliq Energy Corporation says frequent outages are the result of only half of the hamlet's power generators in service. The corporation's president says residents should be prepared for more outages throughout the winter months.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Tunngasugit Inc., an Inuit resource centre in Winnipeg, has been running the service since 2019 but the executive director said with staffing shortages and funding constraints it's just not sustainable. The organization is directing callers to 911 for emergencies or 211 for help accessing resources.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Yellowknife city council adopted the city's 2026 budget Monday night, which includes a 3.7 per cent hike to the property tax. The final property tax increase is lower than the seven per cent first quoted in November, after budget readjustments and the factoring in of carbon tax revenue sharing.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Right now, 19 types of cancers are covered for full-time, and part-time, volunteer firefighters under Yukon legislation — but wildland firefighters are not included. The premier has indicated that he'll support amending the legislation, but won't say when.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Meet some of the people affected by the ongoing drug crisis in Hay River, N.W.T.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Louisa Sakiagak is speaking up about her late sister, Alasie Tukkiapik, who was found dead in 2023 after being missing for several months. Her body was found in the apartment of 2 men who pleaded guilty to indignity of a human body. A coroner found there was no third-party involvement in Tukkiapik's death.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Officials have found elevated lead levels in the water from one classroom sink at the Alexis Arrowmaker School in Wekweètı̀, N.W.T., but say the sink isn't in use. Other sinks at the school had lead levels below the maximum allowable concentration.  

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The Yukon government says it will put the brakes on a number of programs and initiatives started by the last territorial government, including a rent cap and a recycling program.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

In a news release Sunday, the Nunavut Emergency Management (NEM) said the hamlet declared a local state of emergency after sea water infiltrated the water treatment plant leaving the community without a reliable source of potable water.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is looking at reissuing fishing licences off Nunavut's coast to non-Inuit operations, despite a federal court judge saying the initial decision by Ottawa was unreasonable.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Yellowknife RCMP have charged a man they say made a fake 911 call to avoid arrest. The man was out on bail at the time.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

In a news release Monday, RCMP say police had received information that residents from Tukoyaktuk purchased "a significant quantity” of alcohol in Dawson City, Yukon. 

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The announcement that Housing N.W.T. will take over Yellowknife's day and sobering shelters brings optimism for people who work closely with unhoused people in Yellowknife. Operators who already work under Housing N.W.T. hope the change in responsibility will streamline plans for sheltering residents and getting them into transitional, and...

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Yukon Legislative Assembly resumes with the largest government caucus in territory's history

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CBC - North (A week ago)

This kayak is distinctive, from the Inuvialuit region of the western Arctic, and one of only a handful of its kind still in existence. It's been held by the Vatican Museums for 100 years, but is being repatriated now as part of a historic return of 62 objects of cultural or sacred significance to Indigenous communities in Canada.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Effective immediately, the Arctic Winter Games will move from happening every two years to every three years until 2032. That means after the 2026 games, the next will be held in 2029.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

More than 60 people attended a vigil for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, organized by the YWCA and the Status of Women Council of the N.W.T. The day honours the victims of one of the deadliest acts of gender-based violence in Canadian history. Here's what some of the event's speakers shared about what they...

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The Canadian Lacrosse Foundation's N60 program was designed to bring Canada's official summer sport into more northern communities. Since 2022, it has hosted clinics in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Norman Wells, N.W.T., and most recently at Ecole St. Joseph School in Yellowknife, last month.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

Whitehorse students' butchering lesson shows how the sausage is made

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CBC - North (A week ago)

A memorial table tennis tournament was recently held in Whitehorse in honour of the late Dave Stockdale, who died earlier this year. He was a 12-term city councillor, a longtime table tennis coach, and an early board member of the food bank.

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CBC - North (A week ago)

The earthquake hit around 1:46 pm on Dec. 6.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Health officials in the N.W.T. say there were more than 20,000 instances of medical travel within and out of the territory last year, and say an analysis of 600 patient charts suggests that nearly a third could have been avoided.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Nunavut Employees Union says they've made progress on professional development opportunities, language bonuses and family abuse leave but continue to negotiate wages and other benefits.   

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Police in Iqaluit say they've charged a man with robbery with a firearm, breaking and entering, unauthorized possession of a firearm and breaching his probation. 

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

When the boil water advisory was put in place in February, the government of Nunavut said it was a safety measure related to mechanical issues at the water treatment plant.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Testing has found elevated levels of lead in drinking water at Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife. Now Education Minister Caitlin Cleveland says the government will support schools that want to provide alternate water sources for staff and students, even if those schools haven't been tested yet.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation Chief Jamie Moses said Canadian investment firm Hillcore Group visited Wrigley, N.W.T., in September and pitched collaborating on the road under a P3 model.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Some people in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, believe the project will be an economic benefit for the community, while others worry about potential impacts on wildlife and the environment.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

In a news release, the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in (TH) government said it filed the suit on Thursday in Yukon Supreme Court, seeking "significant damages."

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The N.W.T. government and federal government have been negotiating how to remediate the six abandoned mines around Yellowknife following the territory's devolution in 2014. Responsibility wasn't placed solely on the territory or federal government, instead it was identified as something to further negotiate. Those negotiations are still ongoing but...

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

A main road in Inuvik, N.W.T., has reopened after it was closed and water was shut off for part of the town, due to a water line leak from a nearby utilidor pipe.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Yellowknife's transitional housing project is opening near the airport, accepting clients by mid-December. The project will house 24 people with a stable living space to help them transition to permanent housing.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The advisory had been in place since July 14 in the Nunavut community because of high levels of turbidity, or cloudiness, in the water. 

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Two brothers are being sentenced in relation to an incident that left one woman in the hospital with serious injuries.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

More than a half dozen people from Ross River saw the lights. Accounts are similar — people describe them arranged in a tidy row, sometimes flickering a bouquet of colours.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

A line trip is a safety system that shuts power off when it detects something unusual. A spokesperson for the Northwest Territories Power Corp. says they're still investigating the line trip that caused power outages in Yellowknife on Wednesday.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

In a news release, police say Ryan Laverdure, 50, was arrested on Wednesday. He made his first court appearance in Watson Lake on Thursday.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Jeremy Tunraluk, 39, has been charged with assault causing bodily harm. He was elected president of NTI in 2024. He previously worked for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and is a well-known Nunavut musician. 

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

 In a report released Thursday , Elections Canada acknowledged a suite of shortcomings that led to polls at half of Nunavik's 14 villages closing early on election day – and in Akulivik and Ivujivik, there were no voting services that day at all.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Lynn Mike has resigned after being elected mayor in 2023. Pangnirtung administration is reviewing the Hamlet Act and Nunavut Elections Act to determine next steps for filling the vacant position and staff say they will update residents as the process moves forward.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Money from the sale of recycled copper would be used to support the local North Slave Métis community, and help make up some of the revenue lost by the Diavik mine's closure, the organization says.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The town of Faro, Yukon, has given local resident Leithe Minder until Jan. 15 to rehome 10 of her 12 fostered dogs or face fines, and seizure of the animals after denying Minder's application to keep them. The town's bylaw says residents living in town can have no more than two dogs.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has passed a resolution from Gwich'in leaders, calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to work to protect the Porcupine caribou herd and advocate against development in the herd's Alaska calving grounds.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

PricewaterhouseCoopers provided an update on the sale of the Eagle mine and ongoing remediation work in its seventh report, released last month.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The Arctic Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), says it could begin work on the proposed deepwater port in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, within months — but it needs $150 million from Ottawa to make it happen.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The new Yukon government says it's looking to restart a program that allows people to sell surplus renewable energy into the territorial grid. The program was paused two years ago by the previous government.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Some professionals say there's no guarantee the bill will make preventative dental care more accessible in the Northwest Territories.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The government announced on Friday that $1.8 million will go toward projects in Teslin and Dawson City to reduce flood risk and create more community green space.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The settlement of a decades-long land claim brought Nunatsiavut to life on Dec. 1, 2005.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

An N.W.T. company says it's had to lay off dozens of staff because of missed payments from the owner of the Ekati diamond mine.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The newly-elected Yukon Party says it's not planning to renew funding for a free transit program established by the last government. Some Whitehorse non-profit organization say the program made a big difference for many people.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Some residents in Whitehorse's Whistle Bend neighbourhood are speaking out against some of the city's plans for new housing in the area.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Faro resident Nathaniel Yee says by his calculations, his bills have gone up by over 50 per cent over the last five years. He's calling for more transparency ahead of planned rate hikes.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Researchers found an increasing mismatch between snowshoe hares' coats and their environment, making them more vulnerable to predators at times.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The engine failure happened on May 7 on a flight from Chesterfield Inlet to Rankin Inlet. The aircraft performed normally until it started its descent. Then the engine emitted a series of bangs with flames appearing from the exhaust ducts at the back of the aircraft. 

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Fifteen people were taken into custody. One man from Alberta was arrested and charged with trafficking of a controlled substance, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of property obtained by crime. 

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Many northerners have to fly thousands of kilometres south for care. Leaving home for treatment can also completely change people's lives.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Last week's annual general assembly of the Akaitcho Territory Government decided to create a working group to select a new name that the Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation, the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation can agree on.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

A three-day camp last month hosted by the Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation aimed to promote financial literacy among young people.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Elected to represent the Southern Lakes riding for the Yukon Party, Porter is a member of the Liard First Nation and the Daylu Dena Council. While he's new to public office, politics run deep in the Porter family.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The Eurovision-esque music festival is an international competition that brings together musicians from across the Arctic. In its first time in North America, Iqaluit hosted Pan-Arctic Vision for its 2025 iteration.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

That testing is happening at airports in Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik, Yellowknife and Norman Wells where  PFAS levels in water have already exceeded national limits. In a news release Monday, the territory said those sites have been identified for testing "due to prior results and historic use of PFAS-containing agents during fire...

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

A second board member with the Manitoba Inuit Association (MIA) has resigned. The resignations follow a growing #InuitMeToo movement that saw the termination of the organization's former CEO after allegations of sexual assault.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Representatives of the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission say they should be included in consultations on major mine projects near the B.C.-Alaska border because they will impact their lands.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Jean-François (Jeff) Bernier will be taking on the role for a transitional period of up to nine months. His appointment comes as the police service faces multiple calls for change.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The door doesn't have a handle and the windows are held together by duct tape, the result of a shifting ground that damages the infrastructure of the home she's lived in for over 40 years. Seven people currently live in the home and there are mattresses on the ground to accommodate them all.

#canada #north

CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

A recent report says Canada is not doing enough to protect its shorelines, and despite sharing a quickly eroding Arctic coastline, the three territories do not have dedicated shoreline management plans.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

Inuit in Ottawa say they're disappointed by a local organization's decision to host their annual Christmas party completely online this year.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

When Karen Vallevand started as a receptionist at CBC Yukon in the 1980s, she wasn't sure the job would be her thing. But she stayed on and rose through the ranks before retiring this year as station manager.

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CBC - North (2 weeks ago)

The writing contest, which had the theme of family and chosen family, was facilitated by Active Voice, a series put on by Yukon University and the Yukon Arts Centre, with support from CBC North.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The influenza virus is circulating through Yellowknife early this year and it's affecting the city's youth first.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

In the election Thursday, 185 people voted for Heron as chief while 136 voted for competitor Frieda Martselos.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The bus service will have 18 stops and will run from Apex to the airport. The exact stops haven't been announced yet.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The charges are the third set of charges RCMP have laid this week in the small community of about 426 people. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Community leaders and senior climatologists are worried that warmer temperatures in the region this fall may be a sign of what can be expected in the years to come.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A former federally-owned apartment building in downtown Yellowknife is now the city's newest public housing complex. But the addition won't bring down the public housing waitlist.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A man in Kimmirut faces charges of aggravated assault and assaulting a peace officer. He remains in custody.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

At 85 per cent, the attendance rate for students at Ulaajuk Elementary School is well above territorial averages, according to Nunavut's Department of Education. The school's principal, Sandra Rutledge, credits after-school activities and community engagement for its high attendance rate. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Whitehorse is set to welcome thousands of participants to the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in March. With just 100 days to go before event, local organizers say they'll be ready.  

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The N.W.T. government has been promoting the Mackenzie Valley Highway as worthy of federal investment and fast-tracking. But the road would primarily serve a small population, and with an estimated price tag over a billion dollars, an economic case for it may be difficult to make.

#canada #north

CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Yukon wildfire officials says they're installing more air quality monitors in areas south of downtown Whitehorse, as some local residents complain about excessive smoke in the area.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Residents of Enterprise, N.W.T., will have a new hamlet council come January after their representatives were dismissed by the territorial government  earlier this year. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

In collaboration with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, Yukon Energy must now develop salmon rebuilding and fish passage plans at its hydroelectric dam near Mayo.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A new emergency food bank has opened up in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, and more than 200 bags filled with groceries were handed out on the opening day.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Grant Zazula, board member with the Ukrainian Canadian Association of Yukon, is in Ukraine this week to deliver first aid supplies, toys, medication and warm clothes, donated by Yukoners.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Airbnb is urging people who list their Whitehorse properties on its site to speak out against the city's proposed regulations for short-term rentals. Right now, the City of Whitehorse has no regulations for operating short-term rental units in the city.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A factory producing modular homes is in progress in Arviat, Nunavut, to produce dozens of units for the region and employ community members in the process.  

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Nunavik doctors are calling on authorities to improve the region's fragile water infrastructure. In the meantime, health workers get creative to provide care in an environment plagued by water shortages, from waterless childbirths to containing the spread of illnesses.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Kimmirut RCMP have charged a man accused of attempted murder, assault and various firearm offenses. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

All water fixtures and the water fountain at the Kaw Tay Whee school in Dettah, N.W.T. are out of service after the territory elevated levels of lead in multiple classroom sinks. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Leaders in Kátł'odeeche First Nation (KFN) in the N.W.T. have banned 14 people from entering the reserve over the last two years in an effort to address a growing drug crisis in the community.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The city presented a new capital budget earlier this month, and hosted a public forum Monday. The budget outlines $98 million in proposed spending for 2026.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

RCMP in Hay River, N.W.T., have charged a man with several offences after what they call "a volatile situation" Sunday night. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Every fall, when the seasonal ferry stops running, the roughly 200 residents of West Dawson are forced to make a choice: hunker down at home and wait for the river to freeze, or find a place to stay in town.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Advocates are calling on the Northwest Territories to stop referring transgender patients to Alberta for gender-affirming care after the province tabled a bill to shield laws impacting trans youth from human rights challenges.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

That program was taught in Fort Smith and was suspended indefinitely in 2018. Eight years later, the territory's education system is feeling that loss, with less opportunities for northern Indigenous to teach students from the communities they come from.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

'Major expectations' for Yukon premier's new cabinet, say some political watchers

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty and YKDFN Chief Ernest Betsina signed a memorandum of understanding indicating the two nations will take lead on the Arctic economic and security corridor project.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty and YKDFN Chief Ernest Betsina signed a memorandum of understanding indicating the two nations will take lead on the Arctic economic and security corridor project.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The City of Whitehorse is proposing regulations for short-term rentals, that would limit how and where property owners could operate them. Currently, the city has no such regulations.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A 2020 report by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., which represents Inuit in Nunavut, suggested infrastructure in the territory lagged behind all other Canadian jurisdictions by a wide margin. Premier John Main has vowed to get Ottawa to narrow that infrastructure gap.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Two frontline organizations in the Yukon say new statistics on family and intimate partner violence highlight an urgent crisis, and one that's not fully reflected in the data.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The First Nation says it's still grappling with the impacts of the mine disaster – and outlined a vision for the industry's future in the territory.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

The N.W.T. government is developing safer communities and neighbourhoods (SCAN) and civil forfeiture legislation, but the proposed laws are receiving criticism from both people concerned with civil liberties, and those worried about safety in their communities.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

In Wolinak, Que., the roar of the Montreal Fight League crowd mixed with the sound of glove against mat last weekend, as Cree mixed-martial artists and their supporters packed into the venue, ready to test themselves on fight night.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Igunaq is a delicacy made from fermenting walrus for months underground. But thawing permafrost and unstable ground are bringing the practice into question leading to changes in the tradition, and in some cases, health concerns.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Fort Good Hope and Délı̨nę are using K-9 screening to reduce drugs and alcohol coming into their communities. Leaders say it's already making a difference.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Olympic ski jumper Alex Loutitt — who has Nihtat Gwich'in roots — is currently concentrating on recovery, after a crash left her sidelined with an ACL injury in late September.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Members of Yukon's 36th Legislative Assembly were sworn in over the last few days, with Premier Currie Dixon naming his cabinet on Saturday.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO) survey estimate for the Belcher Islands-Eastern Hudson Bay beluga population in 2024 was 2,200 animals – the lowest estimate on record. Nunavik hunters are being asked to delay their fall harvest of beluga in response. 

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Prime Minister Mark Carney  recently announced the grid connection  as part of his list of "nation-building” projects. While Ottawa has put up $40 million for a pre-feasibility study, the only new money announced earlier this month was $139 million for B.C. Hydro to study the North Coast Transmission Line, to which the Yukon link would...

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

Yukon's homegrown slapstick online puppet show is coming back for a second season, after a wildly successful launch last year.

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CBC - North (3 weeks ago)

A new museum exhibit dedicated to the history of commercial fishing opened in September at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife. Some hope to bring back the fishing industry to its former glory

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Following the "alarming” news of continued decline in two caribou herds, Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty hopes to put a pause on winter hunts.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce says it is seeing an increase in local businesses paying for security guards. Use of force experts from across Canada say that's happening around the country, but it also comes with a growing grey area in law enforcement.

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CBC - North (4 weeks ago)

Earlier this month, wildlife management talks in Rankin Inlet stalled over a disagreement between the organizations that led to KIA staff walking out of a meeting and a representative of KHTO organizing a protest.

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