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Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2026-05-28

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Iqaluit's reservoir has two years of water stored: councillor

May 27 , 2026 at 07:08:55 p.m. CDT • :

After years of struggling with low water levels, an Iqaluit city councillor says the city's reservoir has adequate water stored.

N.W.T. gov't should contact residents affected by lead in schools, MLA says

May 27 , 2026 at 06:53:16 p.m. CDT • :

As testing continues to uncover elevated lead levels in school drinking water across the N.W.T., one MLA is calling for the government to reach out directly to residents who may have been affected.

'Please... come home': Family, friends plead for help locating Nasha Wong

May 27 , 2026 at 05:56:36 p.m. CDT • :

Family and friends of Nasha Wong are urging the public to come forward with any information that could help Yukon RCMP locate her. Wong was reported missing on May 15. She was working at the Keno Hill mine at the time of her disappearance.

Organization tracking missing Indigenous children in Quebec health care system offers help in Nunavik

May 27 , 2026 at 05:36:06 p.m. CDT • :

An organization that helps families find Indigenous children that went missing in the health care system is looking to extend its services to Nunavik.

Searches for unmarked burials face funding barriers, witnesses tell international tribunal

May 27 , 2026 at 02:20:56 p.m. CDT • :

On Day 3 of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in Montreal, witnesses gave testimony over the difficulty and complexity of conducting ground searches for unmarked burials at residential schools.