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Highway 8, otherwise known as the Dempster Highway, will be closed to all traffic at 5 p.m. on Friday, according to the government of the Northwest Territories.

Veteran musher Lance Mackey has had his 21st place finish in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race vacated because of a failed drug test, race officials announced Thursday.

Residents can now order up to two bottles of wine, 24 cans of beer or more than a litre of spirits from local restaurants and bars.

Yukon officials say the territory's campgrounds will open to campers on June 4, but the territory's borders will remain closed. They also issued guidelines for some health care services to reopen.

The Nunavut government says there is no set limit on how much money it is prepared to spend on hotels for residents required to isolate before they return home.

Yellowknife RCMP confirmed the death of the missing 22-year-old woman on Friday and charged 27-year-old Devon Larabie in connection with her death.

The government of the Northwest Territories is releasing $8.7 million in federal funding to five airlines in the N.W.T. offering schedule-based passenger service.

The N.W.T. and Nunavut Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission says it filed multiple charges in the Nunavut Court of Justice under the Nunavut Safety Act on May 1.

From bikes to vinyl records to a remote controlled airplane, Yellowknifers looking to get rid of or find second-hand treasures have a new place to look.

A trio of young northern violinists recently joined their contemporaries across Canada for a project that aims to bring people together through music — while being apart.

The remote cabin could be the difference between life and death for travellers stuck on the territory’s long winter road. It was built to remember Stella Barnaby, who would have been 55 this Saturday.

Shadunjen van Kampen, a 21-year-old member of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations in Yukon, recently completed her written exams and flight test. She plans to be a commercial bush pilot. 

Aubyn O'Grady, program director of the School of Visual Arts in Dawson City, seeks musical inspiration from some very interesting places.

Alcohol industry groups were successful in getting the Yukon government to pull labels warning of the connection between alcohol and cancer from liquor store shelves, but the strategy may have ultimately backfired, researchers suggest.

Darin Isaac was elected on Wednesday as the new chief of the Selkirk First Nation in Yukon. Isaac also held the position for two terms from 2005 to 2011. He has also served as a councillor for three terms.

Now that the New Brunswick COVID-19 curve is flat, risk lies at the borders. What’s considered essential and non-essential travel, and how is New Brunswick making sure people coming in are following safety rules?

If New Brunswickers were planning on doing any yard work this weekend they will likely be using their snow shovels instead of their lawn rakes. 

As New Brunswick's economy slowly opens up, the province's daycares are waiting for the call to action, says the head of the group that represents them. 

New Brunswickers needn't worry about all the buzz around 'murder hornets' because they wouldn't survive the cold winters, says biologist.

It looks like New Brunswickers will see more snow Saturday with a snowfall warning issued for central and northern parts of the province. 

A 19-year-old man was flown back to Ontario after he pleaded guilty to violating New Brunswick’s emergency measures order prohibiting visitors from entering the province.

Some New Brunswickers will be heading back to work next week, but their regular childcare facilities may not be available. 

Canadians helped liberate the Netherlands 75 years ago this week.

A 17-year-old boy from Riverview, N.B., has died after the small motorbike he was riding collided with a minivan in Lower Coverdale, a settlement southeast of Moncton. 

Public Health has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, said a news release from the government. 

RCMP say they were first called about the fires at 10 p.m. CST on May 7.

Closing arguments were presented at the trial of Phillip Lionel Levac on Friday at Regina Court of Queen's Bench.

Some farmers across the province are worried about getting their fuel in time for spring seeding. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says it has been fielding complaints this week about delays at the Co-op cardlock near Moose Jaw.

The premier’s office confirmed the news in an email statement, blaming visibility issues under "very specific lighting conditions."

A virus that spreads fear and stigma, as well as disease. It’s the story of HIV/AIDS as well as COVID-19. The former executive director of AIDS Thunder Bay reflects on the similarities he sees between HIV 35 years ago, and the coronavirus now.

A physiotherapist in Thunder Bay, Ont., has had his licence suspended until September, as part of a disciplinary hearing.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified the person struck and killed by a train in Kenora on Wednesday as 18-year-old Tyrease Payash, of Kenora.

The tourism and hospitality industries, which play a large role in the economy of almost every community in northwestern Ontario, are taking a beating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the manager of Tourism Thunder Bay is figuring out how “dire” the situation is, and what could be done to help.

Police in Thunder Bay have arrested and charged a man from the northwestern Ontario city following an investigation into allegations of child luring.

The Northwoods League announced Thursday that its 2020 season will not begin on May 26, as originally scheduled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Provincial Police have a suspect in custody after a firearms incident Thursday morning at the hospital in the small northwestern Ontario community of Rainy River.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in its catchment area Thursday, bringing the total in the area to 77, with 65 of those listed as resolved.

Changes are coming to Thunder Bay's popular Ribfest event because of the COVID-19 outbreak, organizers said.

Parents-to-be who will have their new child delivered at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre have to follow a different set of guidelines than found at many other hospitals across Ontario.

It's been more than a week since there were any new or active cases of COVID-19 in the catchment area for the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), and staff can not focus increasing testing.

An industrial building in Thunder Bay was slightly damaged in a fire late Thursday afternoon.

Despite some pockets of severe activity, Canadians are succeeding at flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s federal health minister, Patty Hajdu, said Thursday.

Canada Day celebrations and Live on the Waterfront programming will be delivered virtually in response to Ontario government orders, and physical distancing mandates, the City of Thunder Bay announced in a written release Thursday.

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with two break-ins at the Thunder Bay District Health unit offices, the Thunder Bay Police Service announced in a written release Friday.

The cyber security conference, exhibition and professional training are being organised in collaboration with Symantec, Secure Services (Mauritius) Limited, Harel Mallac Technologies, Orange, Oracle, Check Point, McAfee, SafeNet and CyberArk.

Safer Internet Day (SID) is an international education and awareness-raising effort spanning more than 100 countries around the globe to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.

Mauritius is among one of the very first countries where government has taken keen interest to protect children and youngsters on the Internet.  In this context, a Child Online Safety Action Plan was developed by the National Computer Board (NCB) and endorsed by the cabinet in 2009.  Following the aproval of the action plan, number of activities have been started on Child Online Safety since 2009 including organisation of the Safer Internet Day. 

This year is the 6th edition of Safer Internet Day which will be celebrated in Mauritius. On this occasion, CERT-MU, a division of the National Computer Board is organising several activities.  The activities are as follows:

• A half day workshop with theme "Let's create a better Internet together" in collaboration with the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation and the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research.  The proposed workshop is targeted towards State and Private secondary school students to sensitise them on the impact of threats and consequences that improper use of the Internet may have on the youth.

• Awareness sessions on “Internet Safety” will be carried out for secondary school students (State and Private) in all four school zones of the country.  These sessions will highlight issues like sexting, sextortion, cyber bullying, online predators and identity theft etc. 

• Organisation of awareness sessions on “Dangers of the Internet” for secondary school teachers (State and Private) in all four school zones during the school holidays. Trainings on the Dangers of the Internet and how to help youngsters choose a better way of socialising in the virtual world will be organised for the teachers of  secondary schools.

• Awareness sessions for Parents, Senior Citizens and House Wives on "Secure Usage of Internet".  Parents, Grandparents and House Wives need to be aware of the dangers on the Internet and how to protect their kids online.  An awareness session will be organised to address this issue with parents, in collaboration with the PTA of secondary schools.  The Senior Citizens and House Wives sessions will take place in NCB cyber caravans and community welfare centres. 

• Dissemination of brochures on "Child Online Protection" to the students and teachers.