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Five northern artists make long list for 2025 Sobey Art Award – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 17, 2025 Darcie Bernhardt, Tarralik Duffy, Shirley Moorhouse, Guná (Megan Jensen) and Mathew Nuqingaq up for $465,000 in prize money Four northerners are among 30 long-listed contenders for the 2025 Sobey Art Award. The National Gallery of Canada and the Sobey Art Foundation announced the list Wednesday in a news release. Darcie Bernhardt, Tarralik […]
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GNWT plans meetings over new Indigenous procurement policy – Cabin Radio
April 17, 2025 The NWT government will hold meetings throughout the territory over the next six weeks to discuss its planned Indigenous procurement policy. Procurement is the process by which the territorial government selects businesses to deliver the equipment, programs and services it can’t handle in-house. In a Wednesday press release, the GNWT said the […]
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Conservationists, Yukon First Nation say decision on Whitehorse dam could help salmon – CBC
The territorial and federal governments recently approved the assessment of the facility Apr 17, 2025 Some Yukoners say there’s a lot the territorial and federal governments have done right with a recent decision of theirs on the Whitehorse dam. Earlier this month, the governments waved the project through and onto the licensing phase — which […]
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Nunavut federal election candidates to debate in Iqaluit on Thursday – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 16, 2025 Debate is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m., will be broadcast on CBC Radio All three of Nunavut’s federal election candidates will participate in a debate Thursday, hosted by CBC Radio. The Liberal, Conservative and NDP campaigns confirmed to Nunatsiaq News that their candidates will take part in the in-person debate being […]
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Judges hear arguments in Ron Barlas appeal – Cabin Radio
April 16, 2025 The lawyer for the former head of the Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation’s business arm says a court decision on whether he misappropriated millions of dollars should have been determined through a trial. James Thorlakson, who represents Ron Barlas, made that argument to a three-judge panel from the Court of Appeal for the NWT […]
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Governments and non-profits can apply for new NWT wildfire fund – Cabin Radio
April 16, 2025 A new program gives money to various levels of government and non-profits to help Firesmart areas of the Northwest Territories. In a Tuesday news release, the NWT government said its Community Wildfire Resilience Contributions program offers up to $300,000 per applicant each year. $1.8 million per year has been committed to the […]
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Arctic sovereignty, security key issues this election, says Idlout – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 16, 2025 NDP candidate committed to travelling to as many hamlets as possible during campaign Nunatsiaq News is profiling candidates in the April 28 federal election. In Nunavut, incumbent NDP MP Lori Idlout is running against Liberal Kilikvak Kabloona and Conservative James Arreak. Lori Idlout was drawn to politics from a young age. She […]
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Arreak champions Conservative approach to economic growth in Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 15, 2025 Candidate talks ‘fixing the budget’ and supporting the middle-class in lead-up to election Nunatsiaq News is profiling candidates in the April 28 federal election. In Nunavut, incumbent NDP MP Lori Idlout is running against Liberal Kilikvak Kabloona and Conservative James Arreak. James Arreak says Nunavummiut are facing a cost-of-living crisis — and […]
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Nine things we learned at last week’s NWT power public hearings – Cabin Radio
April 15, 2025 The NWT Power Corporation and Naka Power each spent last week in public hearings over the rates they want to charge. No big decisions were made – that comes later – but the hearings allowed us to hear from bosses at both utilities as well as representatives of various NWT communities. NTPC […]
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What should a northern internet subsidy look like? – Cabin Radio
April 15, 2025 Northerners need a monthly internet subsidy to offset the cost of getting online, telecoms regulator the CRTC decided in January. In the weeks since, companies who provide internet to the North have been telling the CRTC what they think that subsidy should look like – how much people should get and who […]
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