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'Our children are not artifacts': N.W.T. First Nation says efforts to find gravesites hampered by permit
The chief of Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says a territorial permit holding up his community’s effort to unearth unmarked graves erroneously calls children who died at residential school “archaeological artifacts."
North West Company accused of holding on to subsidy money in proposed class-action suit
A statement of claim filed before the Court of King’s Bench in Manitoba earlier this month calls the multinational Canadian grocery company with stores in northern Canada “outrageous” and “predatory” for not passing 100 per cent of a federal subsidy on to consumers like it’s supposed to.
Fire at Yellowknife landfill extinguished, says city
A city spokesperson said the subsurface fire in a cell containing construction and demolition waste had been put out and that the solid waste facility has now returned to regular hours.
3 MLAs pitch idea of voting bloc as way to be taken more seriously by N.W.T. cabinet
Kieron Testart, the MLA for Range Lake, pitched the idea of forming a voting bloc to other regular MLAs during a media conference on Thursday. He said it was a way to get things done more quickly and hailed it as a way to "save consensus government."
Board recommends 60-day renewal as Imperial Oil's water licence approaches expiry
Canada's northern affairs minister has until March 24 to sign off on the Sahtu Land and Water Board's recommendation. The N.W.T. board says the minister's office is aware it'll need to be signed quickly in order for Imperial Oil to remain licensed.
N.W.T. finance minister tables $2.5B budget aimed at stability amid uncertainty
The N.W.T.'s finance minister is proposing a $2.5-billion budget for the upcoming year, which she said contains “nothing dramatic” and is aimed at being prepared for challenges that may arise during a time of uncertainty.
2 teens, including veteran skip's daughter, to curl for Team N.W.T. at upcoming Scotties tournament
Yellowknife's Sydney Galusha, 15, and Ella Skauge, 16, will compete next month at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Sydney's mom, Kerry Galusha, will be the N.W.T. team's skip.
Federal government ends MMIWG funding to northern prosecution offices
The $23.5 million was initially allocated in the federal government's 2021 budget, and was slated to last for three years. An email obtained by CBC News shows that it's leaving a 25 per cent hole in the PPSC's budget in Nunavut alone.
A year later, effects of Fort Smith, N.W.T., plane crash still linger, says father of survivor
Kurt Macdonald was the lone survivor of last year's plane crash in Fort Smith, N.W.T., that killed six people. Kurt's father, Jay Macdonald, reflected this week on the gratitude he feels for his son, and his grief over those whose lives were lost.
Fort Smith, N.W.T., mother says husband's love persists, 1 year after crash that killed him and 5 others
It’s been one year since a Northwestern Air Lease plane crashed near the airport in Fort Smith, N.W.T., shortly after takeoff, claiming the lives of six Fort Smith residents.