 | | | | | | Hello, these are your top stories for Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories. | | |  | | | | September 20 , 2023 • 08:13 PM CDT | | A few dozen people gathered in front of the Yukon legislature on Wednesday afternoon holding signs reading such things as 'Leave our kids alone,' while several hundred gathered amid rainbow flags on the sidewalk opposite as part of a counter-demonstration. | | Read more | |  | | | | September 20 , 2023 • 06:43 PM CDT | | Kelly Canadian was charged with assaulting peace officers but he says that he is the victim of violence from police. Canadian was found not guilty on the charges and has filed a complaint against RCMP for excessive use of force that left him with fractured vertebrae. | | Read more | |  | | | | September 20 , 2023 • 05:29 PM CDT | | After almost a week of technical meetings, it was the communities' turn to speak at a final public hearing that could determine the future of Nunavut's Meliadine gold mine, and therefore the entire region. | | Read more | | |  | | | | September 20 , 2023 • 05:54 PM CDT | | Located southeast of Fort Providence, N.W.T., almost 2,900 vehicles crossed the Deh Cho Bridge northbound on the weekend of Sept. 8 alone, when Yellowknifers were allowed to return home after the city was evacuated last month. By last Thursday, that number had soared to 6,587 vehicles. | | Read more | |  | | | | September 20 , 2023 • 04:38 PM CDT | | Officials with the City of Whitehorse say they're nearing the final cleanup of a polluted site in Porter Creek, but Kimpton Gagnon, who lives nearby, is running out of patience. | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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