Multi-purpose centre in Tasiujaq, Que., destroyed by fire | Temporary pipe installed in Puvirnituq, Que., amid water emergency | Nunavut premier looks back on government's achievements as MLAs return for spring sitting
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Multi-purpose centre in Tasiujaq, Que., destroyed by fire; Firefighters worked all night to try put out the flames\.

Multi-purpose centre in Tasiujaq, Que., destroyed by fire

May 22 , 2025 at 05:03:45 p.m. CDT • :

A blaze, which began around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, tore through a multi-purpose facility. It was used for sewing programs, as a youth centre and as housing for transient workers.

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Temporary pipe installed in Puvirnituq, Que., amid water emergency; A large flexible pipe will be used temporarily to carry water to the village\.

Temporary pipe installed in Puvirnituq, Que., amid water emergency

May 22 , 2025 at 03:33:23 p.m. CDT • :

Water is starting to flow through a temporary pipeline in Puvirnituq, Que., amid an ongoing water shortage in the community. 

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Nunavut premier looks back on government's achievements as MLAs return for spring sitting; Nunavut Premier P\.J\. Akeeagok says he is looking back on what his government achieved as it approaches the end of its term\.

Nunavut premier looks back on government's achievements as MLAs return for spring sitting

May 22 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Nunavut's premier says he is looking back on the progress his government has made as the Legislative Assembly enters its final spring sitting. 

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'Complete drainage' of lake cuts off Cree hunting territory near Waswanipi, Que.; Dixon family trapline find Lake Rouge drained, causing land collapse and debris making it's way to Lake Doda, a lake that connects to several others\.

'Complete drainage' of lake cuts off Cree hunting territory near Waswanipi, Que.

May 21 , 2025 at 04:21:46 p.m. CDT • :

The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi in Quebec is advising land users to exercise caution and avoid the area around Lake Rouge after the lake drained with no apparent warning and destabilized some of the land in the area. 

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B.C. premier laments separatism push as Western premiers meet in Yellowknife; Northwest Territories Premier R\.J Simpson, from left, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Nunavut Premier P\.J\. Akeeagok chat at the conclusion of a media availability at the 2024 Western Premiers' Conference in Whitehorse in June 2024\. The premiers will meet again on Wednesday and Thursday in Yellowknife\.

B.C. premier laments separatism push as Western premiers meet in Yellowknife

May 21 , 2025 at 09:07:16 a.m. CDT • :

British Columbia Premier David Eby says separatism discussions in some parts of the country are a "colossal waste of time and energy," as he meets fellow leaders from Western Canada in Yellowknife.

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Legal challenge of the Yukon's Civil Emergency Measures Act fails for 2nd time; The courthouse in Whitehorse, photographed on Dec\. 5\. The Yukon Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge to the territory's Civil Emergency Measures Act\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 06:16:17 p.m. CDT • :

Legal challenge of the Yukon's Civil Emergency Measures Act fails for 2nd time

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Community lockdown and patrols to continue in Lower Post, B.C.; A sign in Lower Post, B\.C\. warning people not to sell drugs and alcohol\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 04:56:43 p.m. CDT • :

Community lockdown and patrols to continue in Lower Post, B.C.

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Man charged with extortion after armed robbery in Yellowknife; An RCMP cruiser in Yellowknife in February 2025\. Police say they have charged a 36-year-old man following a robbery in the city\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 01:27:10 p.m. CDT • :

Man charged with extortion after armed robbery in Yellowknife

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Man scammed out of nearly $600K by Whitehorse immigration consultant, lawsuit claims; The courthouse in downtown Whitehorse\. A man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was the victim of a scam by an immigration consultant who he believed was helping to secure his moving to Canada via the Yukon Business Nominee Program\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Man scammed out of nearly $600K by Whitehorse immigration consultant, lawsuit claims

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Whitehorse writer Dawn Macdonald wins $10K Canadian First Book Prize for debut poetry collection; Dawn Macdonald is a writer based in Whitehorse\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 09:24:23 a.m. CDT • :

Whitehorse writer Dawn Macdonald wins $10K Canadian First Book Prize for debut poetry collection

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May 21 , 2025 at 04:50:01 p.m. CDT • :

Calgary police not investigating death in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, but will review RCMP's investigation

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May 20 , 2025 at 02:56:42 p.m. CDT • :

Man charged with murder in Fort Providence, N.W.T., arrested in B.C.

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May 21 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Health care, wildfire report in spotlight as N.W.T. MLAs begin 7-day spring sitting

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May 21 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Indigenous development corps. will be hit hard by N.W.T. diamond mine closures, report says

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May 20 , 2025 at 12:34:40 p.m. CDT • :

School year ends early in Puvirnituq, Que., amid state of emergency over water shortage

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