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Northwest Territories releases strategy to address homelessness

Northwest Territories releases strategy to address homelessness

YELLOWKNIFE — The premier of the Northwest Territories says a whole-of-government approach is needed to adequately address homelessness in the territory.
Auditor general calls for immediate action to protect children and youth in Nunavut

Auditor general calls for immediate action to protect children and youth in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut — 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.
Yukon government announces aid for residents affected by spring flooding

Yukon government announces aid for residents affected by spring flooding

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it's working to provide financial support and other help to residents and businesses hurt by ongoing flooding in the Klondike Valley.
Unions holds rally in Iqaluit as housing authority strike nears 70-day mark

Unions holds rally in Iqaluit as housing authority strike nears 70-day mark

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Northern unions are calling on the federal government to stop the use of replacement workers as a strike by unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority nears the 70-day mark.
Swollen Yukon rivers flood some properties, 'challenge' local resources: officials

Swollen Yukon rivers flood some properties, 'challenge' local resources: officials

DAWSON CITY, Yukon — Emergency officials say water levels on the surging Klondike River will rise and fall over the coming days, and a flood warning remains in place for riverside communities about 500 kilometres north of Whitehorse.
Inspections to begin on First Nation due to wildfire in Northwest Territories

Inspections to begin on First Nation due to wildfire in Northwest Territories

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — The K'atl'odeeche First Nation says it is to begin inspecting buildings today on the reserve, but it is not yet safe for residents to return as a wildfire continues to burn.
Hay River, N.W.T., residents allowed to return Thursday as wildfire burns nearby

Hay River, N.W.T., residents allowed to return Thursday as wildfire burns nearby

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Residents of the town of Hay River are to be allowed to return to the Northwest Territories community Thursday, even as a wildfire continues to burn on the nearby K'atl'odeeche First Nation reserve.
Tactical evacuation in Yukon as some rivers rise, but flood conditions easing in B.C.

Tactical evacuation in Yukon as some rivers rise, but flood conditions easing in B.C.

WHITEHORSE — As improved weather in British Columbia eases flood concerns, Yukon has launched a tactical evacuation of a small community threatened by the rising waters of the Klondike River.
More than half of N.W.T. wildfires so far this season caused by humans: officials

More than half of N.W.T. wildfires so far this season caused by humans: officials

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Officials in the Northwest Territories say more than half of the wildfires in the territory this year were started by people.
Hamlet in Northwest Territories lifts local state of emergency as floodwaters recede

Hamlet in Northwest Territories lifts local state of emergency as floodwaters recede

FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. — A hamlet in the Northwest Territories' Beaufort Delta region has lifted a local state of emergency as floodwaters from the Peel River recede.