Photo: Virginia Mearns, right, poses with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed and Governor General Mary Simon. Mearns has been named Canada’s new Arctic ambassador / Photo courtesy of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami By William Koblensky Varela Local Journalism...
By Anushka Yadav Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Pointer It’s a rare and long-awaited victory for environmentalists. The world’s highest court has declared climate change both a threat to human rights and an existential crisis, ruling that countries are...
Photo: Former Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm (right) and former Kwanlin Dün Chief Doris Bill speak with reporters on Oct. 11, 2022 / Gabrielle Plonka, Yukon News By Talar Stockton Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Yukon News The former chief of Vuntut...
By Nicole Goldsworthy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca Canada Post has issued a statement that residents of Canoe Narrows, Cole Bay and Patuanak will receive free mail forwarding service starting July 28. Impacted residents have until Aug. 28 to...
RCMP have made an arrest in relation to a fatal collision that happened over three years ago. In April 2022, a 64-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle collision involving a car and a truck on a highway West of Emma Lake. The driver of the truck, which was stolen,...
Residents of Beauval can soon start returning home. Officials say the mandatory evacuation in the community will be lifted on Wednesday. Buses will be arranged for transport that morning. The state of local emergency will remain until August 6th. That is to assist...