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The territorial government says it needs more federal investment to help pay for power generation and infrastructure. MLAs also talked about the budget, and the government's plan to repeal the Clean Energy Act, during the first full week of the spring sitting.
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The Yukon Court of Appeal has thrown out a sexual assault conviction. Leslie Iain Weatherston, a Dawson City resident, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault in September 2024. Weatherston appealed the decision a month after being sentenced. He won his appeal earlier this month and was ordered a new trial.
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City councillors voted unanimously Monday to spend $300,000 to study whether it's feasible to build housing on various city-owned land scattered across Whitehorse. Much of that land is currently zoned as parks or green space. Some parcels include existing playgrounds and outdoor rinks.
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After eight years of work, the Yukon First Nations Cancer Strategy is officially live. The strategy will be used as a roadmap to develop services, in hopes it can increase awareness and screening in the territory, particularly amongst First Nations people.
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Leaders from the Northwest Territories are in Edmonton this week to discuss the risks and alternatives to treating oilsands tailings water at a gathering hosted by Mikisew Cree First Nation and Keepers of the Water. The meeting will bring together Indigenous leaders, legal experts, scientists and youth to discuss emerging concerns about water...
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In a news release Tuesday, the territorial government says water fixtures and fountains at the Chief Jimmy Bruneau school with elevated levels detected will be out of service, and an alternative drinking water source will be provided where it is not already in place.
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Work to update the Yellowknife's official community plan, which acts as a roadmap for development priorities, has been underway since last spring. Now, some officials are rethinking what the new plan should look like, in light of promised federal infrastructure investments.
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The Yukon Party campaigned last fall on a promise to "reassess" plans for a territorial health authority, an arm's-length organization that will carry out front-line care. On Monday, the government introduced legislation to pause the implementation of the health authority.
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The Yukon Employees' Union, which represents more than 5,000 workers across the territory, was placed under administration earlier this month by its parent union, to undergo an audit. Steven Tufts, who teaches labour geography at York University, spoke to CBC News about how that happens.
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A new independent review of Yukon's education system is receiving pushback from the territory's academic advocates. Auditor general reports from 2009 and 2019 flagged persistent achievement gaps in Yukon's K-12, particularly among rural, Indigenous and special needs students.
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"If you go to a rock concert with your friend and you're trying to speak with them, chances are are you won't be able to share your message efficiently," said Lyne Morissette, a marine biologist with Ocean Networks Canada. "It's the same for whales and for belugas and narwhals, for example, the animals that we mostly see in the Arctic.”
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A Yellowknife resident says he's lost faith in the territory's health-care system and wants more transparency after repeated breaches of his privacy. Such privacy breaches have happened hundreds of times over the past decade in the N.W.T., according to a government report.
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Holmes guided his dog team across the finish line Tuesday night in the old Gold Rush town of Nome, a Bering Sea coastal community, after travelling for more than nine days. He pumped both fists in the air as the crowd cheered for him and his team of 12 dogs, who devoured some meat after finishing.
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A Yellowknife resident says he's lost faith in the territory's health-care system and wants more transparency after repeated breaches of his privacy. Such privacy breaches have happened hundreds of times over the past decade in the N.W.T., according to a government report.
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N.W.T. trespass legislation could make it easier to remove uninvited guests who bring drugs or crime into communities. MLAs and the public say there is broad support for the legislation, but that giving arrest powers to agencies other than police is complex, and must consider vulnerable groups.
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In the extreme cold of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canadian Armed Forces personnel have been testing heavy artillery and doing ice water dives and parachute jumps as part of Operation Nanook. But some officers in the hamlet are on a mission in the kitchen: to provide members with a taste of home.
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A crowd of athletes, coaches, volunteers, and spectators filled downtown Whitehorse's Main Street on Saturday for the Arctic Winter Games closing ceremony. As they waited for the show to kick off, they traded jackets, snow pants, buffs, toques, pins and memories.
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Snow snake is a game rooted in cross-cultural traditions and whose practitioners have kept alive across Turtle Island for centuries.That ethos was no different at the Arctic Winter Games, where, earlier in the week, dozens of athletes from the circumpolar North lined up to take their best shot along a 200-metre track.
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The utility said in January that repairs on the 60-year-old surge tank, which had corrosion, were on schedule to be completed by the end of February with the hydro unit returned by the end of March. Repairs were done sooner than anticipated, the company said.
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Thursday's announcement spanned all three territories, and even made a mention of a military base in Labrador. However, not all leaders in the North felt the same. Many N.W.T. territorial and Indigenous government leaders were happy to see federal commitments, but in the Yukon, a lack of clarity about some parts of the announcement left some...
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When a rare red aurora borealis lit up the Yukon night sky, 16‑year‑old Cohen Quash stood outside with his grandfather in Watson Lake, watching the crimson flares. He said his grandfather told him he'd never seen the aurora borealis that colour before. That astonishing moment, Quash said, inspired his beaded art piece.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Norway to observe NATO's massive Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle and meet Nordic leaders before visiting the United Kingdom. The trip underscores Canada's focus on Arctic security, allied co-operation and closer ties with northern European partners.
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Power was restored in Délı̨nę, N.W.T., on Wednesday evening after being out for most of the day in some parts of the community. The Northwest Territories Power Corporation said the outage was caused by an "overbalance issue on the distribution system," which took a feeder offline.
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The Yukon Water Board has granted Yukon Energy a new, five-year licence for the aging Mayo dam, but the approval comes with a host of conditions. The 75-year-old hydroelectric facility faces a raft of structural problems and the water board's conditions reflect concerns about the safety of the dam.
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The Northwest Territories has signed on to an energy deal that the province of Ontario is billing as a "national energy corridor." It essentially launches a process to identify opportunities to connect power grids across the country. As of Tuesday, the N.W.T. government had not issued any public-facing communication about the deal since it was...
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An election appeal board for the White River First Nation has ruled an election held last fall violated the Nation's election code – and ordered the results be set aside. The decision comes after a sudden death in the community called the results of the election into question.
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The Team Yukon girls curling team at the 2026 Arctic Winter Games was just formed this fall. The new team was put together by its skip, Claire Cameron, in the hopes that it could participate in the games. But finding junior girls curlers in the territory wasn't easy.
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Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can't escape politics. The games kicked off on Sunday with the flyover of a CF-18 fighter jet at the opening ceremony in Whitehorse. Military aircraft flying over sporting events is nothing new in much of the world, of course, but in the Canadian North, it's practically unheard...
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In the dead of winter, seeing the military in an Arctic hamlet of 1,200 people is provoking anxiety for some residents in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The Canadian Armed Forces are in Cambridge Bay for the first time in winter for Operation Nanook, an annual Arctic training exercise first held in 2007.
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Yukon University averted a strike this spring after the board of governors approved a new collective agreement for unionized workers on Friday. Shelagh Rowles, the university's interim president, said the Yukon University Employees Union encompasses "everyone” from custodians, to administrative staff, and faculty.
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The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly has passed the 2026-2027 budget with no new taxes, a $20 million projected operating surplus and commitments for around $40 million in additional spending arising out of negotiations between regular assembly members and the cabinet.
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The Yukon Government announced this week it is splitting the mines part of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources into two new branches: major mines and mineral exploration. It says the goal is to make the territory more "competitive, predictable and attractive” for mining investors.
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