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Trial in death of Behchokǫ teen hears from first responder, people at the scene; A photo of the Yellowknife courthouse on Jan\. 15, 2025\.

Trial in death of Behchokǫ teen hears from first responder, people at the scene

October 7 , 2025 at 08:52:15 p.m. CDT • :

A trial in the death of a teenager in Behchokǫ began Monday in Yellowknife.  Zakk Lafferty is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Deijean Drybones in August 2023. 
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'A whole lost generation': Why Yukon's substance use emergency matters most for some voters; A sign posted in Mayo, Yukon, in 2023\. The community, like many in Yukon, has been dealing with a substance use crisis\.

'A whole lost generation': Why Yukon's substance use emergency matters most for some voters

October 7 , 2025 at 08:42:57 p.m. CDT • :

For Don Hutton, there's one issue that should be front and centre during the Yukon election campaign: the ongoing substance use emergency and its impact on rural communities like his.
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Wrestling inspired project nabs Dawson City artist Yukon Prize; Members of Dawson City's League of Lady Wrestlers duke it out in the ring during the 2014 event\.

Wrestling inspired project nabs Dawson City artist Yukon Prize

October 7 , 2025 at 07:27:40 p.m. CDT • :

Prize for visual art comes with $20,000 dollar purse.
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Air Tindi pausing flights between Yellowknife and Whatı; Air Tindi President Chris Reynolds said the flight will be discontinued effective Oct\. 12\.

Air Tindi pausing flights between Yellowknife and Whatı

October 7 , 2025 at 05:42:31 p.m. CDT • :

A Yellowknife airline has put a pause on its flights to Whatı̀, N.W.T., saying almost no one was taking the flight and it has cost the airline approximately $250,000 over the past four years.
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Fort Smith growers say new permit rules create barriers for local food producers; Helena Katz grows kale, Swiss chard and zucchini at the Flat World Alpaca Farm in Fort Smith\.

Fort Smith growers say new permit rules create barriers for local food producers

October 6 , 2025 at 06:27:39 p.m. CDT • :

Fort Smith growers say territorial permit rules are discouraging small producers from selling locally grown vegetables.
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2 dead, 5 others injured after fire breaks out at mining camp near Dawson City, Yukon; Dawson City, Yukon's hospital\.  

October 6 , 2025 at 05:49:11 p.m. CDT • :

2 dead, 5 others injured after fire breaks out at mining camp near Dawson City, Yukon

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Coroner's inquest begins into death of man shot by RCMP in Whitehorse in 2022; A photo from a 2024 report from the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, looking into the death of Hugh Riffel at the Air North compound in Whitehorse three years ago\. This image shows Riffel approaching RCMP at the Air North compound on Nov\. 24, 2022\. He was shot and killed by an RCMP officer\. A coroner's inquest into Riffel's death began Monday\.  

October 7 , 2025 at 12:16:46 p.m. CDT • :

Coroner's inquest begins into death of man shot by RCMP in Whitehorse in 2022

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Here's who's running in the Yukon election so far; The Yukon legislature building in Whitehorse\. Yukoners are heading to the polls on Nov\. 3 to elect the territory's 36th legislative assembly\.  

October 4 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Here's who's running in the Yukon election so far

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International flight diverted to Yellowknife after woman dies on board; A KLM aircraft after it was diverted to Yellowknife\. RCMP said they received a report on Sunday about an unresponsive passenger aboard a KLM flight en route from Amsterdam to Los Angeles\. The plane then made an emergency landing in Yellowknife\.  

October 6 , 2025 at 05:46:24 p.m. CDT • :

International flight diverted to Yellowknife after woman dies on board

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Yellowknife's Somba K'e park likely location for residential school monument, gov't confirms; Paul Andrew, left, and Doreen Cleary have been long been pushing for a monument in the N\.W\.T\. to honour residential school survivors and victims\.  

October 6 , 2025 at 07:49:15 p.m. CDT • :

Yellowknife's Somba K'e park likely location for residential school monument, gov't confirms

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October 7 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Team NT not snowshoeing in 2026 Arctic Winter Games

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October 6 , 2025 at 04:26:35 p.m. CDT • :

Salvaging efforts underway for ship grounded in Northwest Passage

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October 3 , 2025 at 08:06:16 p.m. CDT • :

Integrity commissioner dismisses complaint against Nahendeh MLA who wanted a principal fired

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October 4 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians launches new book documenting its history

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October 7 , 2025 at 02:53:35 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. Council of Leaders tells Ottawa it's 'time to build the North'

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