Photos Happy Nunavut Day! Your photos from across the territory

July 9 commemorates the passing of the Nunavut land claims agreement and the Nunavut Act, which laid the groundwork for the territory's eventual separation from the Northwest Territories.

'It's an adventure': Pilots from around the world descend on Yellowknife for fly-in festival

by Alex Brockman

Dozens of pilots are in Yellowknife this weekend for the Midnight Sun Float Plane Fly-In, a biennial celebration of aviation, which at one time was Yellowknife’s lifeline to the South.

State of emergency in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., as nearby wildfire grows to 5,000 hectares

by Alex Brockman

Chief and council declared a state of emergency in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., Saturday, but officials have not ordered an evacuation.

Photos Your North: Best reader photos for the week of July 3

Boating, birds, and bugs: The long weekend and a gorgeous summer week brought with it great photos from all corners of the North. Here are your best photos of the week from Nunavut, Nunavik, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

Missing mushroom picker safe, walks into RCMP command post

RCMP did not release any details on her condition, but said the woman walked into the RCMP command post on her own at 10 p.m. Friday.

'Widespread' wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for Old Crow, Yukon

Wildfire smoke in Yukon is prompting a special weather statement from Environment Canada for Old Crow.

Churchill, Man., weighs risk of climate change on future of port, railway

by Cameron MacLean

Policy makers and potential investors in the Churchill, Manitoba, port and railway have emphasized advantages climate change could have for shipping in the North. But as the warming water remains ice-free for longer, thawing permafrost under the railway threatens the lifeline to the port.

How a Whitehorse teacher inspired one of Canada's new astronauts

Ted Hupe used to tell students about his travel adventures. Astronaut Joshua Kutryk remembers those stories well. 'I'm not shy about saying that he left a life-lasting impact.'

'Tank-like ATV' pitched for Canada's North can crawl through sand, snow, water and ice

by Philippe Morin

Some Winnipeg entrepreneurs say a Russian and Ukranian design has a lot to offer companies in Canada's North. Demonstrations of the big-wheeled Sherp are coming to Whitehorse and Yellowknife.

Rough waters for weekend air show: sailing club frustrated by lack of notice for Yellowknife performance

by Jackie McKay

Great Slave Sailing Club said they only got a week's notice that they can't sail on Back Bay during the Canadian Arctic Aviation Tour performance in Yellowknife.

Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., safe for now as crews battle 600-hectare fire east of town

Residents of Fort Good Hope N.W.T. are safe for now as crews battle a 600-hectare blase east of the town.

'Christmas will never be the same': Beloved tree felled in Fort Smith, N.W.T.

by Jimmy Thomson

Salt River First Nation owns the land on which the tree stood, and is clearing the land to make way for a conference centre. Band members and the public say they were not consulted.

U.S. senators urge crackdown on fake Native American art

by Morgan Lee

The recent spread of fake Native American art and jewelry has shown the need to update how the federal government enforces laws to protect tribal artists from fraud.

More summer sun accelerating Greenland ice melt, study says

by Nicole Mortillaro, Nicole Ireland

Scientists at the University of Bristol in the U.K. have found that increasing sunshine over the past 20 years is helping to accelerate ice melt across Greenland.

Man, 50, dead after explosion Thursday in Iqaluit neighbourhood

Two other men were injured as a result of the blast on Thursday afternoon. A boat was also damaged.

Zacharias Kunuk, celebrated Nunavut filmmaker, joins Oscars academy

Nunavut filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that picks the Oscar award winners.

Alberta scientist remembered as soft-spoken saviour of Canada's peregrine falcon

The man credited with bringing Canada’s peregrine falcon back from the brink of extinction is being honoured for his legacy.

RCMP officer's daughter brings back old memories for Yukon elders

by Dave Croft

Prince George, B.C., resident Allane Brine returned crafts and photos collected by her father almost 70 years ago in the Vuntut Gwitchin community of Old Crow.

How do you like walrus? Well done is best amid outbreak in Alaska

by Dan Joling

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned about the effects of undercooked game meat after two outbreaks of trichinosis over the last year in western Alaska.

Fort McPherson First Nation teams up with U of A to create community camp

by Rignam Wangkhang

The University of Alberta is teaming with Tetlit Gwich'in of Fort McPherson, N.W.T., to create an on-the-land community camp.

Arbitration panel rules Baffinland owes QIA $7.3M in missed royalty payments

by Walter Strong

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Baffinland Iron Mines both accept the ruling of an arbitration panel that has awarded the QIA $7.3 million - and continued payments of $1.25 million quarterly - up to a maximum of $75 million.

450 metres of intact N.W.T. airstrip destroyed as part of nearby remediation project

by Jamie Malbeuf

The federal government has dismantled a portion of a remote airstrip near Yellowknife, making it less useful for future mineral exploration, says Chamber of Mines president.

Garbage-eating bear killed in Whitehorse subdivision

Conservation officers say the brown bear posed a threat to public safety.

'The land belongs to everyone': Innu communities and conservation groups working together

by Ossie Michelin

Conservation organizations like UNESCO and Parks Canada are working with Innu communities in northeastern Quebec and Labrador to protect traditional lands in the area, and those partnerships are benefitting everyone involved.

N.W.T. searchers turn to infrared technology to find mushroom picker missing for 3 days

by Garrett Hinchey

A search for a mushroom picker near the N.W.T.'s Reid Lake is now in its third day, as police, military personnel, and search and rescue continue to scour the area for any sign of a missing woman from the Czech Republic.

Police use Taser to disarm Taloyoak teenager after machete assault

Police have charged a 17-year-old in Taloyoak, Nunavut, with assault after he allegedly attacked a young man with a machete before fleeing onto the tundra, challenging police to kill him.

'It's history': 4 traditional boats take to the water in Whitehorse

by Dave Croft

Four traditional watercraft - a moosehide boat, a dugout canoe, a birch bark canoe and a skin kayak - were built for the Canada 150 celebrations and officially launched in the Yukon River on Thursday.

Dechinta 'bush university' hasn't had an official board of directors in 7 years

by Jackie McKay

'It was a big surprise to myself and the current board that for the last three and half years, we were operating in space where we weren't legal board members,' says Candice Lys.

3 injured, boat damaged in explosion in Iqaluit neighbourhood

An explosion partially destroyed a boat parked between two homes on Ben Ell Drive at around 4:30 p.m. today.

Body found in river near Fort Selkirk, Yukon

The body was spotted in the water by some people on Wednesday. The identity of the deceased man has not been confirmed.

Shooting accident sends Wrigley youth, 17, to hospital in Yellowknife

A youth was sent to Stanton Territorial Hospital with a serious injury to the leg after an accident that stemmed from two youth shooting a rifle in Wrigley.

National Inquiry into MMIWG announces dates for cross-country hearings

by Lien Yeung, Roshini Nair

The first of nine hearings of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will start the week of Sept. 10 in Thunder Bay, Ont., with more dates in smaller communities expected in 2018.

Going in style: Have these builders made Yukon's fanciest outhouses?

by Philippe Morin

Two contractors have gone all out, to build a couple of posh potties for mountain bikers on Carcross's renowned trail network. 'I just wanted to do something unique.'

God, friends, and family helping Yellowknife man confront ALS

by Marc Winkler

In just a few months, Andrew Debogorski has lost the ability to write, is slurring his speech, and started walking with a cane.

Gwich'in evicts N.W.T. gov't from land after remediation debacle

by Hilary Bird

After several warnings, the Gwich’in Tribal Council is evicting the Government of the Northwest Territories from a patch of land on the Dempster Highway after the territorial government failed to clean up after itself.

2 remote Yukon nursing positions unfilled during busy summer season

by Meagan Deuling

Finding nurses for two remote nursing stations in the Yukon - Beaver Creek and Destruction Bay - is proving difficult.

Former employee sues Town of Norman Wells, N.W.T., for $372K

by Walter Strong

A former Town of Norman Wells employee is suing the town for wrongful dismissal and other alleged damages.

Cree Grand Chief candidates consider legalization of marijuana at all-candidates forum

by Susan Bell, Nick Wapachee

Unpaid rent and the legalization of marijuana were two issues candidates in the race to replace Grand Chief of the Quebec Cree Nation discussed at an all-candidates forum on Tuesday.

Cultural exchange through Northwest Passage connects Indigenous and non-Indigenous

by Ossie Michelin

The conversations that both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants are having on board a former Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, the Polar Prince, are helping them understand each other — and the country — better.

Hay River 'memory wall' recalls residents who have died

by Jimmy Thomson

Hay River mayor Brad Mapes fixes photos on a fence in Hay River each summer, and residents visit to find their friends and family.

Dental facility in the works for Dawson, says retired dentist

Helmut Schoener is smiling - he says the premier assured him that his community would soon have a dental facility once again. It would allow travelling dentists to work in Dawson.

Yukon First Nation tries new way to replenish Chinook salmon stocks

by Mike Rudyk

​The goal of the project is fertilize up to 30,000 Chinook eggs in the next two years, and put them in streams where salmon stocks are depleted.

'We're all really worried': Search for missing mushroom picker underway near Yellowknife

by Priscilla Hwang, Katherine Barton

RCMP are searching the Reid Lake area for a woman who was last seen on Monday afternoon. Fellow pickers say she went looking for her backpack and didn't return.

RCMP workload in Yukon 'not sustainable', says superintendent

by Philippe Morin

The territory's police have been relying on help from other jurisdictions as they investigate multiple homicides.

Alaska camper has tent crushed by bear, is jailed on outstanding warrant

by Dan Joling

Christine Chalp was charged with illegally feeding game after a black bear crumpled her tent. Then police arrested her on an outstanding warrant.

Hamlet councillor arrested on marijuana charges in Sachs Harbour, N.W.T.

by Walter Strong

A 24-year-old Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., councillor will appear in territorial court in Sachs Harbour on Nov. 27 to face marijuana charges.

'It was a big dream for me': Nunavut teen wins international beauty pageant title

by Sara Frizzell

Chantel Caza won the international title Miss Teen Wonderland on Canada Day.

Yellowknifer looks to transform Hudson's Bay store into art school

by Jamie Malbeuf

The school in Old Town's historic building would have a large emphasis on music and mentorship, says Matthew Grogono.

Yukon missing persons legislation could give police access to personal info

The Yukon government is proposing legislation that would determine what personal information police could use, such as text messages, cell phone data, or personal health records.

'Every day was hell': Community came together to find bodies of Fort Chip hunters, says mother

by Katherine Barton

Alice Rigney says the community of Fort Chipewyan is an example of what can happen when people pull together. The funeral for her son Keith Marten was on Tuesday.