Opposition parties blast Yukon government's handling of Whitehorse shelter | Family in Aklavik, N.W.T., hopeful after minister says Indigenous people have right to move freely | Day 2 of Gwich'in Tribal Council assembly focused on economic issues
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Opposition parties blast Yukon government's handling of Whitehorse shelter; Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai speaks to reporters Wednesday\. Pillai faced demands from opposition parties to quickly act to fix safety and noise issues outside the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter\.

Opposition parties blast Yukon government's handling of Whitehorse shelter

October 5 , 2023 • 04:13 PM CDT

The assembly's fall sitting started with calls for action to fix the deteriorating conditions outside the troubled Whitehorse shelter.

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Family in Aklavik, N.W.T., hopeful after minister says Indigenous people have right to move freely; Herman Oyagak \(R\) embraces his wife, Carol Oyagak\. Herman, an Inupiaq man living in the N\.W\.T\., is facing deportation to Alaska on December 13, 2021\.

Family in Aklavik, N.W.T., hopeful after minister says Indigenous people have right to move freely

October 5 , 2023 • 10:44 AM CDT

A woman in Aklavik, N.W.T., whose husband has been threatened with deportation says she's very happy that the federal immigration minister has said he wants to make it easier for Indigenous people to cross international borders.

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Day 2 of Gwich'in Tribal Council assembly focused on economic issues; The Midnight Sun Complex, which houses Inuvik's pool, in June\.

Day 2 of Gwich'in Tribal Council assembly focused on economic issues

October 5 , 2023 • 10:28 AM CDT

At the annual general assembly of the Gwich'in Tribal Council yesterday, members heard presentations from the Gwich'in Development Corporation and the Gwich'in Settlement Corporation, but the discussion for about a forensic audit that found communities were mismanaging funds was postponed until today.

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Monfwi MLA says current N.W.T. medical travel policy 'failing' residents; New Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon\. She was sworn into her role this week\.

Monfwi MLA says current N.W.T. medical travel policy 'failing' residents

October 5 , 2023 • 09:02 AM CDT

Jane Weyallon Armstrong said two of her constituents were only diagnosed with severe illnesses after their families took it upon themselves to go to Alberta for medical services.

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Disagreements between city, territory slowed Iqaluit water crisis response: report; Members of the Iqaluit Fire Department assist with flushing the city's water pipes in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on Wednesday, Oct\. 27, 2021\. According to a City of Iqaluit news release issued earlier in the day, flushing will conclude by Thursday\.

Disagreements between city, territory slowed Iqaluit water crisis response: report

October 5 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CDT

The City of Iqaluit often disagreed with the way Nunavut's Departments of Health and Community and Government Services responded to the city's water crisis in October 2021, according to a third-party review commissioned by the territory.

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Yellowknife theatre closes as RCMP make arrest in business-loan fraud investigation; A promotional photo of Northern Sky Films from its Facebook page\. Police allege that loans were taken out to support Northern Sky, but that the money wasn't used for the development of the company\.  

October 4 , 2023 • 06:43 PM CDT

Yellowknife theatre closes as RCMP make arrest in business-loan fraud investigation

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Review board rejects Agnico Eagle's request to change plans for Meliadine mine wind farm; The sign on the all-weather access road to Agnico Eagle's Meliadine Mine near Rankin Inlet\.  

October 4 , 2023 • 06:07 PM CDT

Review board rejects Agnico Eagle's request to change plans for Meliadine mine wind farm

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A Whitehorse landmark gets its glow back — literally; The Yukon Theatre was built in 1954\. It's original neon sign has been restored and now lights up Whitehorse's Wood Street every night\.  

October 4 , 2023 • 04:42 PM CDT

A Whitehorse landmark gets its glow back — literally

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N.W.T. MLA pleads for movement on police search for missing man Frank Gruben; The last known photo of Frank Gruben at the snake pits in Fort Smith\.  

October 4 , 2023 • 02:04 PM CDT

N.W.T. MLA pleads for movement on police search for missing man Frank Gruben

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Years after scathing report into mistreatment of Indigenous people in Quebec, few calls to action imposed; Viens Commission witness Johnny Anautak sobbed as he recounted how he'd made a trip back to Akulivik to see his ill mother but was arrested for breaching bail conditions and never got to see her before she died\. 'I wish I could turn back time to go see my mom,' he said\.  

October 4 , 2023 • 10:09 AM CDT

Years after scathing report into mistreatment of Indigenous people in Quebec, few calls to action imposed

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October 4 , 2023 • 01:25 PM CDT

Traditional potlatches honour missing and murdered women

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October 4 , 2023 • 09:00 AM CDT

Newlywed Indigenous couple travels to Cree communities to destigmatize queer love, teach sexual health

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October 4 , 2023 • 10:30 AM CDT

National Day of Action for MMIWG marked in Yellowknife with new monument

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October 4 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CDT

4 things to watch as Yukon MLAs gather for fall sitting

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October 3 , 2023 • 05:40 PM CDT

MLA showed 'poor judgment' and should be fined for returning to wildfire-evacuated Yellowknife: report

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