Low water, short lead times pose challenges for Sahtu barge season | City of Yellowknife lifts fire ban, thanks to recent rain | Indigenous Services Canada warns 'difficult decisions' in budget cuts will impact programs
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Low water, short lead times pose challenges for Sahtu barge season; A tow carrying barges down the Mackenzie River near Fort Simpson, N\.W\.T\., earlier this week\. Last year, no barges were able to sail into the Sahtu region because of low water\. This summer, two tows carrying multiple barges are scheduled to travel down the Mackenzie River\.

Low water, short lead times pose challenges for Sahtu barge season

July 10 , 2025 at 08:31:44 p.m. CDT • :

This summer, two tows carrying multiple barges each are scheduled to travel down the Mackenzie River in the N.W.T. But short lead times to get cargo on board, and higher prices than expected for certain loads, have made the vessels' eagerly-anticipated departures bittersweet for some Sahtu residents.  

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City of Yellowknife lifts fire ban, thanks to recent rain; The City of Yellowknife says recent rain has allowed it to lift a local fire ban that was put in place on July 2\.

City of Yellowknife lifts fire ban, thanks to recent rain

July 10 , 2025 at 05:56:02 p.m. CDT • :

The City of Yellowknife says recent rain has allowed it to lift a local fire ban that was put in place on July 2.

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Indigenous Services Canada warns 'difficult decisions' in budget cuts will impact programs; Prime Minister Mark Carney listens as Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty speaks at a news conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons on June 20, 2025\.

Indigenous Services Canada warns 'difficult decisions' in budget cuts will impact programs

July 10 , 2025 at 04:07:36 p.m. CDT • :

Indigenous Services Canada has warned staff that meeting the Carney government's budget cut targets "will involve difficult decisions that will impact our programs and activities, as well as our workforce." Then the next day, the department announced a large internal restructuring.

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Dawson City, Yukon's Klondike Spirit paddlewheeler being revived after 5-year hiatus; Years after it was forced to shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dawson's Klondike Spirit is back in the Yukon River\.

Dawson City, Yukon's Klondike Spirit paddlewheeler being revived after 5-year hiatus

July 10 , 2025 at 01:42:02 p.m. CDT • :

Dawson City, Yukon's paddlewheeler is back in the Yukon River once again and the owners hope to start offering tourist cruises again this month. The vessel has been out of service since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rain around Jean Marie River, N.W.T., prevented fire from moving closer; Fire crews work to make a perimeter of wet line north of Jean Marie River, N\.W\.T\., to protect against a nearby wildfire on July 9\.

Rain around Jean Marie River, N.W.T., prevented fire from moving closer

July 10 , 2025 at 10:29:07 a.m. CDT • :

Rain around Jean Marie River First Nation prevented a wildfire from moving toward the community. 

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Popular fishing lake near Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., unexpectedly drains; Angus Lake near Sachs Harbour, N\.W\.T\., after local residents say it unexpectedly began to drain of water in June\.  

July 10 , 2025 at 08:37:30 a.m. CDT • :

Popular fishing lake near Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., unexpectedly drains

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Whitehorse business owner denies he took part in an immigration scam, files countersuit; The courthouse in Whitehorse\.  

July 8 , 2025 at 03:40:38 p.m. CDT • :

Whitehorse business owner denies he took part in an immigration scam, files countersuit

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Proteins from rhino fossil found in Nunavut crater dated to 20 million years; The Haughton Crater on Devon Island, where the ancient rhino fossil was found in the 1980s\. Researchers have used newer technologies to extract and analyze proteins from the fossil, something they say could expand our scientific understanding of the species' evolution\.  

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

Proteins from rhino fossil found in Nunavut crater dated to 20 million years

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Nunavut man convicted of killing RCMP officer granted temporary day parole; Pingoatuk Kolola, seen here during his trial in Iqaluit in 2010, will be released on day parole for 6 months\.  

July 8 , 2025 at 02:08:46 p.m. CDT • :

Nunavut man convicted of killing RCMP officer granted temporary day parole

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Jean Marie River, N.W.T., braces for potential evacuation if winds whip up nearby wildfire; Fire crews are working to make a perimeter of wet line north of Jean Marie River, N\.W\.T\. The community is under an evacuation alert due to a wildfire burning to the northwest\.  

July 9 , 2025 at 05:07:06 p.m. CDT • :

Jean Marie River, N.W.T., braces for potential evacuation if winds whip up nearby wildfire

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July 8 , 2025 at 04:16:43 p.m. CDT • :

Dog attack on toddler in Carmacks, Yukon, leads to new agreement on animal control

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July 9 , 2025 at 04:52:59 p.m. CDT • :

Iqaluit celebrates Nunavut Day

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July 9 , 2025 at 04:52:29 p.m. CDT • :

Watch out on Hwy 3, gov't warns — smoke, fire might reach road 80km south of Behchokǫ̀

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July 9 , 2025 at 12:47:43 p.m. CDT • :

Yukon First Nation open to Eagle Gold mine restart as review lays out ways for industry to improve

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July 9 , 2025 at 11:25:30 a.m. CDT • :

Yellowknife's Old Town parking lot closing for 3 years when work starts on new lift station

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