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Whitehorse

Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

City to build 75-metre protective wall along base of Whitehorse escarpment

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 11:19
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The City of Whitehorse is building a 75-metre concrete wall at the base of the escarpment alongside a portion of

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Inquest jury recommends better policies, training at Whitehorse emergency shelter

CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 26, 2024 at 14:56
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Jury issues 8 recommendations at end of coroner’s inquest into deaths of 4 women at shelter in 2022 and 2023

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Canada Countries General Society Society (Canada) 

Former manager of Whitehorse shelter questioned at inquest on low-barrier approach

CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 12, 2024 at 11:34
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‘People are able to come and not be turned away because they are using substances,’ says Jayme Curtis The former

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

‘Substantial gaps’ in research on Whitehorse dam impacts on fish, DFO says

Julien Gignac, CBC News @juliengignac
Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 10:15
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There are “substantial gaps” in research into how the Whitehorse dam is affecting not just salmon but also other fish

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Canada Society Society (Canada) 

Man charged in connection with break-in at Yukon victim services office

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2024 at 13:08
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Police say a man has been charged in connection with a break-in last weekend at the Yukon victim services office

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Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Society (Canada) 

Yukon to Ukraine: how a group of Yukoners knew they had to do something

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2024 at 11:32
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When the war in Ukraine started more than two years ago, a group of Yukoners knew they had to do

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

Yukon NDP backs down from push for free public transit in Whitehorse

Jackie Hong, CBC News @xjackiehong
Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 16:19
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The Yukon NDP is backing down from its push for free public transit in Whitehorse. The initiative is a commitment

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Geologists defend mining within Whitehorse city limits

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 09:19
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By Meribeth Deen · CBC News Several members of the public also showed up in support of a full ban on mining

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Canada Finland Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Society Society (Canada) 

Finnish cyclists say biking makes sense year-round — even in Northern cities

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 12:00
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For many Canadians living north of 60, the idea of getting through the winter without four-wheel drive is a tough

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Painful dental emergency leaves Whitehorse resident scrambling to find $13k

CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 12, 2024 at 11:37
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A Whitehorse resident was confronted with the choice of finding $13,000 for an emergency dental procedure in Vancouver, or leaving

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

Gladiator Metals gets permit to drill within Whitehorse city limits

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 11:29
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By Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News Some residents wish they could have had a platform to express concerns before permit was approved

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

Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation adding homes to subdivision outside of Dawson City

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 5, 2024 at 16:00
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Everybody deserves a safe, warm, and affordable place to call home. That is why the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation (TH)

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

Air North cancels winter flights between Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Toronto

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 10:08
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Air North has cancelled winter flights between Yellowknife, Whitehorse, and Toronto, saying the route wasn’t busy enough to cover costs.

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Building relationships is key to reconciliation: new Yukon commissioner

CBC Radio
Posted: Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 10:26
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Six months into her appointment as commissioner of the Yukon, Adeline Webber says she’s looking forward to building more relationships

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Canada Countries General News Society Society (Canada) 

‘Big Whitehorse crowd’ turns out for Winterval Santa Claus parade

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 11, 2023 at 14:41
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By Caitrin Pilkington · CBC News Driving snow and freezing temperatures didn’t hold Whitehorse residents back from attending this year’s Santa Claus parade

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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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