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Canada's National School Food Program designates about $7.3 million for meals for school children in the Yukon over three years. But some advocates say that won't fill the gap left by programs that ended earlier this year with changes to Jordan's Principle funding.
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The federal government is proposing $1 billion over four years for Transport Canada to invest in major transportation projects in the North, including airports, seasports, all-season roads, and highways, for civilian and military use. However, the budget tabled on Tuesday is devoid of details about the future of some northern social programs...
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On election night, the Yukon Party won 14 seats and almost 52 per cent of the vote. Unlike 2021, where the Liberals and the Yukon Party finished tied with eight seats apiece, despite the Yukon Party winning the popular vote, there is no question about mandate. The Yukon Party has a clear one and they will be expected to act.
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Dixon's Yukon Party won two-thirds of the seats in the territory's next legislative assembly on Monday. He spoke to CBC about some of his priorities including a hospital expansion, addressing the territory's aging energy infrastructure, and consulting with First Nations on land use planning.
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The Inuulitsivik Health Centre, which provides services to Nunavimmiut on the Hudson Bay coast, said it will be setting up mobile clinics in Inukjuak from Nov. 3 to Nov. 28. After that, IHC said each community along the Hudson coast will have its own screening.
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The city of Yellowknife wants to raise property taxes by seven per cent in 2026, according to the draft budget it presented to city council on Monday. City administration told city councillors that the tax adjustment was necessary because rising costs, aging infrastructure and growing demand for public services have placed an "extraordinary...
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Witnesses reported a 14-year-old boy, who is believed to have been a passenger in the vehicle, fled the scene by foot, RCMP said. That search led police to a house on Whooping Crane Drive, where RCMP said they found a 16-year-old boy inside with 384 grams of suspected cocaine, $6,095 in cash, four cellphones and drug paraphernalia.
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A Fort Smith, N.W.T. parent has launched a petition after kindergarten students were removed from the lunch program at Joseph Burr Tyrrell Elementary School. The school says the change, effective Nov. 3, comes after a review of supervision and safety requirements.
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Kourtney Wolkie, 33, has been leading trips out on the land with a group of women for the last four years. She said her confidence comes from trips she did with her parents during her childhood — and she wants to empower other women so they can have similar experiences.
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Mahya Rezaei is trying to get her medical licence in the Yukon, but can't without leaving the territory for several years. While an estimated 10,000 Yukoners don't have access to a primary care provider, there's no option for her to get licensed in the territory.
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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.
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The Northwest Territories' housing minister said her department is discussing the possibility of non-government organizations or Indigenous governments taking over public housing in communities in the N.W.T. The comments follow a report from Canada's Office of the Auditor General that found Housing N.W.T. had poorly managed the condition of public...
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For generations, the family of five-year-old Alma Beaulieu didn't know what happened when she died at St. Joseph's Residential School in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. More than 80 years later, Alma's sister Delphine fulfilled a promise to their mother to bring Alma's remains home to Fort Smith.
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With the new resolution, residents will continue to pay the same share of the city's costs to deliver water and will see regular increases applied equally to those on trucked and piped water. It also separates water and sewer rates and plans a three per cent inflationary increase in 2028.
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The Manitoba Inuit Association has appointed an interim CEO, as a petition with more than 1,200 signatures circulates calling on the non-profit organization to look into allegations of sexual and physical abuse against its CEO, Nastania Mullin. It's part of what some are calling an #InuitMeToo grassroots campaign.
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The government of the Northwest Territories is launching a new lead-testing protocol for drinking water at schools across the territory. The order of priority for getting schools tested is based on factors like previous tests, facility age, and the number and age of children.
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The rural nutrition program will soon be offered in Ross River, Yukon again thanks to funding from Snowline Gold, and the Ross River Dena Council. The program was put on hold across the Yukon, after the federal government denied Jordan's Principle funding earlier this year.
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The company developing the Casino mine released its environmental and socio-economic effects statement earlier this month, outlining the project's potential impacts and mitigation measures. The project is undergoing a panel review – YESAB's highest level of assessment.
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Platforms are way for parties to differentiate themselves from their opponents. And make no mistake: read the three documents from the parties running in the Yukon's territorial election and you will not find unanimity. But you will find a surprising degree of consensus.
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Originally built in 1960, the Frank Channel Bridge is part of Highway 3, the only roadway that links the North Slave region to the rest of Canada. The highway serves as the gateway to the ice road serving the N.W.T.'s diamond mines. The government of the Northwest Territories initially announced plans to replace it in 2018.
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David Dickson, who works with the First Nation School Board, attended a public forum in Watson Lake on Wednesday night to ask his local election candidates in the Watson Lake-Ross River-Faro riding what their parties would do to help establish a vocational school for trades training.
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Yellowknife firefighters and RCMP responded to a fire at a homeless encampment in the city Wednesday afternoon. Yellowknife's fire chief said that while they haven't yet determined a cause, they believe the fire is related to a person's efforts to keep warm. He said it doesn't appear to have been started intentionally.
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Carfentanil has been found mixed with powdered cocaine for the first time in the N.W.T. Dr. Kami Kandola, the territory's chief public health officer, advises those using drugs to never use alone, start with small amounts, avoid mixing drugs with alcohol, and to have naloxone nearby.
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On Sunday, a mistrial was declared in the case of Zakk Lafferty, who's charged with second-degree murder in the 2023 death of Deijean Drybones in Behchokǫ. Court documents reveal how jurors struggled with stress and anxiety while trying to reach a verdict.
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Construction on a hydrant vault for the Nest apartment building in downtown Yellowknife is underway. The City of Yellowknife has confirmed it is not involved in paying for it. Borealis Development, the developer, previously asked city council to contribute 75 per cent of the cost for the hydrant, which it said was estimated at $750,000.
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The Yukon's Southern Lakes region has been prone to flooding in recent years during the spring and summer melt and area residents fear the flood risk will continue to grow as the climate changes. Some feel that Yukon Energy can do more to offset that risk by the way it operates the Whitehorse dam.
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Sometime this year, Yukon voters will be asked whether they want to keep the existing first-past-the-post system or adopt a new one where voters can rank candidates by preference. But after months of planning, the Yukon's chief electoral officer is still without a finalized question that will appear on the ballot.
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Arunkumar Navaneethakrishnan moved to Yellowknife from Toronto in February, having secured a room to live with some friends when he got to town. He and his wife are still looking for a place of their own, while the city has been looking into opening up green spaces for development.
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Communities along a 1,126-kilometre stretch of Alaska's southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then cancelled a tsunami warning for the region. There were no reports of significant damage.
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A health professor who studies lead exposure in Canada says he's confident that the N.W.T. government is responding appropriately to a recent investigation into lead in the drinking water at two Yellowknife schools — and that the priority must be to reduce any ongoing risks.
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