Maori group visits N.W.T. to learn about Inuvialuit wildlife management | Combining CYFN, AFN leadership roles could exclude some First Nations, says one chief | Man charged with breaking into Inuvik home, sexual assault
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Maori group visits N.W.T. to learn about Inuvialuit wildlife management; A group of Maori from New Zealand were in Tuktoyaktuk, N\.W\.T\., this month as part of a cultural exchange with local Inuvialuit\.

Maori group visits N.W.T. to learn about Inuvialuit wildlife management

July 7 , 2025 at 08:26:04 p.m. CDT • :

Eight Maori people from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., learning about the Inuvialuit culture and wildlife management systems.
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Combining CYFN, AFN leadership roles could exclude some First Nations, says one chief; Dylan Loblaw, chief of the Ross River Dena Council, seen here in 2023\. Loblaw says his First Nation has no plans to join the Council of Yukon First Nations as a member, and he's concerned that Yukon will no longer have an AFN Yukon regional chief to represent his community at a national level\.

Combining CYFN, AFN leadership roles could exclude some First Nations, says one chief

July 7 , 2025 at 08:08:17 p.m. CDT • :

The chief of at least one First Nation in the Yukon is concerned about the upcoming merger of two regional leadership roles, saying the move may "exclude" his First Nation from any national representation.
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Man charged with breaking into Inuvik home, sexual assault; A file photo of an RCMP cruiser in Yellowknife in March 2025\. Inuvik RCMP say they have arrested a 31-year-old man after someone broke into a home and sexually assaulted a woman\.

Man charged with breaking into Inuvik home, sexual assault

July 7 , 2025 at 06:26:18 p.m. CDT • :

The N.W.T. RCMP say they have charged a man with breaking into an Inuvik home and sexually assaulting a woman inside.
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Staff evacuated from N.W.T. Rayrock mine site due to nearby wildfire; An aerial view of the former Rayrock Mine site\. N\.W\.T\. Fire said it recommended the evacuation of the site this weekend due to a fire burning about 15 kilometres away\. The agency said the evacuation is just a precaution and that crews are monitoring the fire and looking for ways to mitigate its growth\. 

Staff evacuated from N.W.T. Rayrock mine site due to nearby wildfire

July 7 , 2025 at 05:32:23 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. Fire said it recommended the evacuation due to a fire burning about 15 kilometres away from the remediation site. The agency said the evacuation is just a precaution and that crews are monitoring the fire and looking for ways to mitigate its growth. 
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N.W.T. launches new bidding system to fill shifts at Stanton Territorial Hospital; The entrance of the emergency department at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife on Aug\. 21, 2021\. The N\.W\.T\. Health and Social Services Authority is asking physicians qualified to work in the N\.W\.T\. what it would take for them to work certain shifts\.

N.W.T. launches new bidding system to fill shifts at Stanton Territorial Hospital

July 7 , 2025 at 04:41:00 p.m. CDT • :

The N.W.T. Health and Social Services Authority is asking physicians qualified to work in the territory what it would take for them to work certain shifts, in an effort to out-compete other jurisdictions for summer staffing.
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Changes could be coming to Whitehorse's popular Long Lake; The City of Whitehorse wants to make improvements to the Long Lake day use area\. The lake is just a short drive from downtown Whitehorse and attracts large crowds on hot summer days\.  

July 6 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Changes could be coming to Whitehorse's popular Long Lake

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Elders in Nunavut say old age security too low to cover cost of living; Adele Kumaruaq Angidlik of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, says her pension doesn't cover the high cost of living in Nunavut\.  

July 7 , 2025 at 01:10:42 p.m. CDT • :

Elders in Nunavut say old age security too low to cover cost of living

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Jean Marie River residents told to prepare in case of evacuation due to threatening wildfire; Jean Marie River in the Northwest Territories as seen from the Mackenzie River in August 2020\. An evacuation alert was issued for the community on Monday as a result of a threatening wildfire\. The alert means people should be prepared to leave in case an evacuation order is issued\.  

July 7 , 2025 at 02:28:52 p.m. CDT • :

Jean Marie River residents told to prepare in case of evacuation due to threatening wildfire

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Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return; Passengers disembark from a cruise ship that has docked on June 12, 2023, in downtown Juneau, Alaska\. As the Mendenhall Glacier continues to recede, tourists are flooding into Juneau\. A record number of cruise ship passengers are expected this year in the city of about 30,000 people\.  

July 4 , 2025 at 11:05:09 a.m. CDT • :

Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return

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Search underway for missing 14-year-old in Arctic Bay, Nunavut; Richard Jr Bohlender, 14, also known as Jaaji, was reported missing on June 30\. A search for him is underway in Arctic Bay, Nunavut\.  

July 3 , 2025 at 05:25:18 p.m. CDT • :

Search underway for missing 14-year-old in Arctic Bay, Nunavut

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July 7 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

'Where do I go now?' Program for intimate partner violence victims in Nunavut cancelled

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

Experts urge more awareness of solvent abuse, after explosion in Yellowknife last week

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July 6 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Throat singing duo PIQSIQ celebrates Inuit culture at Japanese festival

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July 5 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Young Inuit take to the skies in pilot training program with dreams of serving Nunavik

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July 4 , 2025 at 08:54:58 p.m. CDT • :

Information sharing with Alberta has improved since Kearl tailings spills, says N.W.T. minister

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