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North Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women’s Society has found. The report was released by the Yellowknife Women’s SocietyAlessia Passafiume · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 11,Continue Reading

North When Jaffar Gebara found out that his eight-year-old daughter was being given medication for sleeping tuberculosis at her school, he was shocked. Even more shocking was that his daughter didn’t have tuberculosis. Child was given five doses of tuberculosis medication in three months without parents knowing TJ Dhir ·Continue Reading

North The company says it accumulated $56,000 worth of debt between September and December last year because of leaking pipes. ‘Why would a company who makes so much money need the citizens of Iqaluit pay off this debt?’: deputy mayor Emma Tranter · CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2024Continue Reading

North Johannes Rivoire, who is in his mid-90s and lives in Lyon, France, has long faced allegations he sexually abused Inuit children during his time in Nunavut. Oblate leaders in Rome have now ruled against his dismissal from the Oblates. Johannes Rivoire, accused of sexually abusing Inuit children, will beContinue Reading

N.W.T. MLAs voted Thursday to hold a public inquiry into the territory’s 2023 wildfire response, but Premier R.J. Simpson says his government isn’t making any promises. MLAs who were present voted 10-6 in favour of the inquiry, with all regular MLAs in favour and all cabinet ministers voting against it. FollowingContinue Reading

North The Teslin Tlingit Council in Yukon is moving toward establishing its own court and corrections system. The First Nation has jurisdiction under its self-government agreement to write laws related to land management. ‘If somebody breaks our law, they’ll go to our court,’ says First Nation’s justice implementation coordinator Gabrielle PlonkaContinue Reading

North·Updated A 12-year-old and a 19-year-old have died in hospital after what the Nunavut government is calling “critical incidents” at the Naja Isabelle Home in Chesterfield Inlet, which is contracted to care for disabled residents from across the territory. Family services minister says officials working to move the rest ofContinue Reading

North The Transportation and Safety Board has issued four recommendations for the federal government aimed at providing pilots with more training and equipment to help in low visibility. In 2021, a helicopter crash 22 kilometres outside Resolute Bay resulted in the death of 3 peopleLuke Carroll · CBC News ·Continue Reading

North Whitehorse’s Derek Deuling secured a historic second gold medal for Canada in under a week at the under-23 Nordic World Ski Championship in Slovenia., as part of Canada’s Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News · Posted: Feb 11, 2024 7:20 PM EST | Last Updated: 10 hours ago From left:Continue Reading