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14 Jul 2026
Fort Simpson home lost to wildfire a place for owner to find healing
14 Jul 2026
Ashley Okrainec spent years saving for, then fixing-up her trailer. It became her safe space in times of need. Okrainec says she is "eternally grateful" for the outpouring of support she seen from her community.
2 Iqaluit group homes set to close, meaning children in care may be sent south
14 Jul 2026
The Angirraq Corporation has been providing respite services in Iqaluit for children and youth under the territorial government’s care. The end of its contract this week puts the future of the seven c
Fort Smith supporting Wrigley wildfire evacuees with food voucher system
14 Jul 2026
Most everyone in Fort Smith has their own evacuation experience. When Wrigley had to flee, Fort Smith Mayor Dana Fergusson thought her town could do better than line ups for communal food at evacuation centres.
Yellowknife ER doctor recommends monitoring air quality, using masks to reduce wildfire smoke exposure
14 Jul 2026
Dr. Courtney Howard says the dangers associated with short and long-term exposure to toxic fine particles in smoke include increased risk of respiratory disease, heart attack, cancer and premature death.
Construction on Nunavut’s first addictions and trauma treatment centre to be done by end of summer
14 Jul 2026
Nunavut’s Aqqusariaq addictions and trauma treatment centre is close to being finished. Builders say construction should be complete in 4 to 6 weeks. The centre has been under construction since 2023.
RCMP say active search has ended for German canoeist missing in Yukon
14 Jul 2026
Police say they are no longer actively searching for Dominic Bandorski, 31, who went missing on the Teslin River a month ago.
1st cannabis store in Haines Junction, Yukon, expected to open soon
14 Jul 2026
Local resident Lenette Graham and her husband Scott Hume will run the store, on the Alaska Highway, once their building permit is approved. They're hoping to open in September.
Yukon government no longer handing out baby boxes to families
14 Jul 2026
In a recent letter to the health minister, Yukon Liberal Party MLA Debra-Leigh Reti asks him to confirm if the Yukon government’s baby basket program has been cut.
RCMP investigating ‘suspicious’ fire at Aurora College housing unit in Fort Smith
14 Jul 2026
Police in Fort Smith, N.W.T., are investigating a fire at an Aurora College housing unit they say may have been set intentionally.
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