'We never asked to be saved': Whitehorse Star owners say doomed paper is not for sale | Nunavut man charged with first-degree murder | N.W.T. updates its emergency plan ahead of 'high-risk season'
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'We never asked to be saved': Whitehorse Star owners say doomed paper is not for sale; Michelle \(left\) and Melanie Pearce are the owners of the Whitehorse Star\. They say the newspaper is shutting down for good\.

'We never asked to be saved': Whitehorse Star owners say doomed paper is not for sale

April 22 , 2024 at 05:56:54 p.m. CDT • :

The owners of the 124-year-old Whitehorse Star newspaper say their decision to close the business is final. That's put a halt to local fundraising efforts to save the paper as it prepares to publish its final issue next month.

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Nunavut man charged with first-degree murder; A former Nunavut RCMP relief officer is on trial in Iqaluit this week for charges of assault with a firearm and uttering threats\.

Nunavut man charged with first-degree murder

April 22 , 2024 at 03:13:55 p.m. CDT • :

Nunavut RCMP said in a news release Monday Danny Paul Eyaituk, 38, was charged after the body of Annie Tracy Oqaituq, 38, was found at their home.

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N.W.T. updates its emergency plan ahead of 'high-risk season'; Emily King, the director of public safety with municipal and community affairs, said there were many lessons learned from last year's wildfire season\.

N.W.T. updates its emergency plan ahead of 'high-risk season'

April 22 , 2024 at 02:25:15 p.m. CDT • :

The government of the Northwest Territories has made some changes to its emergency plan ahead of the 2024 "high-risk season." The plan describes the emergency management framework in the N.W.T. and the roles and responsibilities of departments, governments and non-government agencies. 

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New housing project with income restrictions and resale requirements to open in Whitehorse; Plan for new yukon housing

New housing project with income restrictions and resale requirements to open in Whitehorse

April 19 , 2024 at 05:49:38 p.m. CDT • :

A new housing project will open soon in Whitehorse and the model is the first of it's kind for the Yukon. The Northern Community Land Trust held an open house earlier today. The CBC's Gabrielle Plonka brings us the story.

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Winner of Dawson City, Yukon's 1st potato race takes home trophy and bragging rights; A group of people who race potatoes for the Dawson City, Yukon potato race\. Only one was crowned champion but everyone left feeling like winners\.

Winner of Dawson City, Yukon's 1st potato race takes home trophy and bragging rights

April 22 , 2024 at 01:33:18 p.m. CDT • :

'I'm feeling absolutely fantastic,' said the U.K.'s Conor Driscoll on Sunday, after his aerodynamic spud won Dawson City, Yukon's inaugural potato race on Sunday.

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'A really big loss': Sadness greets the closure of The Local Bar in Whitehorse; Selina Heyligers-Hare and Etienne Girard, both of Major Funk, seen here on stage at The Local Bar\.  

April 22 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

'A really big loss': Sadness greets the closure of The Local Bar in Whitehorse

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Man hospitalized in Yellowknife shooting on Sunday; An RCMP cruiser in Yellowknife on July 30, 2021\.  

April 21 , 2024 at 12:48:00 p.m. CDT • :

Man hospitalized in Yellowknife shooting on Sunday

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 Over 1,300 Trumpeter Swans touch down in M'Clintock Bay, Yukon; A group of Trumpeter Swans feeding in shallow waters  

April 17 , 2024 at 04:47:51 p.m. CDT • :

Over 1,300 Trumpeter Swans touch down in M'Clintock Bay, Yukon

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Yellowknife coffee shop pays for 900 meals in embattled Gaza; Rami Kassem, the owner of Javaroma in Yellowknife, sent the money to a woman in the city of Rafah who helped organize, prepare and distribute the meals\. Kassem received these photos from her afterward\.  

April 22 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Yellowknife coffee shop pays for 900 meals in embattled Gaza

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Yellowknife neighbourhood dealing with deteriorating roads, constant water main breaks; Alexandra Giroux lives in a Yellowknife neighbourhood that has experienced seven water main breaks since February\.  

April 21 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Yellowknife neighbourhood dealing with deteriorating roads, constant water main breaks

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April 20 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Yellowknife's Janet Pacey got her pins back

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April 19 , 2024 at 08:08:57 p.m. CDT • :

Shelter staff training examined at coroner's inquest in Whitehorse

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April 22 , 2024 at 10:28:53 a.m. CDT • :

Monday marks Gwich'in Day across the N.W.T.

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April 21 , 2024 at 03:00:14 a.m. CDT • :

Construction on apartments underway at former Bellanca building in Yellowknife

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April 21 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Meet the Inuit throat singers revitalizing the tradition and engaging new audiences

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