As AI tools become more accessible, the N.W.T. gov't works to develop policy on their use | Quebec 'closely monitoring' tuberculosis in Nunavik, minister says, as doctors call for more resources | Q+A | Community safety, modernization: Whitehorse's council has adopted a roadmap for its term
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As AI tools become more accessible, the N.W.T. gov't works to develop policy on their use; Currently, N\.W\.T\. government workers are directed to follow the federal government's guide on the use of generative AI when using such tools in the workplace\. The territory is now working to develop its own policy and guidelines\. 

As AI tools become more accessible, the N.W.T. gov't works to develop policy on their use

June 10 , 2025 at 08:10:59 p.m. CDT • :

The N.W.T. government is working to develop a policy for its use of artificial intelligence tools, with some initial guidelines expected at the end of this month.

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Quebec 'closely monitoring' tuberculosis in Nunavik, minister says, as doctors call for more resources; Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, seen here at the legislature in Quebec City in April\. Dubé says his department will follow the advice of public health experts on how to deal with high rates of tuberculosis in Nunavik communities\.

Quebec 'closely monitoring' tuberculosis in Nunavik, minister says, as doctors call for more resources

June 10 , 2025 at 05:18:47 p.m. CDT • :

Quebec's health minister says the province's public health service is "closely monitoring" the tuberculosis situation in Nunavik, after a letter from Nunavik's 14 mayors called for the declaration of a public health emergency.

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Q+A | Community safety, modernization: Whitehorse's council has adopted a roadmap for its term; Whitehorse Mayor Kirk Cameron at a news conference on April 3\.

Q+A | Community safety, modernization: Whitehorse's council has adopted a roadmap for its term

June 10 , 2025 at 06:45:39 p.m. CDT • :

Whitehorse's mayor and council have laid out their plan for the next three and a half years. Their strategic priorities are a roadmap that outlines what they want to accomplish during their term.

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Tulı́t'a, N.W.T., to get new office and cultural centre to serve community and tourists; A computer rendering of the exterior of the new Tulı́t'a cultural centre\. Parks Canada announced Friday that it will spend \$16\.5 million on the new space which will open to the public in 2027\.

Tulı́t'a, N.W.T., to get new office and cultural centre to serve community and tourists

June 10 , 2025 at 04:39:43 p.m. CDT • :

Parks Canada has announced new funding for an office and cultural centre in Tulı́t'a, N.W.T., to better support staff in connecting residents and visitors with the land. 

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Whitehorse RCMP looking for witnesses after Para cyclist injured in highway collision; Darryl Tait, a well-known local athlete and accessibility advocate seen here in 2022, was training for the upcoming Canada Summer Games on his hand-cycle on Saturday evening when he was injured in a collision on the Alaska Highway in Whitehorse\.

Whitehorse RCMP looking for witnesses after Para cyclist injured in highway collision

June 10 , 2025 at 09:42:35 a.m. CDT • :

Darryl Tait, a well-known local athlete and accessibility advocate, was training for the upcoming Canada Summer Games on his hand-cycle on Saturday evening when he was injured in a collision on the Alaska Highway.

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Construction set to begin on Inuvialuit heritage centre in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.; A rendering of a workshop space in the planned Saliqmiut arts and culture centre in Tuktoyaktuk, N\.W\.T\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 08:04:07 p.m. CDT • :

Construction set to begin on Inuvialuit heritage centre in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.

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New and returning chiefs elected in N.W.T. Tłı̨chǫ communities; The Tłı̨chǫ government building in Whati\. The four Tłı̨chǫ communities held elections Monday night\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 11:16:44 a.m. CDT • :

New and returning chiefs elected in N.W.T. Tłı̨chǫ communities

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Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in Igloolik, Nunavut; The RCMP detachment in Igloolik, Nunavut\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 12:42:18 p.m. CDT • :

Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in Igloolik, Nunavut

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Whitehorse non-profit pushing ahead with $43M seniors' housing complex in Whistle Bend; A rendering of Rowan House, a seniors' housing complex planned for Whitehorse's Whistle Bend neighbourhood, by the non-profit Vimy Heritage Housing Society\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 06:11:23 p.m. CDT • :

Whitehorse non-profit pushing ahead with $43M seniors' housing complex in Whistle Bend

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As caribou populations recover in Yukon's Southern Lakes region, communities look to reconnect with the herds; Government leaders attending the Southern Lakes caribou gathering in Carcross, Yukon, last week\. Nine leaders from 6 Yukon First Nations and the Yukon, B\.C\., and federal governments, signed the new Southern Lakes Caribou Relationship Plan, committing to protecting the herds and their relationship with people\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

As caribou populations recover in Yukon's Southern Lakes region, communities look to reconnect with the herds

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June 10 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Public hearing starts for Diavik's water licence, leading into mine's upcoming closure

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June 9 , 2025 at 05:51:53 p.m. CDT • :

Town of Fort Smith issues fines, seizes dirt bikes over concerns of unsafe riding

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June 9 , 2025 at 05:26:30 p.m. CDT • :

Nunavik's 14 mayors call for public health emergency over tuberculosis cases

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June 9 , 2025 at 05:17:19 p.m. CDT • :

City councillors recommend more services and enforcement at Yellowknife encampment

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June 9 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Cassiar asbestos mine, near Yukon-B.C. border, one of province's most contaminated: mining watchdog

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