Nunavut may get more politicians
Nunavut has the smallest population of any province or territory, but has the largest land area in the country.
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Conservatives unveil belt-tightening federal budget with few changes
The Conservative government unveiled a carbon-copy federal budget Monday containing modest investments to First Nations policing, reserve infrastructure and for a highway in the Northwest Territories.
Allegations surface federal northern food subsidy program product of backroom deals
Nunavut’s legislative assembly just wrapped up two days of hearings about Nutrition North, which is the food subsidy for northern communities.
Tootoo new Nunavut Speaker
The Nunavut Legislative Assembly is back in session and the first order of business was choosing a new Speaker.
Greenpeace in standoff over Greenland Arctic drilling
Greenpeace says two of its ships tracking an oil rig on the Greenland side of Baffin Bay are being warned off by the Danish Navy.
‘Aboriginal affairs’ name change ‘disrespectful,’ says Anishinabek Nation
-The Stephen Harper government’s decision to erase the word “Indian” and replace it with “Aboriginal” in the title for the minister and department responsible for dealing with Indigenous peoples is being called “disrespectful” by one of the oldest First Nations political organizations in Ontario.
Innu leader named top minister as Harper unveils new cabinet
Former Labrador Innu leader Peter Penashue was appointed minister of intergovernmental affairs by Prime Minister Stephen Harper who unveiled his the first cabinet of his new majority government Wednesday.
While Harper talked tough with NATO on Arctic, U.S. believed PM all bark no bite
Prime Minister Stephen Harper personally warned NATO’s secretary general to keep the alliance out of the Arctic or risk increasing tensions with Russia, according to “confidential” U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by APTN National News that also reveal American diplomats believe the prime minister is more bark than bite on northern sovereignty.
Aglukkaq remains unassailable in Nunavut
Re-elected Nunavut Conservative MP Leona Aglukkaq had no trouble painting Nunavut a shade of Tory blue Monday.