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9 new homes in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, to be ready by November
 Nine new homes — with either two bedrooms or four — are modular units built by Arctic Modular Homes. All of them will be added to Cambridge Bay's public housing stock.
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This Whitehorse golfer made his university team after shooting a career round in tryouts
 Yukon golfer Sawyer Tessier played the "best round of his life" to beat out a dozen competitors and qualify for the University of Calgary varsity team.
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Proposed national park in Peel River watershed clears hurdle with feasibility study
 Plans for a national park in the Teetł'it Gwinjik (Peel River) watershed in the Yukon have cleared a hurdle, with the completion of a feasibility study that supports the idea.
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Land, labour among issues highlighted in Yellowknife mayor's 'state of the city' address
 Yellowknife Mayor Ben Hendriksen highlighted key issues such as the availability of land, downtown revitalization, and economic diversification during a speech to the city's business community on Friday.
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Plaintiffs in Yukon's Jack Hulland school lawsuit satisfied with settlement, say it was 'never about money'
 The two former Jack Hulland Elementary School families who filed a class-action lawsuit against the Yukon government say a settlement will help them move forward, even if nothing can erase the past.
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3 running to be chief in Fort McPherson, N.W.T.
 The Teetl'it Gwich'in Band Council is based in the community of around 700 people. Along with the three candidates for chief, there are 11 people running for the five seats on council.
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Yellowknife RCMP looking for wanted man, warn public not to approach
 In a press release Friday afternoon, RCMP say Adrian Sangris currently has 15 charges before the courts, including assaults, impaired driving and pointing a firearm.
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Nunavut Tunngavik, Nunavut gov't outline priorities for Arctic security and sovereignty
 The Nunavut government and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. have laid out a list of priorities that they say will strengthen Canada's security and sovereignty, and chart the territory's role in the changing Arctic region.
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'Voice of the people': Dehcho leader Sam Gargan dies
 Sam Gargan served four terms as an N.W.T. MLA for the Dehcho from 1983 to 1999, and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for five years.
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Whatı̀ residents relieved but vigilant as they settle back in after community's evacuation
 The evacuation is fresh in the minds of people in Whatı̀, N.W.T., where thick smoke still permeates the air, and community members are settling in after weeks in limbo waiting for the evacuation order to lift.
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Haines Junction, Yukon, residents frustrated by cellphone 'dead zones'
 Residents say data access on their phones is spotty and unreliable, with poor 5G service.
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Maggie Emudluk returns as head of Kativik Regional Government
 Emudluk outlined a handful of priorities, including updating the Kativik Act, which established the organization; tackling cost-of-living issues in the region; and reworking the Sivunirmut and Sanarrutik funding agreements with the Québec government.
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Nunavut gov't and employee union reach tentative deal
 The territory and union have said that details of the deal can’t be shared until it's ratified by members. There are about 4,000 employees in the territorial government and the previous collective agreement expired on Sept. 30, 2024.
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First Nation blasts Yukon government over release of draft mining framework
 The Yukon government is under fire from a First Nation over its release of a draft framework for new mining legislation, something the territory said it did "accidentally."
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Fort Providence reopens after evacuation, students to return to school next week
 As Fort Providence, N.W.T., reopens its doors to residents and lifts its evacuation order Thursday, one school principal says she’s ready to return. Whether that’s the case for the rest of her staff and students remains to be seen.
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