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Yukon

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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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Feds announce $14.3M for arts and culture in the Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 09:50
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The federal government is spending $14.3 million to support over two dozen Yukon organizations and First Nations governments with arts,

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N.W.T. part of ‘national energy corridor’ deal with other provinces, Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:35
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The Northwest Territories has signed on to an energy deal that the province of Ontario is billing as a “national

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This Yukon curling team hopes to inspire young girls to join the sport

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10:31
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Two years ago, Yukon curler Claire Cameron learned she might have the opportunity to compete in the 2026 Arctic Winter

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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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How family and Olympians inspire the female athletes of Team Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 15:36
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Young female athletes competing for Team Yukon at the Arctic Winter Games say they are following in the footsteps of

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Yukon gov’t restructures mines department to better support mining companies

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 15:07
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The Yukon government announced this week it is splitting the mines part of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

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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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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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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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Mayor of Faro, Yukon, hopes surplus housing attracts new residents to town

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 14:03
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While many people across the Yukon struggle to find affordable housing, the mayor of Faro says people should consider moving

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Pharmacists say they’re shouldering a growing share of the Yukon’s health care burden

Chris Windeyer, CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2026 at 14:06
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Territorial government says it’s considering expanding scope of practice for pharmacists Pharmacists say they’re taking on a bigger role in

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Yukon gov’t opens up more commercial wood lots, with more on the way

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 16, 2026 at 16:02
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One harvester says changes may come too late to save his business Many of Yukon’s commercial wood harvesters have raised

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As gold prices soar, some miners call territory’s low royalty rate ‘a bit ridiculous’

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 08:19
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In 2025, Yukon placer miners collected more than $449 million in gold revenue, while the Yukon government collected less than

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Yukon First Nations express skepticism around promised permit ‘fast-tracking’

CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 6, 2026 at 16:06 — Last Updated: Friday, February 6, 2026 at 16:10
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Fast-tracking project permits came up in just about every session last month at Roundup, the Vancouver international mining conference, including

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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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