Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says it has finally found the burial sites of 5 children | Union leader at N.W.T.'s Ekati mine says company's latest update 'encouraging' | 'Starsailor' rocket lifts off from Cree territory — Canada's first space launch in more than 25 years.
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Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says it has finally found the burial sites of 5 children; Items left on the steps of the Catholic church in Fort Resolution, N\.W\.T\., in June, 2021 in remembrance of lives lost at residential schools\. Deninu Kųę́ First Nation said Thursday that after years of searching, it has found the locations where 7 people were buried\.

Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says it has finally found the burial sites of 5 children

August 7 , 2025 at 06:35:31 p.m. CDT • :

Deninu Kųę́ First Nation in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., says it has finally found the places where five children and two adults were buried, after years of searching for unmarked graves linked to the former St. Joseph's Residential School.
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Union leader at N.W.T.'s Ekati mine says company's latest update 'encouraging'; The Ekati diamond mine in N\.W\.T\. The company that owns the mine recently released a detailed plan for the mine's future\.

Union leader at N.W.T.'s Ekati mine says company's latest update 'encouraging'

August 7 , 2025 at 06:00:00 p.m. CDT • :

A union leader who represents workers at N.W.T.'s Ekati diamond mine says he's feeling hopeful after reading the most recent update from the mine's owner on Ekati's future.
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'Starsailor' rocket lifts off from Cree territory — Canada's first space launch in more than 25 years.; A Concordia University student team is preparing to launch the first Canadian rocket to enter space in over two decades — right from Cree territory near Mistissini, Quebec\.

'Starsailor' rocket lifts off from Cree territory — Canada's first space launch in more than 25 years.

August 7 , 2025 at 05:19:50 p.m. CDT • :

A Concordia University student team is preparing to launch the first Canadian rocket to enter space in over two decades — right from Cree territory near Mistissini, Quebec.
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Trump's push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred; The Porcupine caribou herd in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain in Alaska in 2008\. Put a pin just about anywhere on the map of Alaska, and you're likely to hit an area debating a proposed mine, a new wilderness road, a logging site, an oil well, a natural gas pipeline\.

Trump's push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred

August 7 , 2025 at 03:34:16 p.m. CDT • :

Put a pin just about anywhere on the map of Alaska, and you're likely to hit an area debating a proposed mine, a new wilderness road, a logging site, an oil well, a natural gas pipeline.
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Regulator dismisses N.W.T.'s bid for CN Rail to repair damaged line in South Slave; Hay River, N\.W\.T\.'s railyard\. The 30-km stretch of rail line between Hay River and Enterprise, N\.W\.T\., was damaged in wildfires in 2023\. Last year, CN Rail said it would officially end its service between the South Slave communities instead of fixing the line\.

Regulator dismisses N.W.T.'s bid for CN Rail to repair damaged line in South Slave

August 7 , 2025 at 03:10:53 p.m. CDT • :

The Canadian Transportation Agency sided with CN Rail in a decision about whether the company should fix its disused rail line between Hay River and Enterprise, N.W.T. 
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Yukon Energy selects potential sites for $100M fossil fuel generator project; A diesel generator at Yukon Energy's facilities in Whitehorse\. Yukon Energy has selected 10 potential sites for its proposed \$100-million fossil fuel generator project\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 02:42:00 p.m. CDT • :

Yukon Energy selects potential sites for $100M fossil fuel generator project

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Yukon coroner investigating death of person in Whitehorse hospital bathroom; Whitehorse General Hospital in 2024\.  

August 6 , 2025 at 06:40:17 p.m. CDT • :

Yukon coroner investigating death of person in Whitehorse hospital bathroom

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Yellowknifers may never know how lead got into school drinking water. It may not matter; A water fountain at a Yellowknife school in 2025\. The territorial government says the source of lead found in school drinking water isn't known, and may never be\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 02:30:51 p.m. CDT • :

Yellowknifers may never know how lead got into school drinking water. It may not matter

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N.W.T. canoe trip turns into emergency evacuation as paddlers flee wildfire; A group of paddlers from Gamètì, N\.W\.T\., had to be rescued after a wildfire approached their campsite early Sunday morning\. They had been making their way to the Tłı̨chǫ annual gathering in Behchokǫ̀ to meet up with paddlers from two other communities\.  

August 6 , 2025 at 05:11:19 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. canoe trip turns into emergency evacuation as paddlers flee wildfire

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The barge season to the N.W.T.'s Sahtu region is wrapping up. Here's how it went; The second barge servicing the Sahtu region left from Hay River last week\. It's expected to make its last stop in Tulı́tʼa on Thursday\.  

August 6 , 2025 at 12:34:45 p.m. CDT • :

The barge season to the N.W.T.'s Sahtu region is wrapping up. Here's how it went

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Man appealing sentence for drug trafficking in Yellowknife

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August 7 , 2025 at 09:54:42 a.m. CDT • :

Iqaluit's whooping cough outbreak has ended

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August 7 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

After again declaring suicide a crisis in Nunavut, officials and advocates look for new solutions

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August 6 , 2025 at 04:37:09 p.m. CDT • :

Air Inuit pilots dissatisfied with lengthy contract negotiations

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August 6 , 2025 at 03:43:17 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. gov't rolls out suite of changes for Yellowknife schools with lead in drinking water

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