Bad gas at Whitehorse station causes trouble for some drivers | 2 years after N.W.T. gov't pledge to clamp down on illegal cabins, just 5 have been removed | Yukon students take on Arctic sports
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Bad gas at Whitehorse station causes trouble for some drivers; Tags gas station in downtown Whitehorse\.

Bad gas at Whitehorse station causes trouble for some drivers

December 4 , 2023 • 07:24 PM CST

A Whitehorse gas station is blaming a bad batch of fuel for the trouble some customers had with their vehicles after filling up.

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2 years after N.W.T. gov't pledge to clamp down on illegal cabins, just 5 have been removed; The Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife in September 2014\.

2 years after N.W.T. gov't pledge to clamp down on illegal cabins, just 5 have been removed

December 4 , 2023 • 01:37 PM CST

In 2021, the N.W.T. government said it was getting rid of squatters in the territory. But years later, only five cabins have been removed, and some cases have been in limbo for years. 

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Yukon students take on Arctic sports; Yukon students take on Arctic sports

Yukon students take on Arctic sports

December 4 , 2023 • 10:29 AM CST

Students from around the Yukon travelled to the Canada Games Centre in Whitehorse last week to participate in the 12th annual Arctic Sports Inter-school Championships.

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Yukon man facing 'unthinkable' 2-year surgery wait pursues $30,000 private option; In September Arnold Hedstrom learnt he was one of about 200 people on the waiting list for a hip replacement and surgeons were only funded to do 100 hip surgeries a year\. "It wasn't very good news\."

Yukon man facing 'unthinkable' 2-year surgery wait pursues $30,000 private option

December 1 , 2023 • 02:08 PM CST

Arnold Hedstrom of Whitehorse plans to fork out $30,000 for private hip-replacement surgery, rather than spend "a significant chunk" of his remaining life on a hospital wait list. 

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Tulita chief says Sahtu needs healing lodge in preparation for Mackenzie Valley Highway; Tulita Chief Frank Andrew said he supports gardening and greenhouses, but upgrading the Sahtu winter road to an all-season road is a more pressing issue for food security\.

Tulita chief says Sahtu needs healing lodge in preparation for Mackenzie Valley Highway

December 4 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CST

Tulita's chief says the community needs a healing lodge to prepare for the impacts of a long-awaited all-season road to the community. 

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Hunter charged after bear carcass found near Klukshu, Yukon; A grizzly bear known as the mayor of Klukshu is believed to have been killed\. An elder from the community is saddened by the loss as the mayor, as the bear would keep to his side of the creek and taught younger bears to do the same, avoiding encounters with humans\.  

November 30 , 2023 • 06:54 PM CST

Hunter charged after bear carcass found near Klukshu, Yukon

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Unseasonably warm temperatures leave winter athletes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., in the lurch; Fort Simpson speed skating coach Val Gendron poses for a picture with skater Serena Hanna\. Gendron Says that sports like speed skating are an opportunity for kids in the community to connect and work on leadership skills\.  

December 4 , 2023 • 08:00 AM CST

Unseasonably warm temperatures leave winter athletes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., in the lurch

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Whitehorse residents with disabilities threaten class-action over city's lack of snow-clearing; Icy conditions near an accessible parking space at 4th Avenue and Wood in downtown Whitehorse\. Larochelle says frozen, snow-covered ramps like this one are extremely challenging to navigate by wheelchair\.  

December 4 , 2023 • 08:36 AM CST

Whitehorse residents with disabilities threaten class-action over city's lack of snow-clearing

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Whitehorse man sentenced for coercing minor into sexual act in exchange for crack cocaine; A close-up of the sign on the side of the courthouse in Whitehorse\.  

November 30 , 2023 • 08:14 PM CST

Whitehorse man sentenced for coercing minor into sexual act in exchange for crack cocaine

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Residents of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, get electricity back after days-long power outage; Welcome to Pangnirtung\. Alcohol in this community of about 1,500 people has been prohibited for over 30 years\.  

December 3 , 2023 • 07:18 PM CST

Residents of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, get electricity back after days-long power outage

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November 30 , 2023 • 09:29 AM CST

MLAs Simpson, Testart, Thompson and Wawzonek make pitches to become N.W.T. premier

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December 3 , 2023 • 04:30 PM CST

Wolf believed to have killed pet dog in Yellowknife area

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December 2 , 2023 • 05:22 PM CST

Yukon Hospital Corp. used capital funds just to meet payroll last year, report says

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December 3 , 2023 • 03:00 AM CST

Greetings from an urban Inuk: Here's how I celebrate my name and identity

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December 2 , 2023 • 07:29 PM CST

Pangnirtung, Nunavut, declares state of emergency over extended power outages

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