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Fort McPherson school N.W.T.'s latest to be found with high levels of lead in drinking water

April 16 , 2026 at 07:39:08 p.m. CDT • :

Results showed drinking water at the Chief Julius School contained elevated levels of lead. The school is the latest of several in the territory to be found with lead in the water.

These Yukon businesses are ditching tipping. Is it the way of the future?

April 16 , 2026 at 07:29:00 p.m. CDT • :

A Dawson City spa ditched tipping two years ago, offering to pay employees a living wage instead. Now, more local businesses are following suit.

Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, lifts state of emergency as hamlet says 'conditions have improved'

April 16 , 2026 at 07:17:50 p.m. CDT • :

The hamlet of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, has lifted the state of emergency it declared last week amid a prolonged power outage and severe weather conditions.

Assembly of First Nations head rejects RCMP 'regret' for secret Indigenous surveillance program

April 16 , 2026 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

The head of the Assembly of First Nations is rejecting the RCMP's recent statement of regret for a secret surveillance program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people. Such statements are "not a sufficient response," Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says in a letter to the prime minister.