North News

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Northern unions are calling on the federal government to stop the use of replacement workers as a strike by unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority nears the 70-day mark.

DAWSON CITY, Yukon — Emergency officials say water levels on the surging Klondike River will rise and fall over the coming days, and a flood warning remains in place for riverside communities about 500 kilometres north of Whitehorse.

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — The K'atl'odeeche First Nation says it is to begin inspecting buildings today on the reserve, but it is not yet safe for residents to return as a wildfire continues to burn.

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Residents of the town of Hay River are to be allowed to return to the Northwest Territories community Thursday, even as a wildfire continues to burn on the nearby K'atl'odeeche First Nation reserve.

WHITEHORSE — As improved weather in British Columbia eases flood concerns, Yukon has launched a tactical evacuation of a small community threatened by the rising waters of the Klondike River.

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Officials in the Northwest Territories say more than half of the wildfires in the territory this year were started by people.

FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. — A hamlet in the Northwest Territories' Beaufort Delta region has lifted a local state of emergency as floodwaters from the Peel River recede.

YELLOWKNIFE — From rosehip ketchup to wild boar lardo, food businesses across Northern Canada are finding unique ways to use local ingredients.

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Residents of K'atl'odeeche First Nation and the neighbouring community of Hay River, N.W.T., remain displaced as an out-of-control wildfire continues to burn in the area.

YELLOWKNIFE — RCMP in the Northwest Territories say 911 service has been restored across the territory. The territorial government said Tuesday night that people trying to call emergency services were not able to get through by calling 911.