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Governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories investing in Canyon Creek all-season access road and other road improvements
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, January 5, 2017 A thriving economy needs strategic investments in transportation infrastructure to keep people and goods moving ef…
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Education
Inuvik Aboriginal Head Start Moves To New Location - IRC
April 21, 2017 Beginning on Monday, April 24, all Inuvik Aboriginal Head Start programming will take place at the Children First Centre. *Please be advised that th…
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Health
Government of Canada proposes new regulations for playpens
From Health Canada Proposed regulations would strengthen requirements for playpens to better protect infants and young children from potential injury or death April 2…
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Business
Changes to three CMF program deadlines
Northern Incentive, Anglophone Minority Incentive and Corus-CMF “Page to Pitch” Program Toronto, April 21, 2017 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has modified deadli…
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Lands
21 Additional First Nations welcomed as Signatories to the Framework Agreement
(April 21, 2017) On behalf of the Lands Advisory Board, and the Framework Agreement Signatory First Nations, and with the full support of Canada, we are delighted to w…
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Environment
Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup challenges Canadians to set a new record for Canada's 150th birthday
ACROSS CANADA, April 21, 2017 – Canada is turning 150 this year and to celebrate the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is challenging Canadians to mark Canada’s big bi…
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Policy
Lending volumes and credit conditions are improving for SMEs, but many firms continue to struggle to obtain financing that meets their needs - OECD
April 21, 2017 Lending volumes and credit conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gradually improved, according to a new report from the OECD, bu…
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Arts & Culture
PETA's anti-commercial sealing videos 'devastating' to Inuit, critic says - CBC
PETA says it supports Inuit hunt, but Aaju Peter says anti-sealing campaigns harm Inuit communities Apr 21, 2017 One of the most prominent Inuit sealing advocates s…
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Justice
Kwanlin Dün First Nation deals with shock and grief after two women found dead - CBC
RCMP have confirmed that the bodies of two women were found inside a residence on Wednesday Apr 20, 2017 The Kwanlin Dün First Nation has lit a sacred fire in the …
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Politics
Yukon Legislative Assembly opens with speech from the throne
April 20, 2017 The second session of the 34th Yukon Legislative Assembly opened today with a speech from the throne. Commissioner Doug Phillips delivered the speech in…
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Environment
Call for nominations: Community Joint Planning and Management Committee for the Katannilik Territorial Park
April 20, 2017 The Government of Nunavut (GN) and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) are now accepting nominations for six appointments (two from Iqaluit and four f…
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Law
Whitehorse RCMP investigate two deaths
April 20, 2017 Whitehorse, Yukon Whitehorse RCMP Detachment along with the Major Crimes Unit and Forensic Identification Section are investigating the deaths of t…
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Business
QIA: Conclusion of QIA/Baffinland arbitration hearings
DATE OF EVENT: April 18 to 20, 2017 LOCATION: Vancouver, B.C Iqaluit, Nunavut – April 20, 2017 – Arbitration hearings between the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (Q…
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Mainstream Aboriginal Related News
Cree Nation moves to approve constitution and governance agreement, despite opposition - CBC
Chief of Waskaganish says her community was not properly consulted, others worry process rushed Apr 20, 2017 After heated debate, the Cree Nation Government in the …
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Health
Work underway to support cannabis legalization in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE (April 20, 2017) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has begun the necessary work to prepare for the legalization of cannabis following the…
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Politics
Standing Committee Announces Schedule of Televised Hearings
IQALUIT, Nunavut (April 20, 2017) - The Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Independent Officers and Other Entities today announced the sch…
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Environment
KI: Information Sessions - Meadowbank Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement
INFORMATION SESSIONS As per schedule B, 5.2 of the Meadowbank Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA), Agnico Eagle invites all businesses interested in pre-qualifyi…
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Business
IRC: Inuvialuit Consolidated Reports From 2012-2016 Are Available Online
April 19, 2017 Consolidated Reports from the Inuvialuit Final Agreement Implementation Coordinating Committee (IFA ICC) are now available to be viewed online. These…
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Business
Nunavut board vetoes Agnico Eagle's pitch to test hovercrafts on the tundra - CBC
Agnico Eagle had proposed to use 2 hovercrafts at its mine sites northwest of Baker Lake Apr 20, 2017 The Nunavut Impact Review Board recommended that Agnico Eagle'…
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Politics
PSA: Official results from Pond Inlet by-election - QIA
The official results from the Pond Inlet by-election have been announced. All the ballots have been received by the chief electoral officer and verified. There were…
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Politics
Premier Taptuna reacts to announcement of royal visit
April 19, 2017 Iqaluit, NU Premier Peter Taptuna today released the following statement: "I am honoured that Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince of Wales and the …
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