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North The 400-person hamlet of Kimmirut has been without power for close to two days — leaving residents and stores without heat, running water or refrigeration. Kimmirut has been without power since Thursday Sarah Krymalowski · CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2024 1:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: November 2Continue Reading

North Alyce Johnson is crediting her dog’s implanted microchip with helping bring the pooch back home after an epic, 10-day, 10,000-kilometre adventure to the American desert and back. Alyce Johnson couldn’t figure out what happened to her dog Midnight, until she got a long-distance callCBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2024Continue Reading

North The Air India flight on its way to Chicago made an emergency landing in Iqaluit Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat. The airline said it’s one of several threats in recent days. Canadian military to airlift stranded passengers to ChicagoCBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2024 9:43 AMContinue Reading

North Inuit Broadcasting Corporation archiving work at risk because of funding crunchThe Inuit Broadcasting Corporation says years of Inuit history and knowledge could be lost because it doesn’t have the funds to continue much of its archiving work. Organization has been digitizing videotapes with material collected over decades Mah Noor Mubarik ·Continue Reading

North A virtual reality project from the Tłı̨chǫ Government in the N.W.T. allows seniors to travel to cultural sites like the Whatı̀ Falls, drum dances or a hide camp. It’s a chance for seniors with mobility challenges to travel virtually and also teach youth about the sites. Virtual reality headsetsContinue Reading

North A dozen bears are facing off in this year’s Alaska Fat Bear Week. The contest’s 10th edition was off to a rough start after one contestant was killed earlier in the week. ‘National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities.’The Associated PressContinue Reading

North Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it. Video comes after series of Russian incursions into an air zone just beyond U.S. sovereign airspace Mark Thiessen · The AssociatedContinue Reading

North Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Inuvik, N.W.T., on Monday to sign a funding agreement with the N.W.T. government and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation in support of Inuit-led child and family services. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced agreement during Inuvik visit MondayCBC News · Posted: Sep 30, 2024 2:51 PMContinue Reading

Growing up along the banks of the Ninglick River in western Alaska, Ashley Tom would look out of her window after strong storms from the Bering Sea hit her village and notice something unsettling: the riverbank was creeping ever closer. It was in that home, in the village of Newtok,Continue Reading