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Carney scheduled to visit Yellowknife on Thursday

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 12:31
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Yellowknife on Thursday. His itinerary shows he will announce a “new

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Meet the Nunavut family who competes in Arctic Sports together

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 16:57
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Naja Pearce knows all too well what it is like to train – and compete – along with her sister. 

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N.W.T. part of ‘national energy corridor’ deal with other provinces, Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:35
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The Northwest Territories has signed on to an energy deal that the province of Ontario is billing as a “national

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Woman faces multiple charges after tour bus stolen, Yellowknife RCMP say

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:23
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Yellowknife RCMP say a woman is charged with vehicle theft and other offences after a tour bus was stolen early

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Carney heading to Norway to watch NATO exercises, meet with PM

The Canadian Press
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 11:05
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Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above

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This Yukon curling team hopes to inspire young girls to join the sport

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10:31
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Two years ago, Yukon curler Claire Cameron learned she might have the opportunity to compete in the 2026 Arctic Winter

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Students excited about Taloyoak’s new school, on track for fall opening

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10:21
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A handful of students in Taloyoak, Nunavut, say they’re looking forward to going to the community’s new high school –

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How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games

Chris Windeyer, CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2026 at 13:53
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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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Cambridge Bay residents increasingly anxious about security

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2026 at 13:11
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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

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Some Yukoners say this winter has been unusually cold and snowy

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2026 at 13:01
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Whitehorse experienced its wettest winter on record this season with more than two-and-a-half times as much precipitation as the seasonal

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How family and Olympians inspire the female athletes of Team Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 15:36
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Young female athletes competing for Team Yukon at the Arctic Winter Games say they are following in the footsteps of

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Yukon gov’t restructures mines department to better support mining companies

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 15:07
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The Yukon government announced this week it is splitting the mines part of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

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Arctic Winter Games expected to cost around $9.5M

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 11:20 — Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 11:22
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The Arctic Winter Games, scheduled to begin in Whitehorse on Sunday, are estimated to cost $9.5 million — and organizers

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Whitehorse shelter operator responds to another lawsuit alleging negligence

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 16:28
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The Yukon government and Connective Support Society say a man’s death at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter in 2024 was not

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Stranded medical travellers at Nunavut airport say they were left cold

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 11:10
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Some medical travel passengers flying home to Nunavut last month say they were left stranded at an airport for hours

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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