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Low eligibility rates for legal aid could be leaving some Yukoners in-between

To be eligible for legal aid, an individual can't make more than $27,000 per year. A private family lawyer can cost someone hundreds of dollars per hour. Compounding the problem…

CBC North · 20 hrs ago

New Iqaluit course teaches youth how to be content creators

In Iqaluit, there's a new content creator course teaching youth how to be influencers and streamers. The organizer says it’s the first step in a larger project, the launch of the…

CBC North · 22 hrs ago

Boil water advisory lifted for Wekweètì, N.W.T., after water treatment plant issue resolved

The chief public health officer has lifted a boil-water advisory for the community of Wekweètì, N.W.T., four days after it was issued as a precaution.

CBC North · 1 day ago

Canada appoints new Indigenous languages commissioner

Dorothy Myo has been appointed Canada's new commissioner of Indigenous languages, a role mandated to support the revitalization of Indigenous languages across Canada.

CBC North · 1 day ago

Freezing rain, dense fog grounds several N.W.T. flights, delaying groceries and stranding travellers

The community of Wrigley has been left waiting on a grocery charter from Yellowknife that hasn't been able to land since Monday. Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation Chief Jamie Moses said…

CBC North · 1 day ago

If the N.W.T. wants an addictions treatment centre, ‘we'd look to discuss,’ says its MP

There is currently no inpatient addictions treatment centre in the territory. Residents who need such care are sent to facilities down south.

CBC North · 2 days ago

City of Yellowknife proposes 5.25% property tax increase in draft 2027 budget

The draft budget also details about $167 million in expenditures and about $145.4 million in revenues for 2027.

CBC North · 2 days ago

Indigenous women leaders say budget doesn't address their realities

Indigenous leaders from across Canada gathered in Ottawa on Thursday to say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new budget leaves Indigenous women out of the decisions made in the more…

CBC North · 2 days ago

Protest in Whitehorse, alongside others nationwide, stands against Bill C-39

Yukon CPAWS outreach manager Joti Røsholt said the organization’s “biggest concern” is with the impacts on Canada’s environment, but she noted there are also far-reaching…

CBC North · 2 days ago

Gov't workers from Yukon, N.W.T., among private-sector staff heading to major projects office

The major projects office has seconded employees from banks, oil and gas companies and mining firms as it pursues its mandate to improve Canada's review process and get shovels in…

CBC North · 2 days ago

Volunteer fears residents will freeze at homeless encampment in Hay River, N.W.T.

More than 20 people are living in a makeshift encampment in Hay River as winter approaches. A local volunteer is bringing firewood to help keep residents warm, while the territory…

CBC North · 3 days ago

Behchokǫ̀ high school students become published authors

The two authors, both students at Chief Jimmy Bruneau School, drew from their own lives for personal, touching stories they hope will inspire other young writers.

CBC North · 3 days ago

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