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Shane Thompson the new speaker-elect of legislative assembly

Shane Thompson the new speaker-elect of legislative assembly

The 20th Legislative Assembly has itself a speaker and, in the process, one less candidate for premier.
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Power fully restored in Pangnirtung after state of emergency

Power fully restored in Pangnirtung after state of emergency

“All storm damage and line servicing was repaired by line crews on Tuesday,” QEC informed NNSL Media
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Indigenous birthworker providing culturally sensitive care to pregnant women in Yellowknife

Indigenous birthworker providing culturally sensitive care to pregnant women in Yellowknife

Treiva Plamondon is changing the way Indigenous women in the Northwest Territories experience childbirth.
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Yellowknife councillors to vote on Israel-Hamas ceasefire motion

Yellowknife councillors to vote on Israel-Hamas ceasefire motion

City council will vote on a motion next week calling for the federal government to advocate for a long-term ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Full moon ceremonies a source of ‘strength and comfort’ for women and girls in Fort Smith, Hay River

Full moon ceremonies a source of ‘strength and comfort’ for women and girls in Fort Smith, Hay River

“Indigenous belief is that the grandmother moon is a powerful healer,” Ria Coleman said one night after she and a small group of Indigenous women and girls gathered under the Nov. 27 full moon.
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New mural sends message to drug dealers in Fort Providence

New mural sends message to drug dealers in Fort Providence

Concerned citizens in Fort Providence have sent a clear message to anybody seeking to sell illicit drugs in their community.
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Letter to the editor: No Yellowknife premier this time, please

Letter to the editor: No Yellowknife premier this time, please

From Clarence Wood,
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Metis organization eager to collaborate with next NWT premier on land claim goal

Metis organization eager to collaborate with next NWT premier on land claim goal

The leaders of the North Slave Métis Alliance (NSMA) are looking forward to collaborating with the next premier of the Northwest Territories after being “left out for years” by past governments.
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Behchoko youth visits Churchill to present on caribou monitoring

Behchoko youth visits Churchill to present on caribou monitoring

When the Tlicho Government’s Lands Protection and Renewable Resources department offered Behchoko resident Été Lafferty-Zoe a trip to Churchill, Man., to present about caribou conservation, she jumped at the chance.
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Deline man hit in head with shovel among 313 calls RCMP fielded over weekend

Deline man hit in head with shovel among 313 calls RCMP fielded over weekend

A Deline man who was reportedly struck in the head with a shovel was one of the more violent situations that the NWT RCMP responded to between the evening of Dec. 1 and the morning of Dec. 4.
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