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4th annual First Nation Education Conference wraps up in Whitehorse

Leslie Amminson, CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10:14 — Last Updated: Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10:21
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It was day one of the First Nation Education Conference in Whitehorse when Melanie Bennett started to relax and enjoy herself. Bennett is

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Spring melt in Whitehorse could bring more landslides, geologist says

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 11:29
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The snow in Whitehorse has been steadily melting over the last week or so — and that’s got some people

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Society Society (Canada) 

Yukon Energy to improve communications, in case of another deep-freeze power outage

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 11:15
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Yukon Energy held another briefing with officials on Wednesday morning, about a series of power outages during a December cold snap

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U.S. downs another aerial ‘object’ as search continues for wreckage in Yukon

Christian Paas-Lang, CBC Radio
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2023 at 09:08
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that teams are working to “find and analyze” an object shot down on Saturday over

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Culture Culture (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Yukon Quest kicks off this weekend in Whitehorse, and continues to evolve

CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023 at 14:52
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Saturday morning, 16 mushers with teams of up to 14 dogs will gather at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse for the start

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Tourism rebounded in Yukon last year, but not to pre-pandemic levels

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 10:12
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Yukon’s lucrative tourism sector took a major hit during the pandemic, but the latest data from the territorial government suggests

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Many Northern communities were warmer than usual in 2022

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 16:28
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From flooding, to very hot temperatures and some odd winters, all three territories saw a variety of unusual climate events over

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News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Leaving Ukraine was painful but necessary, says family now happily settled in Yukon

Julien Gignac, CBC News @juliengignac
Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 11:36
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Kyrylo Bozchenko smokes a cigarette and watches his dog lying lazily near what Kyrylo calls an “igloo.” Inside the snow

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Society Society (Canada) 

Whitehorse now has a passport pickup location, the 1st of its kind in the North

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 12:43 — Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 12:45
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The federal government is now offering 10-day passport pickup in Whitehorse, the first time the service has been offered North of 60. 

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Culture Culture (Canada) 

Northern Nights Festival celebrates dark skies in the Yukon

Sissi De Flaviis, CBC News @sissideflaviis
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 13:31
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Marie-Eve Owen and Tim Taylor wanted to spend one last family vacation outdoors as the midnight sun fades away and

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Environmental impacts unknown after sewage system repair in Yukon capital

Sissi De Flaviis, CBC News @sissideflaviis
Posted: Monday, September 12, 2022 at 14:34
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Water testing results could take up to 3 weeks, says senior technician A major leak in Whitehorse’s sewage system was

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Hospital running at limited capacity in Canada’s Yukon territory

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 11:46
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By Sissi De Flaviis · CBC News ‘It’s difficult to tell what’s driving this. We are busy, there’s no doubt about that,’

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Regional carriers need protection, say northern airline experts

Avery Zingel, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 8, 2022 at 15:40
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The federal government needs to mandate interline agreements with big carriers, experts say Cutbacks to flights in southern Canada could

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2022 Arctic Arts Summit kicks off June 27 in Yukon, Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 14:51
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The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit will kick off on June 27 in Whitehorse, the capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory.

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Yukon RCMP lay organized crime charges against 8 people following 6-month investigation

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 13:18
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RCMP in Whitehorse say they have significantly disrupted drug trafficking in the territory after a six-month investigation led to the

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