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Family loses home in Behchoko wildfire while fellow community members return

Family loses home in Behchoko wildfire while fellow community members return

Behchoko evacuees were on their way home Thursday after being forced to flee to Yellowknife for over a week due to a destructive wildfire.
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Iqaluit Housing Authority workers sign new deal, end 136-day labour dispute

Iqaluit Housing Authority workers sign new deal, end 136-day labour dispute

Iqaluit Housing Authority (IHA) workers breathed a sigh of relief on Aug. 1, when a 136-day labour dispute with their employer finally came to end.
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Freaks win slo-pitch nationals in Nunavut-first

Freaks win slo-pitch nationals in Nunavut-first

While junior slo-pitch was roaring in Rankin Inlet, the Freaks were down in Winnipeg this weekend doing what no Nunavut team has done before: winning the coed Slo-Pitch Nationals!
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Ozempic craze feeds into harmful weight stigma, some analysts say

Ozempic craze feeds into harmful weight stigma, some analysts say

Eating disorder specialists say promotion reinforces message weight loss should always be a goal
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Approaching age 70, this Ranger has no plans to retire

Approaching age 70, this Ranger has no plans to retire

There is no slowing Titus Allooloo down.
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Highway 3 evacuation order downgraded to an alert; city begins installing sprinklers and creating firebreaks

Highway 3 evacuation order downgraded to an alert; city begins installing sprinklers and creating firebreaks

An evacuation order for residents along kilometre 284-306 of Highway 3 has been downgraded to an evacuation alert, the GNWT advised in its Sunday wildfire update.
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Youth take centre stage at Northern Games Summit

Youth take centre stage at Northern Games Summit

For the first time in over 25 years, a one-of-a-kind youth development camp was held in Tuktoyaktuk.
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Now that’s Italian: Papa Pete’s Pizza shop brings taste of Sicily to Yk

Now that’s Italian: Papa Pete’s Pizza shop brings taste of Sicily to Yk

In a town where people love a piece of pizza pie, Yellowknife’s newest pizza shop is offering up one of its own unique slices of goodness to hungry customers.
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Masks no longer required in NWT Health and Social Services Authority facilities

Masks no longer required in NWT Health and Social Services Authority facilities

Wearing a mask is no longer mandatory inside NWT Health and Social Services facilities.
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Man undergoes emergency surgery after woman allegedly stabbed him in apartment building

Man undergoes emergency surgery after woman allegedly stabbed him in apartment building

RCMP responded to a man in distress at Sandstone Apartments on Range Lake Road on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
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