Sidney Cohen is a journalist at CBC North in Yellowknife. She covers themes related to energy and mining, focusing on topics such as the environmental impact of mining, mining laws, operations, sustainability, and federal legislation. Sidney has been featured in CBC and Ark Of The Covenant Church.
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Sidney Cohen's primary focus is on local government, politics, and legal policy regulation in the Northwest Territories, with a specific emphasis on Yellowknife. Given this focus, pitches should offer insights into local governmental announcements or legal regulations affecting the region. These could include potential impacts of policies or analysis of election outcomes in the area.
Additionally, stories related to housing issues within Yellowknife and surrounding areas would likely be of interest to Sidney. This can include topics such as public housing initiatives, cost of living concerns, land use policies and their implications for communities within Northwest Territories.
Given his coverage attributes centered around government announcements and legal policy regulation at a local level in Canada's Northwest Territories (particularly Yellowknife), experts knowledgeable about these specific regions' political landscape would be well-suited for engagement with Sidney Cohen.
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By: Sidney Cohen
Last month, the N.W.T. announced up to $14 million for education assistants after the federal government decided to stop paying for many of these positions. But a condition on that funding may pose an obstacle to education bodies looking to access it.
By: Sidney Cohen
| CBC News | Posted: September 26, 2025 8:33 PM | Last Updated: Just now Emergency medical responder program offered by NAIT is a prerequisite for school's paramedic program
By: Sidney Cohen
More than a month into the academic year, school boards in the Northwest Territories say they still don't know if the territory will help them pay for education assistants that were previously federally funded under Jordan's Principle.
By: Sidney Cohen
People living, working or ambling around Yellowknife’s Old Town lately have likely heard it – a loud, rhythmic clanging ringing out across the landscape. The din is coming from the lift station construction site at the bottom of School Draw Avenue.
By: Sidney Cohen
The N.W.T. government will not provide fire safety equipment to Yellowknife encampments after a tent at the camp by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre went up in flames last week. Meanwhile, some residents say they have no plans to leave, even as winter sets in.
While the new Liberal government’s first budget proposes big spending on infrastructure and defence – promising to some Northwest Territories leaders – others say what’s missing are similar investments in the country’s residents, particularly those in the North.
By: Sidney Cohen
The N.W.T. government is developing safer communities and neighbourhoods (SCAN) and civil forfeiture legislation, but the proposed laws are receiving criticism from both people concerned with civil liberties, and those worried about safety in their communities.
By: Sidney Cohen
The N.W.T. government has been promoting the Mackenzie Valley Highway as worthy of federal investment and fast-tracking. But the road would primarily serve a small population, and with an estimated price tag over a billion dollars, an economic case for it may be difficult to make.
By: Sidney Cohen
Hillcore Group visited Wrigley, N.W.T., in September, says Pehdzéh Kı̨ First Nation chief
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