Arctic Canada: Yukon women weigh in on sexism in politics
Senator Pat Duncan has no trouble recalling how she was sometimes belittled as the first female premier in Yukon, Arctic
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Blog – Canada’s new Arctic policy doesn’t stick the landing
On Tuesday, just hours before the 2019 federal election was called, the Liberals released their long-awaited Arctic and Northern Policy
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Residents on alert as crews battle large wildfire in northwestern Canada
Eighteen people have been flown out of the vicinity of a growing wildfire in central Yukon (northwestern Canada), while other
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Ottawa’s new Arctic framework has lofty goals but few details, critics say
The federal government’s new Arctic strategy promises sweeping changes and an ambitious goal of closing several key gaps between people
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Rare snow-white squirrel spotted in Yukon, northwestern Canada
Steve Buyck says when he first caught a glimpse of a little bright-white critter, he thought it was a weasel.
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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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Large gold mine in Yukon, northwestern Canada set for first pour
The Eagle Gold mine property is an industrial behemoth of heavy machines, buildings and workers hidden away in a obscure
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Indigenous groups in Northern Canada celebrate Porcupine caribou agreement
People from eight Indigenous communities are celebrating a groundbreaking collaboration agreement on how they will share the harvest of the
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After 4 years, Canada’s Liberal government hasn’t released its plan for the Arctic
After four years in power, the Liberal government still hasn’t delivered on a promise of a detailed plan for developing
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Northwestern Canada: Former Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie dies
Former Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie has died. A spokesperson for the Yukon Party confirmed Friday morning that Fentie had died
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Northern Canada: Council of Yukon First Nations to train writers for Indigenous sentencing reports
The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is taking over a pilot project aimed at training people in the Northern
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Final agreement signed to protect Peel watershed in northwestern Canada
It has taken more than 15 years of consultations, protests, court battles and more consultations — and now a final
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Major land use agreement to be signed in Yukon, northwestern Canada
It has taken more than 15 years of consultations, protests, court battles and more consultations — and now a final
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Anglers allowed to catch chinook salmon in northwestern Canada
There’s some good news for anglers in Yukon hoping to snag a chinook salmon this year. The federal Department of
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Two dead in plane crash in Yukon, northwestern Canada
Two people who died in a plane crash in the Yukon on Tuesday have been identified. Shawn Thomas Kitchen, 24,
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