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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Yukon Party budget to set table for next 4 years

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 11:54
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It’s budget day in the Yukon, with Currie Dixon’s Yukon Party government set to give a more detailed glimpse of

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Whitehorse residents and travellers react to high gas prices

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 16, 2026 at 11:19
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Gas prices in Whitehorse have climbed almost 30 cents a litre over the past two weeks. Massive jumps have been

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

The most popular game at the 2026 Arctic Winter Games might be pin trading

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 13, 2026 at 17:21
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As athletes go for golden ulus, another highly competitive game is happening on the sidelines at the 2026 Arctic Winter

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

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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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics 

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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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

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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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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

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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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Whitehorse gears up for the 2026 Arctic Winter Games

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 2, 2026 at 16:22
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For Arctic Winter Games organizers, like host society president Tracey Bilsky, this is crunch time. After months of preparation, the

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Infrastructure, security focus at Arctic Summit in Yukon

Chris Windeyer, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 09:12
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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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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon University pulls out of its role in upcoming Arctic Winter Games

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 10:28
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Yukon University says it won’t be part of the upcoming Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse — just over a month

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Culture Culture (Canada) 

‘The space to practise culture’: Handgames beginners in Whitehorse find community and confidence

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 08:00
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By Isabel Ruitenbeek  Ashley Russell is a beginner at handgames. She’s played before, in school and with her family, but

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A downtown Whitehorse street is seen at sunrise.
* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 2 

Whitehorse not at imminent risk of blackouts, says ATCO Electric Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 12:21
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By Gabrielle Plonka The Yukon’s energy provider says Whitehorse is not at imminent risk of blackouts, but with very cold

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A group of people in snowsuits. One person is giving a thumbs up.
* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 2 General 

Extreme cold weather won’t stop some Yukoners from getting their jobs done

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 22, 2025 at 12:02
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On an extremely cold day, many people would prefer to stay home, cozy up under a blanket, and put on

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* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Society Society (Canada) 

100-day countdown is on in Whitehorse, host of 2026 Arctic Winter Games

CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:18
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By Virginie Ann  ‘When hosting events of this size, there’s always that little bit of a scramble’ When biathlon ski

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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

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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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