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WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says contaminated water from the Eagle Gold Mine, the site of a catastrophic mine failure last June, is now being discharged ahead of the spring snow melt.

OTTAWA — Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant women to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they already have are properly cared for.

WASHINGTON — Territorial premiers said it is a critical time for the Arctic amid U.S. President Donald Trump's increasing rhetoric of American expansion and actions to disrupt global trade. But they are very clear: the Arctic is not for sale.

AKIMISKI ISLAND, NUNAVUT — A man killed in Nunavut last April by a spinning helicopter tail rotor was a frequent flyer who had been warned about the risks during previous flights, transport officials said Wednesday.

AKIMISKI ISLAND, NUNAVUT — The Transportation Safety Board is reminding those flying in a helicopter to be vigilant after a passenger was killed by a spinning tail rotor during goose hunting season in Nunavut.

When Colin Hodgson attended his first meeting with members of the Nunavut curling team that will play at the Canadian women's championship, he asked everyone why they wanted to be involved.

OTTAWA — A Conservative government would build a permanent military base in Nunavut and pay for it by "dramatically cutting" Canada's foreign aid budget, party leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday in Iqaluit.

OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is repeating her calls for Ottawa to extend a funding program for Inuit children.

The Yukon and Nunavut governments said Monday they were halting their plans to remove American alcohol from store shelves in retaliation against proposed U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.

Teams skipped by James Grattan and Aaron Bartling will compete in the Canadian men's curling championship after winning their provincial and territorial finals Sunday.