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Yellowknife vet Dr. Michelle Tuma to launch triage service May 15

Yellowknife vet Dr. Michelle Tuma to launch triage service May 15

‘I wanted to be able to provide something to help ease their (pet owners) worry’ said Tuma
Fort Simpson RCMP respond to plane crash northeast of Jean Marie River

Fort Simpson RCMP respond to plane crash northeast of Jean Marie River

Earlier this morning, a engine plane plane carrying only the pilot crashed 45 kms northeast of Jean Marie River.
As Avian Influenza enters southern Canada, here’s what to expect

As Avian Influenza enters southern Canada, here’s what to expect

A strain of avian influenza that is highly contagious among birds is currently spreading from the United States into southern Canada, according to a notice from the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).
Mining Awards kick off Nunavut Mining Symposium

Mining Awards kick off Nunavut Mining Symposium

Kicking off the Nunavut Mining Symposium happening this week in Iqaluit was the Nunavut Mining Awards on May 9, which recognized people and companies who have excelled or helped out Nunavut’s mining industry. The event was sponsored by Baffinland Iron Mines.
Four horses rescued from Paradise Gardens flooding

Four horses rescued from Paradise Gardens flooding

A therapeutic horse riding business planned for launch this month will now have to be put on hold following a dramatic evacuation of livestock from Paradise Gardens over the weekend.
Air North now offers direct flights between Toronto and Yellowknife, Whitehorse

Air North now offers direct flights between Toronto and Yellowknife, Whitehorse

Residents of Yellowknife and Whitehorse have a new and faster way to connect to Canada’s largest city with the inauguration of Air North’s Whitehorse, Yellowknife to Toronto flight.
Boiled water advisory issued for Déline

Boiled water advisory issued for Déline

All residents in Déline are being asked to boil their drinking water for at least one minute, according to an advisement by the Chief Environmental Health Officer
‘It feels like watching your house burn’: former Yellowknife residents hit hard by flood

‘It feels like watching your house burn’: former Yellowknife residents hit hard by flood

The feeling of shock was just one of the many emotions Bhreagh Ingarfield said she felt when her Hay River home was hit by the flooding impacting the area.
Premiers, Indigenous leaders, united on addressing nothern enironmental issues and climate change

Premiers, Indigenous leaders, united on addressing nothern enironmental issues and climate change

Caroline Cochrane, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, as well as Northern Indigenous Leaders issued the first Pan-Northern Leaders’ Statement on Climate Change.
NWT Housing pulling out of Inuvik Shelter operations - seeks community members to take over

NWT Housing pulling out of Inuvik Shelter operations - seeks community members to take over

Housing NWT is looking for a non-profit or Indigenous government to take over operation of Inuvik’s two homeless shelters, less than a year after seizing control of them.