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Unidentified objects flying over North ‘incredibly concerning,’ Nunavut MP says

Object shot down in Yukon Saturday following NORAD operation is 1 of 4 recent incidents

UpdatedUpdated Monday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has expressed concern about unidentified objects flying into northern airspace after NORAD shot down an object over Yukon on Saturday. The operation was a historic first for the Canada-U.S. military alliance, and one of four incidents since Feb. 4 involving the interception of unidentified...

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Akeeagok, other premiers meeting PM over health-care funding

Announcement from Trudeau expected Tuesday following sit-down with premiers in Ottawa

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Canada’s other premiers are in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seeking more federal funding for health care. Shown during a news conference at an Ottawa hotel Tuesday morning are, seated from left, Akeeagok, and premiers Caroline Cochrane of Northwest Territories, Danielle Smith of Alberta, Dennis King of Prince Edward Island, Tim Houston of Nova Scotia, Doug Ford of Ontario and Heather Stefanson of Manitoba. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

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