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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

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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

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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

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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