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Land for housing, more First Nation involvement among Yukoners' priorities for new Public Lands Act; The Public Lands Act is still being developed to replace Yukon's outdated rules for land management and recreation which were last reviewed in the 1980s and predate the final agreements signed by many Yukon First Nations\.

Land for housing, more First Nation involvement among Yukoners' priorities for new Public Lands Act

May 15 , 2025 at 09:41:45 a.m. CDT • :

The Yukon government heard a few priorities during public consultations about the territory's new Public Lands Act: Developing more land for housing; supporting more First Nations involvement; and defending the public's access to public lands.
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Iqaluit blizzard shuts services, closes schools; A frosty window shows a blizzard in Iqaluit on May 15, 2025\. Road-clearing crews have been pulled from the roads and emergency services are only responding to critical calls when it's safe to do so\. Schools are closed and government offices are shut\.

Iqaluit blizzard shuts services, closes schools

May 15 , 2025 at 08:52:28 a.m. CDT • :

Road-clearing crews have been pulled from the roads for their safety and emergency services are only responding to critical calls when it's safe to do so. Schools and government offices are closed.
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Mapping forever chemicals in Canada: Is there a hotspot near you?; A map of Canada with circles indicating PFAS hotspots across the country\.

Mapping forever chemicals in Canada: Is there a hotspot near you?

May 15 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Invisible, toxic and slow to break down — forever chemicals are contaminating our food and water. Here's what we know about forever chemical hotspots in Canada.
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Housing N.W.T. rent hikes higher than suggested, some tenants say; Tulita, N\.W\.T\., in 2021\. Housing N\.W\.T\. this spring raised the rent on its market-rate units across the territory, which are typically used by nurses, teachers, RCMP, other critical workers and community members\.

Housing N.W.T. rent hikes higher than suggested, some tenants say

May 15 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Some tenants in Housing N.W.T. units say their rent is going up by more than what the territory has suggested.
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Backup plan for N.W.T. barge season underway, says gov't; The MV Kelly Ovayuak barge is shown in this 2019 handout photo\. This year, the N\.W\.T\. government and Marine Transportation Services is coming up with some alternative plans in case of low water levels\.

Backup plan for N.W.T. barge season underway, says gov't

May 15 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

"It's still up in the air," Terry Camsell, Director of Marine Transportation Services for the GNWT said.
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Lodge owner decries killing of caribou on property, but others caution against rush to judgment; A still from a YouTube video posted by the owner of Nueltin Lake Lodge in northern Manitoba\. He says dozens of caribou, including fetuses, were 'killed wastefully' at the site over the past winter\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 09:22:57 p.m. CDT • :

Lodge owner decries killing of caribou on property, but others caution against rush to judgment

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N.W.T. gov't had a plan for 2023 wildfires but staff didn't know about it; Residents of Yellowknife wait to register for evacuation in August 2023 as wildfires threaten the Northwest Territories capital\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 03:30:00 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. gov't had a plan for 2023 wildfires but staff didn't know about it

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Gwich'in councils in N.W.T. settle part of dispute over grand chief; The courthouse in Yellowknife\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 06:41:47 p.m. CDT • :

Gwich'in councils in N.W.T. settle part of dispute over grand chief

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ATCO chief executive sees 'astounding' opportunities in northern defence; ATCO CEO Nancy Southern is shown in a file photo\. ATCO will be working on a new radar defence system in the Northwest Territories\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 02:07:32 p.m. CDT • :

ATCO chief executive sees 'astounding' opportunities in northern defence

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Gold ulu heads to Hockey Hall of Fame to mark Nunavut's historic Arctic Winter Games win; Team Nunavut celebrates after beating Team Alaska in the male hockey final at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Fort McMurray, Alta\. It was the first-ever gold medal for Nunavut in hockey at the games, and a medal from the historic win will soon be featured at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 04:15:10 p.m. CDT • :

Gold ulu heads to Hockey Hall of Fame to mark Nunavut's historic Arctic Winter Games win

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May 13 , 2025 at 04:24:09 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. court orders illegal occupants to vacate site near Lindberg Landing

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May 14 , 2025 at 11:58:37 a.m. CDT • :

Calgary Police to investigate death of man in Pond Inlet, Nunavut

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May 14 , 2025 at 05:30:07 p.m. CDT • :

Indigenous midwifery services 'really essential' in Yukon, prize-winning group says

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May 14 , 2025 at 08:39:34 a.m. CDT • :

Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who raced in the first Iditarod, dies

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May 12 , 2025 at 08:49:39 p.m. CDT • :

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2022 death in Hay River, N.W.T.

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