Louis Tapardjuk, Nunavut legislator and language-keeper, dead at 73
Louis Tapardjuk, a former territorial cabinet minister and mayor of Igloolik, has died. Tapardjuk most recently served as chair of
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Author: Chris Windeyer, CBC News
How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games
Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can’t escape politics. For example, the games
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Infrastructure, security focus at Arctic Summit in Yukon
Canadian Rangers embark on 4,500-km journey from Herschel Island on Yukon’s north slope to Churchill, Man. From a 4,500-kilometre journey
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Pharmacists say they’re shouldering a growing share of the Yukon’s health care burden
Territorial government says it’s considering expanding scope of practice for pharmacists Pharmacists say they’re taking on a bigger role in
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‘No such thing as a better colonizer’: Inuit emphatically reject U.S. takeover of Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump says his country needs Greenland for national security. That has Greenlanders worried about their own national
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Analysis: Ottawa names Yukon grid project in new major projects list. What does that mean?
With no promises of money to actually build the megaproject, benefits remain speculative Prime Minister Mark Carney may have put
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Yukon’s mining law framework promises major change, but not everyone’s happy
Draft could upend territory’s longstanding free-entry system for mining claims It’s a document that outlines sweeping changes to the Yukon’s
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Emissions rise as Yukon gov’t adds more items to climate change to-do list
Yukoners produced 7 per cent more carbon in first year of plan to hit net-zero by 2050 Yukon’s emissions rose
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Analysis: A strained relationship in the Yukon legislature holds — for now
Fall sitting of Legislative Assembly ends with passage of $153M supplementary budget Stay together for the kids. It’s not only a
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Yukon municipalities call for new funding formula
Municipal governments ‘stretched thin’ by rising costs, limited revenue Yukon municipalities say they’re “stretched thin” by inflation, rising insurance costs
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Yukon NDP, Liberals continue to spar over free transit for Whitehorse
Community Services minister says Yukon gov’t won’t spend more than $1.5M to eliminate fares The debate between the Yukon NDP and
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After years of false starts on electoral boundaries, Yukon MLAs try again
Bill to establish new electoral boundaries commission could pass as early as this week There’s still plenty of partisan mistrust,
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NDP slams Yukon gov’t plan to spend $44M on Alaska port upgrade
NDP Leader Kate White says government cutting social spending to pay for infrastructure for mining industry Yukon NDP Leader Kate
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Gwich’in celebrate cancellation of oil exploration leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Alaska politicians, Iñupiat, say they’re disappointed by the Biden administration’s decision For Gwich’in on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border
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COVID-19 state of emergency ends in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Officials report 2 new cases, say 36 remain active The Yukon government is ending its COVID-19 state of emergency, effective
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