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Lindberg Landing occupants 'got no right' to block road, says Nahɂą Dehé Dene chief
Occupants of Lindberg Landing say they will protest the removal of an occupant, Aidan Hoven, who is the subject of an eviction order in the area. The Nahɂą Dehé Dene Band chief says the residents installed a gate, which blocks access to Dene lands.
N.W.T. gov't says board of Fort Resolution's housing authority wouldn't respond to its questions
The N.W.T. government says its decision to put Fort Resolution's housing authority board under administrative control comes after struggling to obtain information about its operations in a timely manner.
Ship noise in Arctic silences narwhals, alters their movements, study says
New research on narwhals in Nunavut's Eclipse Sound suggests the animals may be more sensitive to shipping noise than scientists previously believed, and that they change their behaviour when ships are nearby.
$200M legacy fund for day school survivors now open for applications
The McLean Legacy Fund is for survivor-led initiatives for collective healing, wellness, language, culture, commemoration, and truth telling.
Ottawa's major projects law won't affect the N.W.T. much, premier says
N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says he expects C-5, the Building Canada Act, to have a limited effect in the territory, where the resource regime implements modern treaties and cannot be easily sidestepped without consultation of Indigenous nations.
Territorial ministers seek full funding for national plan on gender-based violence
Amid the federal government's bid to reduce spending, territorial ministers are asking the Carney government to fully fund a national plan to end gender-based violence.
Emotions high as N.W.T. woman sentenced to 30 months for dangerous driving death
Hannah Lafferty, who was 22 years old when she drove a pick-up truck into Germaine Mantla, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, is banned from driving for three years, and ordered to have no contact with the victim's family.
Proteins from rhino fossil found in Nunavut crater dated to 20 million years
Scientists studying a 21-to 24-million-year-old rhino fossil found in the Haughton Crater on Nunavut's Devon Island say the high Arctic environment preserved the oldest recoverable ancient proteins found so far.
N.W.T. government ends relationship with B.C. treatment facility
The N.W.T. government is no longer contracting Edgewood Health Network to provide addictions and PTSD treatment to territorial residents, but past participants credit the program with their continued sobriety and healing.
First responders shouldn't have to prove that jobs caused illness, says N.W.T. MLA
If PTSD, cancer and heart disease are job-related risks, they should be covered by WSCC without forcing workers to prove their jobs made them sick, says MLA Kieron Testart.