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‘Failure of reconciliation’: First Nations slam Yukon gov’t for taking assessment board to court

Two Yukon First Nations slammed the territorial government in court Thursday for taking legal action after an assessment office recommended against a mineral exploration...

Mercury downstream of Yukon mining disaster, other chemicals also above ‘objectives’

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury has been detected in water samples three kilometres downstream from a gold mine...

N.W.T. gov’t looking for new operator of Inuvik liquor store

The N.W.T. government is looking for someone to operate the liquor store in Inuvik.The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) had the last contract through its company, Stanton...

Legislation coming to address illegal drug trade in N.W.T., says premier

Following a meeting of Canada's elected public safety leaders, N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says the territorial government is looking to introduce legislation that would allow...

Norman Wells, N.W.T., leaders want state of emergency declared as costs rise

Town councillors in Norman Wells, N.W.T., have passed a motion to ask the territorial government to step in with more support, as the town...

Yellowknife still has a severe shortage of shelter beds, advocates say

Shelter operators in Yellowknife are sounding the alarm about potential shelter overcrowding and exposure deaths, as a longstanding shortage of beds continues as temperatures drop.The...

Nunavut gov’t to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs

WARNING: This article discusses an offensive slur. The word is included once for context, then otherwise avoided.Years after a push to rename a cluster of...

MLAs probe remediation of contaminated sites during Nunavut Legislature hearing

James Elliott is the environmental liabilities project manager with the Government of Nunavut. He says the federal government will be paying for the remediation...

N.W.T. gov’t seeks to avoid ‘enforcement’ to evict Yellowknife encampment residents

People are still living at an encampment in downtown Yellowknife, only days before construction crews are set to take over the lot.On Monday, the...

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