51 long dry days: Iqaluit’s water crisis has no end in sight
You can tell that the ongoing water crisis in Iqaluit is beginning to wear on…
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Federal government needs to increase spending to give First Nations clean water, PBO says
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) says the federal government would need to increase planned spending…
Liberals repledge familiar promises on reconciliation in 2021 throne speech
‘We must turn the guilt into action’ says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon reading first throne speech delivered by an Indigenous person
Flooding, mudslides prompts B.C. premier to ask people to stay away
British Columbia declared a state of emergency following unprecedented flooding that has displaced residents, severed…
Canadian military sets up filtration system to distribute drinking water in Iqaluit
‘As that river starts to freeze, the draw that we’re going to get is less and less’ from temporary system says army commander
Donor ‘flabbergasted’ at the cost of shipping water from Yellowknife to Iqaluit
Bottled water is considered a priority for Canadian North flights heading to Iqaluit during the…
Trudeau called out for ‘words and broken promises’ by Secwépemc mom
Ashley Michel stood and addressed Prime Minister Trudeau during his visit to Tk’emlups te Secwépemc (Kamloops, B.C.) on Monday.
For years people in Iqaluit have feared their water, now it’s undrinkable
The distance between Lake Geraldine, the main source of water for Iqaluit and the 7,000…
Move to stop Coastal Gaslink pipeline continues in B.C. despite injunction, police presence
The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and their supporters are continuing to press for a stop to…