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Nunavut leaders express frustration over $1M worth of unused elder vans
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- Nunavut leaders express frustration over $1M worth of unused elder vans
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Elder vans costing Nunavut a million dollars to purchase are still not up and running. They were promised about two years ago. Leaders say they're feeling frustration and disappointment. The CBC’s Mah Noor Mubarik has more.
#nunavut #iqaluit #elders #seniors #eldercare
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- Federal Government stays mum on highest tides debate between Tasiujaq and Bay of Fundy
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- The Canadian Government seems unwilling to wade into a long standing debate about tides. Tasiujaq, Nunavik and the Bay of Fundy both claim to have highest tides in the world. CBC's Bianca McKeown breaks down where the debate stands today.
#highesttides #tides #tasiujaq #bayoffundy #federalgovernment #canada #canadianhydrographicservice #nunavik #novascotia #newbrunswick
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- Northbeat - Oct. 14, 2026
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- 28:14
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 14, 2026
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- 27:54
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Baker Lake health experts campaign for diabetes awareness in the community
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Health experts in Baker Lake, Nunavut, are raising awareness about diabetes. Diabetes significantly affects the body: from the nerves, to the heart, and even the eyes. The CBC's Carl Cardinal tells us what the community is doing to prevent the disease.
#nunavut #bakerlake #diabetes #diabetesawareness #diabetescare #iqaluit
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- Nunavut’s Family Services admits reporting incorrect data on children in care
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Nunavut’s Family Services department has admitted it reported incorrect and unverified information on the number of children in its care. CBC News has learned the more accurate figure is almost double what was previously reported. That’s prompted critics to question the department’s ability to track the children in its care. Samuel Wat has that story.
#nunavut #familyservice #iqaluit #childcare #children
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- Attendance surges at Dawson City's weekly community dinner as food insecurity rises
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- As food insecurity rises in Yukon, so does the attendance at a weekly community dinner in the territory's second largest community. It used to draw anywhere between six to eight people. Now, that's up to forty. Some just go for a free meal. But as Chris MacIntyre tells us, others go for different reasons.
#yukon #dawsoncity #foodinsecurity #dinner #freemeal #whitehorse
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- Reservist facing mulitple charges pleads not guilty in Yellowknife court
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- The trial for a Canadian Armed Forces reservist facing multiple charges started Tuesday in Yellowknife. Those charges include sexual assault involving a minor and child exploitation. Craig Scott Routery pleaded not guilty to all counts. The CBC's Samanntha Lee has the details.
#canadianarmedforces #reservist #sexualassault #childexploitation #minor #yellowknife #northwestterritories #nwt
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- What you should know before voting for Yellowknife school trustees
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- Yellowknifers won’t only be going to the polls for city council and mayor on October 19th. They’ll also be voting for those responsible for two local school boards. Voting in both those elections could be a bit easier this year. The CBC's Luke Carroll has more.
#election #yellowknife #schoolboard #trustrees #nwt #northwestterritories #vote
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- Northbeat - Oct. 13, 2026
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- 28:33
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 13, 2026
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- 27:26
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- Northbeat - Oct. 9, 2026
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- 28:05
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- CORRECTION: This broadcast has been edited to correct the spelling of Jane Weyallon Armstrong's name.
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#northbeat #northwest territories #nwt #whitehorse #yukon #nunavut #iqaluit #canada #arctic
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- Behchokǫ̀ woman fights brain cancer and an 8-year wait for housing
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- Behchokǫ̀ has one of the highest numbers of people waiting for social housing in the N.W.T. One woman has been waiting for over eight years for a home, all while battling cancer. She's couch-surfing and finding temporary shelter, but she is losing hope of getting a place of her own as winter approaches once again. Samanntha Lee has that story.
#behchoko #nwt #northwestterritories #housingcrisis #housing #housingnwt #yellowknife
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- Examining Nunavut's continuing fight against tuberculosis
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Tuberculosis has played a huge role in the history of Nunavut. The disease has caused deaths, relocations and a lot of suffering. Though progress has been made to eradicate it, it's far from gone in the territory. Arty Sarkisian reports.
#nunavut #tuberculosis #iqaluit #history #inuit
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- Two Nunavut youth share views at Arctic conference in Iceland
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- What should the future of the Arctic look like? And who gets a say in shaping it? Two young people from Nunavut are in Iceland this week making sure the next generation has a voice in that conversation. Carl Cardinal reports.
#nunavut #iceland #arctic #iqaluit
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- Elections N.W.T. developing policy for AI use in future territorial elections
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Artificial intelligence is being used more and more in this country, including in the electoral process. Jessica Davey-Quantick tells us where the Northwest Territories stands with using the technology during territorial elections.
#ai #artificialintelligence #elections #northwestterritories #yellowknife #nwt
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- New research reveals permafrost landslides in the N.W.T.
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- 4:45
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- A pair of landslides in the N.W.T. are different from what we're used to seeing in the North. Newly published research calls the slides in the Sahtu and Dehcho regions "permafrost detachment slides." Basically, entire frozen hillslides are sliding into valleys. Steve Kokelj is a Yellowknife-based permafrost scientist and one of the study's authors. He spoke about the findings with the guest host of CBC's The Trailbreaker, Marc Winkler. Here's part of their conversation.
#permafrost #nwt #northwestterritories #yellowknife #landslides
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 9, 2026
- Runtime
- 27:47
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- Northbeat - Oct. 8, 2026
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- 28:38
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- CORRECTION: (09/10/2026): Please note at 14:50, we edited the content to correct the spelling of Madeleine Qumuatuq's name.
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- Virtual Qaggiq video game promotes mental health for Inuit youth
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- A new video game is helping Inuit youth take care of their mental health. It's called Virtual Qaggiq and it draws from Inuit culture and elder teachings. It's been tested by youth across Nunavut and it's almost ready to be released. Bianca McKeown has more.
#videogames #inuit #nunavut #iqaluit #qaggiq #mentalhealth
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- N.W.T. first to contribute drill cores for national library of mineral data
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- The Northwest Territories government says it is the first to contribute drill core samples to the Canadian Digital Core Library. The new online database is aimed at making information about mineral resources more accessible. CBC's Niles Niemuth reports.
#northwestterritories #nwt #mining #database #library
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- Wanted B.C. man arrested in Inuvik for drug trafficking
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- CBC News has learned that a man facing a drug trafficking charge in the Northwest Territories has a long criminal history. He was arrested in Inuvik on Saturday. He's from British Columbia and a warrant out for his arrest there. The CBC's Devon Tredinnick reports.
#Inuvik #drugtrafficking #nwt #northwestterritories #britishcolumbia #wanted
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 8, 2026
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- 29:14
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- QIA board members to discuss critical issues for Inuit across the region
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- The Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s board of directors is meeting in Iqaluit this week. The meetings are open to the public through Friday. As the organization reviews its work and looks at priorities ahead.The CBC's Carl Cardinal Has more.
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#Nunavut #Iqaluit #inuit #news #association
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- Tuktoyaktuk students will be warmer this winter thanks to a big donation
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- In Tuktoyaktuk, 250 students are being given free winter clothes this week. The donation comes from a charity group based in Edmonton. The CBC's Dez Loreen reports
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#NWT #students #winter #charity #news
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- Sea cucumbers are crunchy and salty and this Arctic hamlet hopes to capitalize on that
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- 2:51
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- The rare discovery of an undersea nursery with billions of baby sea cucumbers near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, is helping researchers better understand the species — and could some day generate income for the Arctic hamlet. The CBC's Liny Lamberink reports.
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#Nunavut #north #research #discovery #news
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- Northbeat - Oct. 7, 2026
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- 28:27
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 7, 2026
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- 28:30
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- Yukon gov't proposes extending presumptive cancer coverage to wildland firefighters
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- The Yukon Workers Safety Compensation Act currently covers 19 kinds of cancer but only for full-time, part-time and volunteer firefighters. As CBC's Chris MacIntyre tells us, that could soon change.
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#Yukon #safety #firefighters #medical #health
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- Gov't consultations underway on shutdown of N.W.T.'s Ekati diamond mine watchdog
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency has kept an eye on developments at the mine for nearly three decades. And, as the CBC's Niles Niemuth reports, the board's leadership says its work is still necessary
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#NWT #north #enviroment #mines #news
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- Northbeat - Oct. 6, 2026
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- 27:05
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 6, 2026
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- 29:04
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Northbeat - Oct. 5, 2026
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- 25:43
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 5, 2026
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- 24:32
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- This Fort Simpson org wants wildfire relief program for Dehcho businesses
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Dehcho Business Development Centre is asking for $1 million that it could distribute to all affected businesses in the region, with different levels of funding depending on the size of the business and on the impact.
#Dehcho #NWT #northwestterritories #FortSimpson #Wildfire #Evacuation
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- What to expect from the fall sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Yukon Legislative Assembly is set to return next week. The party leaders have been hinting at several issues they hope to tackle during this fall sitting. Dana Hatherly has more.
#Yukon #Whitehorse #DawsonCity #WatsonLake #Leg #politics #affordability #costofliving #leg
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- Inuvik program to provide housing and supports for men after addictions treatment
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Men who are returning to Inuvik, N.W.T., from drug and alcohol treatment in the south will soon have a safe place to stay as they transition back home. Organizers behind the initiative say it's long overdue. The CBC's Dez Loreen has more.
#Inuvik #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #housing #addictions
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- Northbeat - Oct. 2, 2026
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- 30:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Inuktitut AI technology still vital amidst global slowdown, Northern developers say
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- As global leaders in artificial intelligence call for a pause in the technology’s advancement, developers across Inuit Nunangat are continuing community-led efforts to develop Inuktitut-language AI tools. Liam Baker reports
#Inuktitut #Nunavut #Iqaluit #BakerLake #Arviat #CambridgeBay #igloolik #inuk #inuit #language #culture #AI #artificial intelligence
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- Igalaaq - Oct. 2, 2026
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- 29:58
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Co-owner gives up stake in last operating N.W.T. diamond mine
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The N.W.T.'s last operating diamond mine is set to transfer fully into the hands of De Beers Canada. Mountain Province Diamonds announced yesterday its giving up its 49 per cent ownership share of the Gahcho Kué mine. CBC's Niles Niemuth spoke to a diamond expert about what this might mean.
#Diamonds #Diamond #DiamondMining #Mining #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #Yellowknife #Hayriver #fortsmith #behchoko #Inuvik
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- Retired Yukon teacher watches former student, now an astronaut, blast off
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Earlier today the Crew 13 mission launched, heading to the International Space Station. Among the crew is Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, who lived in the Yukon as a child. One of his former teachers from the territory had a front-row seat at this morning's launch. Take a look.
#Yukon #Astronaut #NASA #SpaceX #Whitehorse #DawsonCity #Yukon #Crew13 #launch
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- Hundreds marked National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Yellowknife
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- People from across the Northwest Territories marked the annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with speeches, prayer and space to share, listen and heal.
#TRC #truthandreconciliation #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #Yellowknife #HayRiver
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- These exiting Yellowknife city councillors have advice for their successors
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Some of Yellowknife's city councillors aren't running for re-election, but that doesn't mean they don't have opinions about what the next council should keep in mind. Especially when it comes to keeping federal money flowing in. CBC's Sarah St-Pierre reports.
#Yellowknife #NWT #northwestterritories #election #Mayor #council #municipal #dettah #Ndilo
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- Take a look inside Arviat's new modular home factory
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Nunavut’s first modular home factory is now open in Arviat. The Inuit-owned facility is expected to produce about 40 homes a year. CBC's Carl Cardinal got to take a look inside.
#Arviat #Housing #Nunavut #Iqaluit #renting #Owning #canadahousing
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- Retired Yukon teacher watches former student, now an astronaut, blast off #News #Yukon #Space
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- CORRECTION (02/10/2026): A previous version of this story contained video from a Sept.16 SpaceX launch. This story has been edited to include video from the Oct. 1 launch under discussion.
Earlier today the Crew 13 mission launched, heading to the International Space Station. Among the crew is Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, who lived in the Yukon as a child. One of his former teachers from the territory had a front-row seat at this morning's launch. Take a look.
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- Northbeat - Sept 30, 2026
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- 26:48
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Igalaaq - Sept 30, 2026
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- 25:52
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Wind turbine going up a ‘big moment’ in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A wind turbine is now visible on the horizon, looking south from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, though it isn't producing power yet. The CBC's Liny Lamberink has more.
#Nunavut #Sanikiluaq #Wind #Windenergy #GreenEnergy
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- Petition calls for permanent health resource funding for residential school survivors
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A petition with almost 1,000 signatures presented to the House of Commons aims to make health resource funding for residential school survivors permanent. It also calls upon the federal government to add residential school denialism to the Criminal Code. Liam Baker has that report.
#Nunavut #Yukon #NWT
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