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Small plane makes unexpected landing on Alaska Highway in the Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 11:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 11:43
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Yukon’s highway rest stops see plenty of cars, trucks and RVs, but airplanes? Not so much. That’s why Adam Skrutkowski was

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Growing permafrost slump threatens part of Alaska Highway, road to be moved

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 15:00
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The Yukon government says work will begin shortly to move a section of the Alaska Highway northwest of Whitehorse, as

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (USA) USA 

Recognizing the Black soldiers who helped build the Alaska Highway

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 09:06
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By Josh Grant, Matt Allen · CBC News Segregated troops laid the foundation of 2,400 km road linking Alaska to Dawson Creek The

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Alaska Highway travellers might be in for rough ride this summer

CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 12:56 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 16:09
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Travellers on the Alaska Highway between Haines Junction and the United States border may be in for a rough ride

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Northwestern Canada: Yukon gov pressed for details on expropriations for highway upgrades

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 12:02
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The Yukon Party is pressing the government for details on any planned expropriation of property to make way for Alaska

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Design of Alaska Highway upgrades in Whitehorse, Northern Canada displayed

Steve Silva, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 11:52
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Whitehorse, northwestern Canada residents saw Tuesday evening the nearly finished design of upgrades to a section of the Alaska Highway

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General News 

Northwestel wants to improve broadband to small communities in northwestern Canada

Mike Rudyk, CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 1, 2019 at 14:57
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Northwestel is promising better phone service and faster internet for communities along the north Alaska Highway, in northwestern Canada, as

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Yukon government on its own to maintain north Alaska highway

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 15:15 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 15:27
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The Yukon government is desperately looking for money from the United States to help maintain the north Alaska Highway. Since

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Infamous tar pit in northwestern Canada gets clean-up after 73 years

Philippe Morin, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 15:09
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Workers are busy at the Marwell tar pit in Whitehorse, Yukon, cleaning up a 73-year-old mess. Project manager Paul Inglis

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Homes destroyed, highway temporarily closed by wildfire in Northern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 15:51
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Three homes in Lower Post, northern British Columbia (B.C.), have reportedly been destroyed by wildfire, and it’s not clear when

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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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