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Greenhouses aim to bring fresh produce to North, putting a dent in food insecurity
The commercial greenhouse in Inuvik, N.W.T., is in a former hockey arena. There, community members can rent plots to grow vegetables and other plants, and learn about gardening.
New kids book tells the story of the North's 1st Indigenous commercial pilot
Across the pages of a picture book, the northern lights dance over the Arctic landscape with brush strokes of bold colour, as caribou and muskox graze on the tundra and a bush pilot takes to the skies.
Scientists head to Nunavut island to help solve Mars methane mystery
A team of researchers has travelled to a remote Arctic island in the hope of better understanding the possibility of life on Mars.
Ottawa, Yellowknives Dene sign procurement framework agreement for Giant Mine cleanup
The federal government and Yellowknives Dene First Nation have signed a procurement framework agreement for the cleanup of Giant Mine, one of Canada's most contaminated sites.
Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent in N.W.T.
The Northwest Territories government is lauding changes to its health-care system that it says reduced wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent.
'Get at the truth': Judge to study handling of sex allegations against former Nunavut priest
A retired Quebec judge is to lead a review into how the Oblates handled past allegations that a former priest sexually abused Inuit children in Nunavut.
Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound
A marine conservation charity and Inuit hunters are praising cruise operators for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound, a Nunavut waterway where thousands of narwhal migrate each summer.
Planned production studio in Iqaluit will be 'game changing,' says filmmaker
"The studio is not just going to make this show possible, it's going to make all kinds of things possible," said filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.
Auditor general issues 'urgent call for action' to protect Nunavut children and youth
Canada's auditor general says early findings in a review of child and family services in Nunavut were so alarming that her office immediately raised concerns with the territorial government.
German president wraps up visit to Canada in N.W.T.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Budenbender, were welcomed at the Yellowknife airport Wednesday morning by N.W.T. Commissioner Margaret Thom, Deputy Mayor Stacie Smith and Yellowknives Dene First Nation Chief of Ndilǫ Fred Sangris, among other dignitaries.