Design of Alaska Highway upgrades in Whitehorse, Northern Canada displayed
Whitehorse, northwestern Canada residents saw Tuesday evening the nearly finished design of upgrades to a section of the Alaska Highway
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No Alaska dog mushers at next Arctic Winter Games without ‘true competition’
The future of dog mushing at the Arctic Winter Games is in doubt again, as Team Alaska considers forgoing the
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Housing facility for homeless opens in Whitehorse, northwestern Canada
A new facility in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon, which will house the city’s most chronically homeless, officially opened Tuesday. The Yukon
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Northern Canada store’s “greener” poppy option limited by legion trademark rules
The Royal Canadian Legion distributes more than 19 million poppies a year, which in turn raises millions of dollars in
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Miles Canyon in Canada’s Yukon territory needs name change, says MLA
It’s one of Whitehorse’s best known and most admired local landmarks. The same, however, can’t be said for its namesake
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Heavy snowfall in northwestern Canada left thousands without power
About 5,500 residents in southern Yukon, northwestern Canada, lost power after a heavy snowfall Saturday night that caused trees to
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Whitehorse, northwestern Canada declares climate change emergency
Whitehorse city council voted on Monday to declare a climate change emergency, but shied away from promising a “carbon budget”
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Yukon Energy to launch new round of consultation on Southern Lakes water level project in Arctic Canada
Yukon Energy is launching another round of public consultations on a proposal to raise the water levels in Southern Lakes,
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Yukon Energy to build battery storage, upgrade power line in northwestern Canada
Yukon Energy will spend nearly $60 million to build a new battery storage facility in Whitehorse, northwestern Canada, and replace
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Compost facility upgrades in Whitehorse, northwestern Canada to help keep up with demand
The Whitehorse compost facility is getting an upgrade as the amount of waste diverted from the landfill grows. In 2018,
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City in northwestern Canada to get new downtown transit station
More than $16.5 million in funding from the Canadian and Yukon governments will mean upgrades to Whitehorse’s public transportation system
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Arctic Canada: Northern demonstrators demand CBC host federal leaders’ debate on climate change
Rallies were held Wednesday outside CBC northern stations in Whitehorse and Yellowknife, among other Canadian cities. Dozens of people rallied
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Canadian gov grants $15M for agriculture projects in North
The Canadian government is spending $15 million to increase food security in the North, according to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister
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Why southern Canadians should brush up on their geography of the northern territories
A large national non-profit wrote CBC North last week promoting two new historic places in the Northwest Territories. Problem is
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Conservative Party leader travels to Yukon, outlines vision for Northern Canada
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer outlined his vision for the North on Wednesday in Whitehorse, speaking at a luncheon organized by
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