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Volunteers sew recycled, donated fabric into colourful handbags

Volunteers sew recycled, donated fabric into colourful handbags

If you’ve passed through the basement of the YK Centre on Franklin Avenue recently, you may have noticed the sounds of sewing machines clacking away.
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High food and fuel costs hinder family beluga harvests

High food and fuel costs hinder family beluga harvests

Every year, Melissa Rogers and her family go out to their whaling camp near East Whitefish station.
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Tales from the Dump: Making waves with new weather radio

Tales from the Dump: Making waves with new weather radio

I was a little sad, because the transistor weather radio I had owned for decades stopped working.
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Families come together to learn mother tongues in third year of Mentor-Apprentice program

Families come together to learn mother tongues in third year of Mentor-Apprentice program

Among the many learning-pairs taking part in this year’s Mentor Apprentice Program, there is one clear common opinion.
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Decades old fuel spill discovered in Mackenzie River

Decades old fuel spill discovered in Mackenzie River

An oil sheen seen along the Mackenzie River recently is likely decades old, says Northwest Territories Power Corporation.
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NDP leader Jagmeet Singh promotes empowerment and nation-to-nation negotiations with Indigenous governments

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh promotes empowerment and nation-to-nation negotiations with Indigenous governments

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh met with Tlicho leaders on July 19 and with the Dene Nation at the Wiliideh site along the Yellowknife River on July 20.
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Inuvialuit Regional Corporation rejects Papal invite, calls for ‘a real approach to reconciliation’

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation rejects Papal invite, calls for ‘a real approach to reconciliation’

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will not send a delegation to meet the Pope during his July 29 visit to Iqaluit, Nunavut, openly questioning the commitment of the Catholic Church to righting the wrongs committed to Indigenous and Inuit peoples of Turtle Island.
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Bear monitors hired in Rankin Inlet following close call in town

Bear monitors hired in Rankin Inlet following close call in town

HTO enlists locals to keep an eye out
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Polar Pond Hockey donates $25,000 to help purchase electric Zamboni

Polar Pond Hockey donates $25,000 to help purchase electric Zamboni

A Hay River hockey association is helping the town go green with a new environmentally friendly Zamboni.
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Trio of Texans planning to kayak from Pond Inlet to Tuktoyaktuk

Trio of Texans planning to kayak from Pond Inlet to Tuktoyaktuk

There’s adventures that are fun. There’s adventures that are difficult but reward.
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