Hiker stumbles across mysterious object in Yukon's Tombstone Territorial Park | WW II veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Whitehorse | Northview renters in Yellowknife discover default tenant insurance won't cover evacuation costs
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Hiker stumbles across mysterious object in Yukon's Tombstone Territorial Park; A mysterious object that was found by hiker David Beaudoin while trekking through the Tombstone Territorial Park location along the Yukon's Dempster Highway\.

Hiker stumbles across mysterious object in Yukon's Tombstone Territorial Park

September 11 , 2023 • 08:08 PM CDT

Dawson City, Yukon, resident David Beaudoin was hiking through Tombstone Territorial Park recently when he spotted something unusual. It looks like an old battery, but Beaudoin has some other ideas.

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WW II veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Whitehorse; Joseph Novak stands among Canadian Rangers on Sept\. 10, 2023, in Whitehorse\. Several people gathered at Whistle Bend Place to celebrate his anniversary\.

WW II veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Whitehorse

September 11 , 2023 • 07:29 PM CDT

Joseph Novak, one of the last Canadian Second World War veterans, turned 100 on Sunday. For the occasion, some friends and Armed Forces members threw him a special birthday party.

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Northview renters in Yellowknife discover default tenant insurance won't cover evacuation costs; Karmella Solomon, left, and her partner\. The pair were among the approximate 20,000 evacuees from Yellowknife\. Solomon said she reached out to her renters insurance provider and was informed her expenses incurred for necessities during the evacuation will not be covered by the renters insurance\.

Northview renters in Yellowknife discover default tenant insurance won't cover evacuation costs

September 11 , 2023 • 07:01 PM CDT

Yellowknife evacuees who were relying on the tenants insurance that is automatically provided to them by their landlord, Northview, were informed that their living expenses during the evacuation will not be covered because their property wasn't damaged.

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Action needed after Yukon ombudsman's report on botched Hidden Valley response, opposition parties say; Yukon Party MLA Brad Cathers in the Yukon legislative Assembly on Oct\. 7, 2021\.

Action needed after Yukon ombudsman's report on botched Hidden Valley response, opposition parties say

September 11 , 2023 • 04:27 PM CDT

The report, released by the Yukon Ombudsman last week, concluded the Yukon government had an obligation to immediately inform parents about the allegations against an educational assistant at the school, but didn’t.

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Pre-registration to fly home begins Tuesday for N.W.T.'s South Slave evacuees; An air tanker doing drops in the Hay River, N\.W\.T\. area\.

Pre-registration to fly home begins Tuesday for N.W.T.'s South Slave evacuees

September 11 , 2023 • 04:00 PM CDT

Evacuees from N.W.T.'s South Slave region can pre-register for re-entry flights home starting Tuesday morning.

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Fort Smith, N.W.T., re-entry plan calls for public to start returning Sept. 18; Fort Smith town council on Monday met to discus the town's re-entry plan\.  

September 11 , 2023 • 01:30 PM CDT

Fort Smith, N.W.T., re-entry plan calls for public to start returning Sept. 18

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Crews battling wildfires near Hay River, Fort Smith, N.W.T., expect more challenges Monday; A successful ignition operation burned off vegetation to head off potential growth of fire towards Highway 1, according to territorial fire information officer Mike Westwick\.  

September 11 , 2023 • 12:45 PM CDT

Crews battling wildfires near Hay River, Fort Smith, N.W.T., expect more challenges Monday

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Montreal police ask for help finding 15-year-old girl missing for nearly a month; A woman poses for a photo\.  

September 11 , 2023 • 09:36 AM CDT

Montreal police ask for help finding 15-year-old girl missing for nearly a month

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Yellowknife students return to school Thursday but official says bring extra food; Yellowknife Education District No\. 1 at Sir John Franklin High School  

September 11 , 2023 • 09:53 AM CDT

Yellowknife students return to school Thursday but official says bring extra food

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Yellowknife obstetrics unit still closed after fire evacuation; Yellowknife obstetrics unit still closed after fire evacuation  

September 11 , 2023 • 09:33 AM CDT

Yellowknife obstetrics unit still closed after fire evacuation

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September 11 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CDT

As Yellowknife reopens, work is being done to bring back the city's homeless population

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September 10 , 2023 • 06:45 PM CDT

More personnel now working Hay River wildfire than ones near Yellowknife

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September 10 , 2023 • 06:04 PM CDT

An 'extremely challenging' day for Hay River firefighters

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September 10 , 2023 • 02:55 PM CDT

Highway supports for evacuees returning to N.W.T. to end Monday

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September 10 , 2023 • 11:35 AM CDT

What you need to know for the final day of re-entry flights

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