South Sudanese refugee Majok Lam spoke Friday for the launch of Catholic Social Services’ 2023 Sign of Hope campaign, which aims to raise $2.7 million before December.
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane says her jurisdiction’s infrastructure is similar to that of ‘third-world countries’ compared to communities in southern Canada.
The Northwest Territories government turned its attention to the community of Hay River on Friday as a raging wildfire led to extreme fire behaviour in the region and forced the evacuation of all remaining people, including essential workers, in the town.