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NWT’s 10 per cent GDP drop in 2020 worst in Canada: StatsCan

NWT’s 10 per cent GDP drop in 2020 worst in Canada: StatsCan

The NWT experienced the most drastic decline in gross domestic product (GDP) of any jurisdiction in Canada in 2020 after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11.
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YK’s Monkey Tree pub holds 50/50 for NWT flood victims

YK’s Monkey Tree pub holds 50/50 for NWT flood victims

The Monkey Tree Pub is heading a campaign to raise money for flooding victims in Jean Marie River and Fort Simpson.
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Tlicho nurse helps bridge cultures at vaccination clinics

Tlicho nurse helps bridge cultures at vaccination clinics

The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded that Lianne Mantla-Look do her job as a nurse while also navigating through Indigenous and mainstream Canadian societies.
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YK chef cooks up plan to be the ice cream bike man

YK chef cooks up plan to be the ice cream bike man

Robin Wasicuna hopes that the ring of a bicycle bell on a hot day this summer will herald the arrival of the ice cream bike vendor.
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Old Town Hay River residents evacuated to escape high water

Old Town Hay River residents evacuated to escape high water

The water in Hay River is moving on up, and so are some of its residents.
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Fort Simpson begins first flood forced evacuation since 1963

Fort Simpson begins first flood forced evacuation since 1963

Fort Simpson Mayor Sean Whelly said “the streets are getting quiet” as residents have begun evacuating the island.
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Gwich’in Tribal Council launches wrongful death lawsuit for Eddie Snowshoe

Gwich’in Tribal Council launches wrongful death lawsuit for Eddie Snowshoe

Snowshoe died in forced isolation in 2010 in Edmonton
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Inuvik man faces 16 months for 100-km firetruck joyride

Inuvik man faces 16 months for 100-km firetruck joyride

Abraham Bonnetplume could spend more than a year in jail for taking an Inuvik fire truck on a drunken 100-kilometre highway joyride in January.
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End of the Dempster sign will remain standing

End of the Dempster sign will remain standing

Gwich’in Tribal Council and Nihtat assume ownership and liability for iconic roadsign
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Replacement communications tower erected on top of fire hall

Replacement communications tower erected on top of fire hall

A new communications tower has been erected atop the Hay River Fire Hall.
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