Canada’s new Liberal government opened the day with important statements for Indigenous peoples in the country, officially launching the first stage of a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women…
The Liberal government made no specific promises to the North in Friday’s Speech from the Throne, but Northerners will still be directly impacted by some of its key commitments. Governor General…
Canada’s Governor General David Johnston opened the 42nd session of Parliament today with the speech from the throne, outlining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government’s agenda for the coming session. The relatively short…
Northern Public Affairs editor, Jerald Sabin, appeared on CTV’s Power Play to discuss Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s devolution announcement in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Sabin spoke about the final agreement consultation process, Yukon’s…
Our Yukon political correspondent, Kirk Cameron, on the recent closure of the Alaska Highway and food security in Whitehorse. [dropcap_1]I[/dropcap_1]t took three days to run short! Mudslides and a…
The Centre for the Study of Living Standards released its latest report today entitled, The Human Development Index in Canada: Estimates for the Canadian Provinces and Territories, 2000-2011. The report provides comparable…
The Globe an Mail is reporting that the federal government is auctioning off 905,000 hectares of northern offshore exploration rights. According to the report, the scale of the offer indicates the…
Justice Thomas Berger spoke with CBC Vancouver’s The Early Edition yesterday about the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, and the ongoing debate over the Northern Gateway project in…
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) is launching a new Regional Group for the Northwest Territories. IPAC is a national association of public servants, academics, and others engaged…
Yesterday marked thirty-five years since Justice Thomas Berger released the first volume of Northern Frontier, Northern Homeland. Now, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is celebrating the anniversary with the…
On Monday, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) released their report, Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada. The MHCC, funded by Health Canada, has a…