'Ripple effects': Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute | Whitehorse city councillor feels pressured to stop bringing her baby to meetings | Alberta premier says Imperial oil should have disclosed tailings pond spills
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'Ripple effects': Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute; The Yellowknife Community Arena last week\.

'Ripple effects': Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute

March 6 , 2023 • 08:10 PM CST

Some sporting clubs in the Northwest Territories capital are on the sidelines as a labour dispute between the city and its unionized employees nears the end of its fourth week.

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Whitehorse city councillor feels pressured to stop bringing her baby to meetings; Whitehorse city councillor Michelle Friesen's infant son Theo in council chambers\.

Whitehorse city councillor feels pressured to stop bringing her baby to meetings

March 6 , 2023 • 06:36 PM CST

A Whitehorse city councillor says she feels like she's being pressured to stop bringing her baby to council meetings — something she says came as a surprise and raises questions about inclusivity in politics.

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Alberta premier says Imperial oil should have disclosed tailings pond spills; The Kearl Lake pilot project, about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, was sponsored by the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority\.

Alberta premier says Imperial oil should have disclosed tailings pond spills

March 6 , 2023 • 05:20 PM CST

Alberta's energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and seeping into groundwater, says a lawyer.

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Team Yukon heads home after making waves at Canada Games; Team Yukon bronze medallist Jaymi Hinchey and gold medallist Mike Sumner were flag bearers at the closing ceremonies of the 2023 Canada Games on P\.E\.I\., March 5, 2023\.

Team Yukon heads home after making waves at Canada Games

March 6 , 2023 • 02:33 PM CST

Team Yukon athletes were heading home on Monday after the Canada Games — and bringing some hardware with them.

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Nunavut's Jake Higgs guides team to territory's 1st-ever win at Brier; Nunavut skip Jake Higgs releases his shot during the 10th end of their 7-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont\.

Nunavut's Jake Higgs guides team to territory's 1st-ever win at Brier

March 4 , 2023 • 04:30 PM CST

Nunavut has its first-ever victory at the Canadian men's curling championship. Skip Jake Higgs guided his team to a 7-4 win over Nathan Young of Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday.

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Former Nunavut RCMP detachment commander found not guilty of assault; The RCMP station in Sanirajak, Nunavut, in March of 2022\.  

March 6 , 2023 • 02:39 PM CST

Former Nunavut RCMP detachment commander found not guilty of assault

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What services are going into Yellowknife's old Stanton Hospital?; Tasmina Akter went to the Stanton Territorial Hospital after she stopped feeling her baby move\.  

March 6 , 2023 • 12:24 PM CST

What services are going into Yellowknife's old Stanton Hospital?

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Nunavut's illegal lotteries are not enforceable, minister says; Nunavut's Legislative Assembly on Feb\. 6, 2023\.  

March 6 , 2023 • 06:58 AM CST

Nunavut's illegal lotteries are not enforceable, minister says

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Pandemic dental delays in the N.W.T. have turned some tooth issues into emergencies;  Andrea Keogak, her daughter Hailey Kuptana, and her Hailey's dad Jeff Kuptana boating near Kellet Point off in Beaufort Delta region\.  

March 6 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CST

Pandemic dental delays in the N.W.T. have turned some tooth issues into emergencies

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Indigenous scholar questions past writings on residential schools by incoming YukonU professor; Crystal Gail Fraser, assistant professor of history and native studies at the University of Alberta, and Ken Coates, incoming chair of Indigenous governance at Yukon University\.  

March 5 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CST

Indigenous scholar questions past writings on residential schools by incoming YukonU professor

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March 4 , 2023 • 04:30 PM CST

Nunavut's Jake Higgs guides team to territory's 1st-ever win at Brier

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March 5 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CST

National Inuit organization, RCMP start work to prevent human trafficking

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March 4 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CST

Desperation grows for child care spots in Yellowknife

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March 4 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CST

Dozens of plant species in Alaska, Yukon likely to spread north due to climate change, says study

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March 3 , 2023 • 08:15 PM CST

Elderly couple dropped from Yukon Housing waitlist after gov't policy change

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