Yukon union alleges documents shredded in response to ATIPP, gov't denies wrongdoing | N.W.T. gov't warns Enterprise mayor not to use hamlet funds for new homes | Councillors press for public input in review of City of Yellowknife's wildfire response
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Yukon union alleges documents shredded in response to ATIPP, gov't denies wrongdoing; The Yukon government main administration building in Whitehorse\.

Yukon union alleges documents shredded in response to ATIPP, gov't denies wrongdoing

September 25 , 2023 • 07:24 PM CDT

The Yukon Employees' Union (YEU) is accusing the territorial government's Public Service Commission of shredding documents in response to an access-to-information request. The terriotry, however, says that's not true and the documents in question couldn't have been legally shared.

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N.W.T. gov't warns Enterprise mayor not to use hamlet funds for new homes; Michael St Amour is the mayor of Enterprise, N\.W\.T\.

N.W.T. gov't warns Enterprise mayor not to use hamlet funds for new homes

September 25 , 2023 • 06:41 PM CDT

The mayor of wildfire-devastated Enterprise, N.W.T., says his relations with the territorial government have become 'tense, at best' after the hamlet council was warned not to purchase homes for now-homeless residents.

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Councillors press for public input in review of City of Yellowknife's wildfire response; Building with sign that says city of yellowknife\.

Councillors press for public input in review of City of Yellowknife's wildfire response

September 25 , 2023 • 06:30 PM CDT

For an assessment if the city's response to the wildfires, councillors say there should be more focus on transparency to the public and hearing about residents' experiences.

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N.W.T. government lifts sweeping fire ban imposed for the 1st time in July; No bonfires in city limits, says Yellowknife's fire chief\.

N.W.T. government lifts sweeping fire ban imposed for the 1st time in July

September 25 , 2023 • 05:06 PM CDT

The city of Yellowknife has lifted its fire ban, two days after sweeping fire bans that covered the N.W.T.'s North and South Slave regions came to an end. 

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Meet the Alaska Native mom and daughter behind fish camp Barbie; Angela donates the scenes to Alaska Native non-profit organizations to be auctioned off with proceeds going to the centre to support Alaska Native culture\.

Meet the Alaska Native mom and daughter behind fish camp Barbie

September 25 , 2023 • 04:23 PM CDT

Angela Gonzalez creates Koyukon Athabaskan-themed Barbie scenes with her daughters.

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How the Yukon humane society made finding fur-ever homes easier; Louve Twaddell, who helps take care of the puppies at Wild Adventure Yukon, says it's an amazing partnership to have Humane Society Yukon put dogs up for adoption on display for tourists travelling through Carcross\. It also helps socialize the animals\.  

September 25 , 2023 • 03:11 PM CDT

How the Yukon humane society made finding fur-ever homes easier

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Crown ordered to pay after making legal errors, racist statements during Yukon sexual assault trial; A close-up of the signage on the courthouse in Whitehorse\.  

September 25 , 2023 • 03:46 PM CDT

Crown ordered to pay after making legal errors, racist statements during Yukon sexual assault trial

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Amid pushback, Agnico Eagle says it will work with Inuit on Meliadine wind farm site; The sign on the all-weather access road to Agnico Eagle's Meliadine Mine near Rankin Inlet\.  

September 25 , 2023 • 03:15 PM CDT

Amid pushback, Agnico Eagle says it will work with Inuit on Meliadine wind farm site

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Hope remains as residents return to Enterprise, N.W.T., to assess wildfire damage; Paul Flamand stands with his daughter, Dakota Steinwand, to survey the damage to his home from last month's wildfire\.  

September 25 , 2023 • 02:36 PM CDT

Hope remains as residents return to Enterprise, N.W.T., to assess wildfire damage

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Some chronic medical treatment no longer available in Dawson City, Yukon; Residents of Dawson City, Yukon who require chronic medical treatment will now have to travel to Whitehorse rather than receive treatment at the Dawson hospital\.  

September 25 , 2023 • 01:58 PM CDT

Some chronic medical treatment no longer available in Dawson City, Yukon

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September 25 , 2023 • 12:37 PM CDT

Kaernerk named Nunavut heritage minister, Qavvik takes environment portfolio

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September 25 , 2023 • 11:59 AM CDT

Warrior Walkers begin their journey from Dawson City, Yukon, to Whitehorse

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September 23 , 2023 • 04:35 PM CDT

MLAs Qavvik and Kaernerk elected to Nunavut Executive Council

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September 23 , 2023 • 03:13 PM CDT

Smoke from southern fires blankets Yellowknife and other N.W.T. communities

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September 22 , 2023 • 09:37 PM CDT

Yellowknife's mayor says that city did not ask territory to trigger evacuation

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