A new Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Yukon and Canada Council for the Arts was signed on last week to promote Indigenous artists in the Yukon.

Women in Nunavut's remote communities need to travel to urban centres to access abortion services. Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada says this can be a barrier.

There's been another partial closure on Yukon highways Monday – the North Klondike Highway near Horse Creek Road is down to one lane traffic after water flooded that part of the highway. 

The jury trial of two men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2015 began Monday in N.W.T. Supreme Court.

Around 40 Yukoners got together at Rotary Park in Whitehorse to share their thoughts and feelings on the Roe v Wade overturn on abortion rights in the United States.

The 2022 Indigenous Summer Games wrapped up on July 3, as participants from across the North left with medals and memories.

A heat warning is in effect for multiple N.W.T. communities. Senior climatologist Dave Phillips said there are many factors that impact weather conditions but that global warming is intensifying the heat and elongating its duration.

The highway, which is the main supply route for goods coming into the Yukon, has been closed since a section of the Alaska Highway in northern B.C. was washed out on Friday evening, restricting access to the Yukon by vehicle. 

Money to compensate young people harmed by Canada's discriminatory child welfare system is expected to begin flowing to First Nations sometime next year, now that the federal government and the Assembly of First Nations have reached a final settlement agreement.

City of Yellowknife's fire chief, Nelson Johnson, said in the release it is due to 'very dry conditions,' and no rain in the forecast. There is also an expected increase in lightning later this week.