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18 Articles

Fines handed out after plane with Russian nationals on board grounded in Yellowknife

Transport Canada says a plane carrying two Russian nationals that was grounded in Yellowknife last week broke airspace restrictions.
News, Politics | March 8th 2022

Get a jab and you could win a snowmobile

A new program means Inuit living in each of the territory's 25 communities have a chance to win a snowmobile for getting their shots.
News | January 28th 2022

Fuel contamination shutters Iqaluit water treatment plant for the second time

The city said a breach in the system is suspected to have caused residents to smell fuel in their water, with breaches detected last week and Wednesday.
News | January 19th 2022

Ottawa should pay cost of Iqaluit water crisis: NDP

The 8,000 people who live in Nunavut's capital haven't been able to drink their tap water since Oct. 12 when it was found to contain fuel.
News, Politics | November 17th 2021

Nunavut declares emergency in Iqaluit as city ships in potable water

The Nunavut government has declared a 14-day state of emergency in Iqaluit after water in the capital was deemed undrinkable and potentially tainted with petroleum.
News, Politics | October 15th 2021

Iqaluit water being tested after residents complain of fuel smell

A University of Saskatchewan professor who has worked in Iqaluit says any amount of fuel in drinking water is unsafe, but drinking it over the short term isn't necessarily dangerous.
News | October 14th 2021
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Two N.W.T. communities locked down after COVID super spreader event

The Northwest Territories is mandating masks, banning gatherings and closing non-essential businesses in two communities where COVID-19 cases have been identified.
Coronavirus in Canada
News | August 17th 2021

Tears of pride as Inuit watch Mary Simon become Canada's first Inuk GG

Sitting with her four-year-old daughter on her lap, Crystal Martin-Lepenskie had tears in her eyes as she watched Mary Simon become Canada's 30th Governor General.
News, Politics | July 27th 2021

Fort Simpson residents hit by flood return to frigid homes and huge mess

News | May 28th 2021
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq,

'My people need help': Nunavut MP's housing report

A member of Parliament from Nunavut says she won't forget the smell of mould that permeated through houses she visited across the territory last year.
News, Politics | March 26th 2021
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