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North A short film about Olympic snowboarder Liam Gill and his return to his family’s homeland of Fort Simpson, N.W.T., is now streaming online. The film, Gill Crescent, follows Gill’s return visit to Fort Simpson, N.W.T., in 2022 and subsequent visitsCBC News · Posted: May 24, 2025 4:00 AM EDT |Continue Reading

North Gavin McKenna is ready to step into the Memorial Cup spotlight — and he doesn’t plan to blink. 17-year-old hockey phenom expected to be main attraction at Canadian junior hockey’s top prize Daniel Rainbird · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 23, 2025 4:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6Continue Reading

North British Columbia Premier David Eby says separatism discussions in some parts of the country are a “colossal waste of time and energy,” as he meets fellow leaders from Western Canada in Yellowknife. Leaders at 2-day meeting discuss a range of issues, including Arctic security, housing and tariffsThe Canadian PressContinue Reading

North Road-clearing crews have been pulled from the roads for their safety and emergency services are only responding to critical calls when it’s safe to do so. Schools and government offices are closed. Emergency services are only responding to critical calls when it’s safe to do soCBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Recent reports of privacy breaches involving medical records — including a case in which two health-care workers viewed the records of a woman one of them had been in a relationship with — illustrate vulnerabilities in the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority’s electronic medical record system. The Northwest Territories InformationContinue Reading

North A.Y. Jackson, a member of the celebrated Group of Seven, made several trips to the N.W.T. during his life and created works that depict the territory’s colourful landscape, as well as its mining heritage. Some of those works can be seen at the Legislative Assembly building in Yellowknife. FamedContinue Reading

North A care package with goods from the prime minister’s hometown of Fort Smith, N.W.T., is on its way to Ottawa — and the woman who put it together just hopes it’ll make him smile.  Patti-Kay Hamilton of Fort Smith, N.W.T. says gift of books, art, music for Carney ‘notContinue Reading

North A recent study has found that climate change is altering Arctic plant composition, with some species declining in response to warmer temperatures, while others flourish. Researchers studied over 2,000 plant communities across the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and Scandinavia over four decades. Study tracked composition of over 2,000 plant communitiesContinue Reading

North Pillai called his two years as Yukon premier ‘the greatest honour of my life,’ but said he felt it was time to move on. Territorial election must take place by Nov. 3CBC News · Posted: May 07, 2025 5:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 8 Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai,Continue Reading