Arctic Research Foundation went off course to find HMS Terror, sought permit later

by John Van Dusen

Parks Canada staff scrambled to obtain the proper permit for the Arctic Research Foundation — eight days after HMS Terror was found — because searching Terror Bay was never part of the original plan.

Yukon's oldest hydro-generation facility undergoes rebuild

by Dave Croft

ATCO Electric Yukon is finishing up a refurbishment of its hydro works on the Fish Lake Road originally built in the late 1940s.

Nunavut's whooping cough outbreak reaches Igloolik

by John Van Dusen

The number of cases continue to rise and whooping cough has spread to yet another Nunavut community as the latest outbreak stretches past its fifth month.

Whitehorse Christmas hamper program at risk of folding

by Paul Tukker

The Kin Club is losing a couple of members, meaning it can't keep its annual Share the Spirit campaign afloat. The club hopes another group will step forward to take over. 'Yeah, it's very urgent.'

Adult literacy program postponed in Lutsel K'e, no building

by Rachel Zelniker

Aurora College is brainstorming new ways to deliver adult education in Lutsel K’e, after learning the Community Learning Centre will be used to house high school students for up to two years.

Analysis Prospector, lawyers go head to head tonight over Yellowknife headframe

by Guy Quenneville

A last-ditch attempt to stave off demolition of the Con Mine headframe pits the president of the N.W.T. Mining Heritage Society against lawyers for the mining company that wants to complete its cleanup of the old gold mine.

Chase the Ace will end for Whitehorse Curling Club

by Cheryl Kawaja

'I was informed that we would no longer be allowed to do Chase the Ace because they had made an error,' said the manager of the Whitehorse Curling Club.

Photos Young Iqaluit hunters catch 3 walrus on community hunt

by Sima Sahar Zerehi

It was 11-year-old Aiden Williams’ first time shooting a walrus — and he got to experience it on a community hunt in Iqaluit alongside his grandfather.

Cabinet minister to chair Yukon Party election campaign

MLA Currie Dixon is not running for re-election this fall, but he will be running the governing party's campaign.

Indigenous leaders ask for $500M from feds for guardian program

by Jimmy Thomson

The nonprofit Indigenous Leadership Initiative, with support from an MP and a former premier is pushing for the federal government to bring in a 1600-member 'guardians' program.

Yukon gov't claims success in fighting carbon tax, but opposition scoffs

by Nancy Thomson

Days before an expected election call, the Yukon government is claiming some success in its fight against a carbon tax, but the opposition isn't buying it.

N.W.T. puppy postings could be husky hustle, warn police

by Mark Rendell

Norman Wells RCMP are warning dog lovers across the territory of an online scam involving puppies.

Alaska marijuana sales close, pending opening of test labs

by Mark Thiessen

Alaska is nearing its first legal sales of marijuana, nearly two years after voters approved the recreational use of pot by adults. One store in Anchorage is planning to open around Nov. 1.

58 workers laid off as Yukon's Minto Mine closes open pit operation

Yukon's only operating hard rock mine is hunkering down — and literally going underground — to wait out a bad season.

'Entire communities homeless': Yukoner helps Haitians after Hurricane Matthew

Morgan Wienberg, founder of Little Footprints, Big Steps, a charity to help street kids in Haiti, is now in the middle of a disaster zone. Her last message to her mother on Tuesday: "phone will die soon, no power in town. Busy but fine."

Inuvik-Tuk highway on schedule and budget: project manager

The manager of the $299 million all-weather Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway project says it remains on budget and on schedule to open next fall.

$12M ask: N.W.T. gov't workers want fuel allowance, wage hikes

by Guy Quenneville

The union representing nearly three quarters of the N.W.T. government’s workforce is demanding a new biweekly allowance for fuel and utilities on top of a three-per-cent yearly wage increase.

Retreating glacier makes Yukon sheep easy targets for hunters

Conservation officers have closed some areas near Kluane Lake to sheep hunters. More animals have been coming down from the mountains to graze on fresh grass, now growing on the lakeshore.

As Yellowknife homeless shelter fills up, staff rely on RCMP cells

by Hilary Bird

As the weather gets colder and Yellowknife’s emergency homeless shelters fill up, shelter officials say they’re sometimes forced to rely on police cells to meet the growing demand for warm places to sleep.

Coming Up First Nations education a cash-strapped 'non-system,' bureaucrats tell minister

by John Paul Tasker

First Nations schools on reserves are in such a dire state that federal bureaucrats in charge of the file have taken to calling it a "non-system," a striking admission that many Indigenous students are being ill-served by the very schools these public servants oversee.

'I'm scared for my future': Students petition to leave Lutselk'e for education

by Rachel Zelniker

High school students in Lutselk’e are petitioning the N.W.T. government to send them to Fort Smith or Yellowknife to finish their studies, arguing that school renovations are disrupting their education.

'Passage to Mars' documents Arctic test drive for future space expeditions

by Sima Sahar Zerehi

To prepare for a future Mars expedition, a NASA team test-drove a prototype Humvee across the Northwest Passage. Their harrowing journey is captured in a new documentary, Passage to Mars.

HMS Terror find under review by federal government, Nunavut government

by John Van Dusen

The events leading up to the discovery of Sir John Franklin's second ship in Nunavut waters are being investigated by the territorial and federal governments to determine if the search was conducted legally.

Arctic projects get $2M from Irving Shipbuilding and Nunavut Research Institute

by Elyse Skura

Nine practical research projects, ranging from making Arctic travel safer to ensuring marine animals are safe to eat, have received funding from the Nunavut Research Institute and Irving Shipbuilding.

'I was resigned to hearing the worst,' says father of man who survived N.W.T. plane crash

by Mitch Wiles

'I was resigned to hearing the worst,' says Dr. Hassan Adam, whose son was one of two people who survived when a small plane crashed into a lake northeast of Yellowknife last week.

Texas oil company announces big offshore Alaska discovery

by Dan Joling

Dallas-based Caelus Energy Alaska LLC announced a find of 6 billion barrels of light oil on its state leases in Arctic Ocean waters.

'We're tired of being hurt': Annie Pootoogook honoured at Parliament Hill vigil

by Chloé Fedio

As Ottawa police continue to investigate the suspicious circumstances of Annie Pootoogook's death, the Inuk artist's image was front and centre among photos of missing and murdered Indigenous women Tuesday at a vigil on Parliament Hill.

Inuvik celebrates new RCMP detachment

by Kate Kyle

Inuvik's new RCMP detachment is not only bigger than the one it's replacing, but also greener and designed to withstand the warming of permafrost in the ground beneath it.

New long term care beds ease Whitehorse hospital crowding

by Mardy Derby

Renovations at the Thomson Centre long-term care facility in Whitehorse have created 10 new beds, freeing up space at Whitehorse General Hospital.

Search for Nunavik hunter, missing from raft, halted after a week

The search for a hunter presumed to have drowned after boarding a makeshift raft near Inukjuak, Que., was halted on Saturday, a week after the search began.

Traplines and 'scat tours': Yukon communities talk cultural tourism

by Philippe Morin

More Yukoners are trying to meet demand for cultural tourism, a growing sector which lets visitors experience Indigenous culture and traditional ways. 'People will pay to play bingo with you,' says one entrepreneur.

No legal aid for N.W.T. human rights complainants, at least for now

by Richard Gleeson

A judge has said legal aid can continue its policy of not helping with human rights complaints until a territorial government appeal is decided.

MacBride Museum expansion scaled back

The new plan for the history museum in Whitehorse removes a large section of building that would have extended over the sidewalk.

Town of Hay River considers taking a bigger cut of Chase the Ace

by Jimmy Thomson

Chase the Ace has surpassed $200,000 in prize money, and the Town of Hay River is considering changing its bylaws to take a bigger slice of future games.

Yellowknife reporter fighting for video he says shows him being roughed up

by Richard Gleeson

The Yellowknifer's John McFadden says he didn't know the video existed until a communications official mentioned it to another journalist.

'We're back again. We want justice': Activists hold vigil on Parliament Hill for missing and murdered women

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told activists gathered on Parliament Hill Tuesday for missing and murdered Indigenous women that he understands their impatience and frustration.

Chadburn Lake Park nears approval, but just 1 of 2 First Nations has endorsed the plan

by Cheryl Kawaja

Whitehorse city council will soon vote on a new management plan for the largest park in the city, but so far just one of two affected First Nations has endorsed the plan.

Sisters in Spirit Yellowknife, walking for the North's missing and murdered women

by Juanita Taylor

A walk to remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will go ahead in Yellowknife today, despite a recent break-in at the Native Women's Association.

5 abandoned mine sites near Yellowknife undergo environmental assessments

by Curtis Mandeville

Two years after devolution, the Government of the Northwest Territories is studying five abandoned mine sites around Yellowknife, but one local MLA says action on remediation is moving too slowly.

Heaven's Floor, a 'love letter' to director's Inuk daughter, wows Edmonton crowd

by Elyse Skura

The film, which is based on the lives of director Lori Stoll and her adopted daughter Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, is about an American photographer and the young Inuk girl who helps save her life.

Carbon pricing scheme to reflect North's 'specific challenges'

by Paul Tukker

Canada's northern territories, whose leaders have joined forces to express concern about a carbon tax, are now trying to figure out whether they will be subject to the same carbon pricing scheme as the provinces.

Video No fencing them in: Alaska moose bash antlers through fence

Bryan M. Anderson said he and his daughter went looking for moose early Sunday, stumbling upon an unusual sighting in Anchorage's largest park.

'A giant park': Nunavut senator says planning commission is anti-development

by Sima Sahar Zerehi, Nick Murray

Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson is accusing the Nunavut Planning Commission of having a bias against development.

Seriously injured man airlifted to Edmonton after rollover near Hay River

A man was airlifted to Edmonton on Saturday after being "seriously injured" in a single-vehicle rollover near Hay River. "The extent of his injuries are unknown at this time," says RCMP.

Phone, internet services back up after Telesat satellite issue in Northern Canada

Phone and internet services have been restored in all satellite-served northern communities after problems with a Telesat satellite disrupted communications in a wide swath of northern Quebec and Nunavut on Sunday afternoon.

Justin Trudeau gives provinces until 2018 to adopt carbon price plan

by Kathleen Harris

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given provinces until 2018 to adopt a carbon pricing scheme, or the federal government will step in and impose a price. Trudeau said the government will set an initial "floor" price of $10 a tonne, rising to $50 a tonne by 2022.

'He went for me': N.W.T. senior says he was repeatedly rammed by a wheelchair, and staff did nothing

by Richard Gleeson

A resident of Woodland Manor in Hay River says he was knocked out of his wheelchair in one of a number of attacks from another resident who has dementia.

Governor's cut to oil dividend payouts leaves many Alaskans unhappy

by Rachel D'Oro

Gov. Bill Walker cut this year's payout from $2,100 to $1,022 in order to tackle the state's deficits, but some Alaskans are wondering if he had the right to do so.

GO PUBLIC Major pet insurer says dog injuries from 'jumping, running, slipping, tripping or playing' not covered

by Erica Johnson

Jamie Richardson's dog Muddy tore a ligament in the woods, but a major pet insurance company refuses coverage for the injury until Go Public gets involved.

Analysis Yukon Liberal leader hits high points of First Nations' wants, needs

by Nancy Thomson

Sandy Silver scored the most points, talking about the importance of reconciliation and First Nations' treaties, as the leaders of the three main political parties in the territory addressed the Aboriginal business community.