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Whitehorse's Fireweed market opens this week — under strict new guidelines
The weekly farmers' market at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse will have its opening day on Thursday, and it will look a little different this year because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Canada -North ||
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Company completes 1st overland fibre-optic cable from Alaska using Northwestel cables
The 772-kilometre overland link begins near Fairbanks, Alaska, and ends at Haines Junction, Yukon, where it connects to cables installed by Northwestel.
Canada -North ||
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Wood Buffalo National Park, Kluane National Park Reserve among parks reopening to day use June 1
More than half of Canada's national parks — including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia — are to reopen June 1.
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Updated
N.W.T. MLA moves to oust minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment in confidence vote
Steve Norn, MLA for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh brought the motion, and Rocky Simpson, MLA for Hay River South, seconded it.
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Yellowknife RCMP ask for public's help finding Toni Tobac
Police believe 29-year-old Toni Tobac is in the Yellowknife area and want to "confirm her well-being."
Canada -North |
Take a staycation, but 'stay on our game,' says N.W.T. top doctor
Canada -North ||
Yukon University prepares for fall semester with more online learning
Canada -North ||
COVID-19 testing in place at Gahcho Kué and Snap Lake mines
Canada -North ||
Enterprise mayor calls for more resources at Alberta border COVID-19 checkpoint to stop drugs
Canada -North |
Yukon researcher looking for help collecting bear poop
Canada -North ||
Yukon lifts ban on commercial harvest of morel mushrooms, but only for Yukoners
Canada -North ||
Some Yukon COVID-19 test results took 20-plus days to arrive, early into pandemic
Canada -North ||
Tuktoyaktuk starts returning to 'normal' amid N.W.T.'s 1st reopening phase
Canada -North |
Quebec Cree pass mandatory self-isolation law
Canada -North |
N.W.T. premier hopes for lasting change from pandemic relief
Canada -North |
N.W.T. extends state of emergency for 5th time
Canada -North ||
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Whooping cough outbreak declared in N.W.T. on Jan. 15 now over
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Yellowknife RCMP investigate alleged break and enter on Franklin Avenue
Canada -North |
Modelling shows public health restrictions work, says Yukon's top doctor
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Yellowknife RCMP arrest and release 3 men after report of what looked like a handgun
Canada -North |
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Hay River man accused of murder denied bail
Richard Gleeson
Canada -North |
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RCMP officer 'afforded leave' from N.W.T. community after past sexual assault comes to light
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Hilary Bird
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Whitehorse's Canada Games Centre to reopen next month
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Jane Sponagle
Canada -North ||
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Analysis
New party leaders and a pandemic: Yukon's political landscape now far different from 2016
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Chris Windeyer
Canada -North ||
Northern hotels laid off dozens as COVID-19 shutdown squashed business overnight
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Sara Minogue
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Emergency benefit applicants in N.W.T. cautioned against applying without qualifying
Richard Gleeson
Canada -North ||
Analysis
How has COVID-19 affected the N.W.T. budget? MLAs to push for answers in upcoming session
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Alex Brockman
Canada -North ||
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Facing a bleak season, Yukon tourism outfitter shifts to hand sanitizer
Canada -North ||