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Yukon First Nation reduces community safety and wellness program services
;Resize=(620)) The Carcross/Tagish First Nation has reduced its community safety and wellness program services. The First Nation said the program’s pilot funding from the federal government ended March 31, due to updated program rules.
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Family of Inuk woman killed in Alberta 'clinging' to hope her missing baby will be found
;Resize=(620)) Ayla Egotik-Learn, a 23-year-old Inuk mother from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, was discovered dead in January, inside her apartment northwest of Edmonton. Her baby has never been found and is presumed dead by RCMP.
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Yukon government passes bill to allow it to halt health authority, minister says
;Resize=(620)) The Yukon government has passed legislation that the health minister says gives it the legal authority to press pause on the implementation of a proposed health authority in the territory.
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Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’
;Resize=(620)) With a proposed mine on its traditional territory, the Ross River Dena Council wants additional protection for the Finlayson caribou herd. It says the declaration reinforces its role as "guardians" of the herd.
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Smoking prohibited in publicly owned housing in N.W.T.
;Resize=(620)) The Northwest Territories government has banned smoking in all publicly owned and operated apartments, including social housing, as of Wednesday.
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Commission issues recommended land use plan for Yukon's vast Dawson region
;Resize=(620)) A proposed land use plan for an area representing 10 per cent of Yukon land mass has been released, with detailed recommendations on where and what sort of development can happen in the region.
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Yellowknife high school under public health order over elevated lead levels in water
;Resize=(620)) École Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife is the latest N.W.T. to show elevated levels of lead in its drinking water — though the school has been using bottled water for months.
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Electricity bills expected to go up again as Yukoners await new rebate details
;Resize=(620)) With the end of two government rebates and increases to two rate riders, Yukoners can expect their residential power bills to go up again, starting April 1.
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It’s curtains for Yellowknife’s only movie theatre
;Resize=(620)) A staple business in Yellowknife has closed its doors. Now, for the first time in decades, Yellowknife residents won’t have a local cinema.
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N.W.T. school water testing finds elevated levels of copper in some fixtures
;Resize=(620)) Since last year, the territory has been testing school water for lead and has found many fixtures exceeded Health Canada guidelines. That's prompted some fixtures to be put out of service or replaced. However, copper was not prevalent in test results until recently, territorial officials say.
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Upgrade work to begin this summer at Yellowknife airport, with bigger improvements to follow
;Resize=(620)) A comprehensive plan to update the Yellowknife airport is underway as the N.W.T. government says the territory's needs have outgrown the existing facility.
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Nunavut has 1 year left before devolution comes into effect. Is the territory ready?
;Resize=(620)) The Canadian government will transfer control of Nunavut's land and resources to the territory next April. But there are many big changes to be worked out before the transfer date. Some federal jobs will be transferred to the Nunavut government, a new department responsible for land and resources will be established, and Ottawa still needs to remediate contaminated sites on federal land.
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Iqaluit Transit introduces new bus service in city
;Resize=(620)) A city bus service was officially launched this week by Iqaluit Transit, a private company. It’s the first time in decades that there’s been transit service in the Nunavut capital.
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Yukon non-profit says Indigenous children suffering while feds stall on rural food program funding
;Resize=(620)) The head of the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate says it was left with no choice but to pursue legal action due to months of inaction from Indigenous Services Canada.
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Missing infant presumed dead as Alberta RCMP call for tips in search for her remains
;Resize=(620)) As the search continues for a baby girl who vanished months ago when her mother was killed, Alberta RCMP are releasing new heartbreaking details on the case. Police ask the public to share any information which could assist them in their investigation.
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