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Reinstate federal minister for women, gender equality and youth, say northern organizations
 Northern women's organizations are calling on the prime minister to reinstate a dedicated federal minister for women and gender equality and youth (WAGE).
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School portables for Colville Lake, N.W.T., delayed again
 An email to the local education board stated the territory couldn’t find a way to transport the units to the community.
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Yukon gov't promises new strategy this fall to measure student outcomes
 The Yukon's education department says it's going to roll out a student outcome strategy in September, six years after the auditor general of Canada told the territory it needed one.
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Victoria Gold receiver asks Yukon gov't for another cash injection, raising total cost to $220M
 In a report this week, PwC said that the current cash is expected to run out by mid to late April, with site operations, program management and emergency work costing far more than initially estimated. It also said it has extensive work planned into the fall.
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Firefighters battle afternoon fire at Yellowknife's Sunridge apartments
 There was a fire at Sunridge Place apartments in Yellowknife on Thursday afternoon. At 3 p.m., emergency vehicles were on scene and heavy smoke could be seen billowing from the building.
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Inside Yellowknife's fairytale Snowcastle, a photo festival that pictures the North differently
 Writer Sarah Swan visits the Far North Photo Festival, a biennial showcase of visual storytellers that has taken over the walls of Snowking’s fortress.
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'Headed into a crisis': Nunavut community worried federal food voucher program could end
 While many celebrated the federal government's renewal of the Inuit Child First Initiative, some still worry that a vital program for kids in Nunavut is at risk of shutting down.
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This Inuk carver transforms antlers into makeup brushes — each with their own story
 Saelym DeGrandpré, a 23-year-old woman living in Ottawa, carves makeup brushes out of antlers. She says it's a way to connect with her culture and her ancestors.
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Man pleads guilty to some charges in a 2024 Yellowknife standoff incident
 Donovan McNeely, 26, pleaded guilty to uttering threats and breaching a no-contact order in N.W.T. Territorial Court on Wednesday.
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NDP announce Katherine McCallum as Yukon candidate in federal election
 The NDP announced on Wednesday that Katherine McCallum is the party's candidate for Yukon MP in the upcoming federal election, set for April 28.
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Biden administration lacked authority to cancel oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge, judge rules
 A federal judge in Alaska on Tuesday ruled the Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel seven oil and gas leases that had been issued for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Yukon NDP says territorial government 'subsidizing' Catholic church by funding religious instruction
 The Yukon NDP says public money has been going to religious instruction in the territory’s Catholic schools, contrary to the terms of a 1962 agreement between the Yukon government and Catholic diocese.
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Northern Quebec Cree man shares and teaches cultural art in France
 Tim Whiskeychan, a Cree contemporary artist from Waskaganish, flew to Paris this month to teach Cree culture through art with French students.
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Whitehorse builders calling for better communication to avoid repeat of permit backlog
 The Yukon Contractors Association Home Builders’ Caucus is calling on the City of Whitehorse to improve communication around permitting requirements.
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'Holy smokes': Huge log believed to be 50 million years old unearthed at N.W.T. mine
 A log of wood believed to be 50 million years old has been hauled up from below ground at Diavik diamond mine in the N.W.T. — a find that researchers say is remarkable but not uncommon.
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