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Whitehorse

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Tariff relief out of reach for impacted Whitehorse businesses, lobby group says

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 14:51
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By Dana Hatherly Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce says federal rules sideline smaller enterprises A Whitehorse business lobby group is concerned

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Unkept sweet clover grows in Whistle Bend in summer 2026.
* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 3 General 

City of Whitehorse and Yukon gov’t stuck in the weeds over upkeeping Whistle Bend

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 09:03
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Some Whistle Bend residents say they want their governments to get out of the weeds when it comes to maintaining

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A broomball arena in front of some greenery
* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 Society (Canada) 

Treasurer of Whitehorse broomball club charged with fraud and theft

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 08:31 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 08:51
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By TJ Dhir A Whitehorse man is facing criminal charges relating to an alleged theft from the Yukon Broomball Association

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

People in Yukon respond to U.S. trade war by buying Canadian

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 08:11
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By Dana Hatherly  ‘We don’t need to be pushed around,’ said one Whitehorse woman In the face of U.S. tariffs

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A battery system.
* Featured * Canada Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Whitehorse grid-scale battery project won’t be ready by winter, utility says

Radio-Canada
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2026 at 10:03 — Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2026 at 11:12
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By Caitrin Pilkington Yukon Energy confirmed Thursday that its long-awaited grid-scale battery project will not be ready in time for

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

First Nations-led Auntie’s House to incorporate cultural practices in Whitehorse youth group home

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 14:36
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By Alexa MacKie ‘When children do go into care, it’s important that they do stay connected to their community and

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Iqaluit housing pressure remains despite fewer working-age residents, says report

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 15:36
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There may have been fewer working-age residents in Iqaluit in 2025, but that didn’t ease the city’s housing squeeze, says

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* Featured * Business (Canada) Canada Featured • Zone 2 Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:43
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The federal and territorial governments are injecting $1.5 million over three years to help the Yukon workforce adapt to global

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* Featured * Canada Countries General Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon Quest sled dog race returning in 2027, organizers say

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 16:15
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The Yukon Quest sled dog race is set to make a comeback next year, organizers say, after the iconic race

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Canada Countries News Society (Canada) 

Hundreds march in Whitehorse to protest manslaughter conviction

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:24
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About 450 people gathered in downtown Whitehorse Tuesday to protest a recent Yukon Supreme Court decision and advocate for judicial reform. The

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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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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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