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Business

One-stop shopping for hunting, fishing, safety and Arctic Cat

Darrell Greer -
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The Rankin Inlet business community has a new member after Nitsik Leasing and Sales held its grand opening last week in Rankin Inlet. A customer...
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Inuvik Drum

Inuvik music school offers helping hand to neighbouring communities

Aaron Hemens -
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Students at Angik School in Paulatuk can find soon themselves sitting in a music classroom learning how to play an instrument, thanks to the...
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Yellowknifer

Farming in Yellowknife

Ezra Black -
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After years of discussion, Yellowknife is finally developing an urban agriculture strategy. Urban agriculture, as defined by the city, is “the growing and raising of...
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Nunavut News

Taloyoak man charged after several shots fired

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A 21-year-old Taloyoak man faces several charges, including discharging a firearm with the intent to endanger life, following a shooting incident in the community...
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Hay River Hub

Party time for Growing Together

Paul Bickford -
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Growing Together hosted an Easter party on April 12 at the Rec Centre. The gathering – appropriately called Hoppy Easter Party – was for children...
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Yellowknifer

Feds pledge $100K for accessible washroom at Northern United Place

Brett McGarry -
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The NWT Community Services Corporation in Yellowknife is receiving $100,000 in federal funding to build an accessible washroom in Northern United Place, announced Liberal MP Michael...
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Yellowknifer

Lone goose arrives early in Yellowknife

Brett Hawes -
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  A lonesome goose has been causing a stir in Yellowknife. Many residents have reported seeing the bird in recent weeks, including former NWT commissioner Tony...
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Yellowknifer

Yellowknife RCMP charge 2 in weekend Taser incident

Brendan Burke -
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Yellowknife RCMP have charged two men in connection with a weekend incident that saw RCMP use a Taser to subdue and arrest a suspect...
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Uncategorized

Fort McPherson man pleads guilty to manslaughter

Brendan Burke -
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A Fort McPherson man charged in the death of a 32-year-old man last summer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after reaching a plea agreement...
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Yellowknifer

Climate change has mental health risks, says Yellowknife doctor

Meaghan Richens -
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In 2014, the Northwest Territories saw its worst wildfire season since the 1990s, with three million hectares of land burned in one summer. While the...
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Yellowknifer

‘I felt like I was criminalized just for being a victim’

Brendan Burke -
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She was stabbed repeatedly in her home in Yellowknife, allegedly by her estranged partner, while her children watched. By the time she arrived at...
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Yellowknifer

New scholarship funding for mine jobs

Brett McGarry -
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A new scholarship fund aiming to get Northern youth more involved in the mining industry was revealed during a special ceremony last week. The Mine...
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Hay River Hub

Cost of dump fire continues to climb in Hay River

Paul Bickford -
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The cost of the now-extinguished fire at the landfill site continues to rise for the Town of Hay River. At the April 8 meeting of...
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Inuvik Drum

Satellite receivers in Inuvik finally being used

Aaron Hemens -
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After receiving a long-awaited full operating license for their ground station site in Inuvik, Planet Labs is ready to put their satellite receivers to...
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Hay River Hub

Hay River council backs $100,000 project for tourism marketing strategy

Paul Bickford -
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The Town of Hay River is hoping to develop and implement a tourism marketing strategy this year. Council passed a motion on April 8 to...
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Yellowknifer

Woman sustains non-life threatening injuries in Highway 3 crash: Yk RCMP

Brendan Burke -
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Yellowknife RCMP located an "extensively damaged" vehicle along Highway 3 over the weekend after responding to a report of a single vehicle collision -...
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Uncategorized

Fort Good Hope RCMP seek witnesses following ‘suspicious’ fire

Brendan Burke -
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Fort Good Hope RCMP is asking for the public's help after a "suspicious" fire engulfed a residence in the community Sunday morning. Mounties say they...
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Yellowknifer

Nabbed by undercover cops at Hay River baseball tournament, woman gets 5 months for trafficking

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They looked and played the part, running bases and rubbing shoulders with unsuspecting teammates and opponents at the 2017 Coors Mixed Slo-Pitch Tournament in...
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Yellowknifer

Yellowknife RCMP charge man, 60, in alleged assault downtown

Brendan Burke -
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Yellowknife RCMP have charged a 60-year-old man in connection with an altercation at a busy downtown intersection last week that sent two to hospital. A...
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Hay River Hub

Special Olympics seeks volunteers in Hay River

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Special Olympics NWT is seeking volunteers to start programming in Hay River for the first time. This follows a successful Try-It Day on Dec. 8,...
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Nunavut News

Iqaluit man charged with kidnapping

Michele LeTourneau -
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RCMP received a complaint last Wednesday, April 10, that a man was taken from his Iqaluit residence by another man, then held against his...
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Hay River Hub

Hay River break-up on the way

Paul Bickford -
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The annual watch of the Hay River has begun in advance of spring break-up, which this year might be earlier than usual. Ross Potter, the...
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Hay River Hub

Organizer disappointed with response to GoFundMe to help people displaced by fire

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Mark Lundbek, the creator of a GoFundMe page on the Internet to raise money for people displaced by the Mackenzie Place highrise fire, is...
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Inuvik Drum

Basketball program a slam dunk for Inuvik youth

Aaron Hemens -
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A nation-wide basketball program for Canadian youth that made its way to Inuvik for the first time earlier this year continues to attract a...
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Kivalliq News

A fond farewell

Darrell Greer -
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Julia MacPherson’s performance while teaching for seven years in Naujaat received a ringing endorsement when she was presented with a teaching award from the...
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Hay River Hub

Hay River’s Gavin Broadhead to begin full-time speed skating training in Calgary

Paul Bickford -
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Gavin Broadhead, a former resident of Hay River and one-time Junior A hockey player, is focusing on a new sport to see where it...
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NWT News/North

Report on handguns released

Michele Taylor -
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After hearing from Canadians across the country, Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, released his summary report April 12. The report:...
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NWT News/North

Nominations wanted for Arctic Inspiration Prize

Meaghan Richens -
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Nominations are now open for the 2019 Arctic Inspiration Prize. This year, $3 million is up for grabs. A $1 million prize will be awarded...
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Yellowknifer

Two males arrested after police deploy Taser: RCMP

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Police deployed a Taser device while arresting two males Saturday afternoon after RCMP responded to "altercation" on a downtown vacant lot across from Centre Square...
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NWT News/North

Salt River First Nation and GNWT meet

Michele Taylor -
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Salt River First Nations (SRFN) chief Frieda Martselos along with council members Melvin Fortier, Ray Tourangeau, Chris Hunter and council members-elect Warren Gagnon and...
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Opinion & Editorial Articles

Volunteerism a Kivalliq strength

Darrell Greer -
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As the call for volunteers once again rings out across the Kivalliq to signal the...

EDITORIAL: Nunavummiut deserve equal access to essentials

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Nutrition North Canada is intended to reduce food insecurity in the North. In the past,...

IN MY VIEW: Changing of the season

Harry Maksagak -
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As the season is changing so quickly, we begin to think and plan for this...
Aaron Hemens is the editor of the Inuvik Drum.

Vendors are critical to the community

Aaron Hemens -
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Andy and Rania Crowther took Bon Cafe with them as they left for Calgary earlier...

TALES FROM THE DUMP: It’s the law

Walt Humphries -
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A couple weeks ago at the salvage area, someone had dumped out a big pile...

EDITORIAL: If only blue-green algae had a carbon tax

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The good news is that humans are not the first creatures to have emitted a...

What Hay River really needs is a brand

Paul Bickford -
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On April 8, town council passed a motion to spend $100,000 – that would be...

Krause talk bashing Tides buries painfully obvious conclusion

Bruce Valpy -
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Environmental activists bankrolled by the American oil interests through influential charitable trusts pose a serious...

DESTINATIONS: Spare the rod, make the choice, because your government won’t

John Holman -
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If all I am taught is hate, what then do I teach? Instruction by the...

Sleep at night and work during the day

Catherine Lafferty -
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Editor's note: Columnist Catherine Lafferty is writing a series on the Dene laws. This week's...
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