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Deh Cho bridge repair work pushed back to October

May 29 , 2024 at 07:49:26 p.m. CDT • :

The N.W.T. government now expects long-awaited repairs to the Deh Cho Bridge to begin in October. Earlier, officials said work would happen this summer.

'It's challenging to keep up': Yukon teachers ask for guidance on use of AI in schools

May 29 , 2024 at 04:46:14 p.m. CDT • :

Three teachers from different Whitehorse high schools say they want guidance from the education department about how to deal with artificial intelligence being used by students or in the territory's schools.

Officials still optimistic about shoreline protection in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., despite project setbacks

May 29 , 2024 at 03:12:27 p.m. CDT • :

Officials in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., are staying confident their plan to protect the shoreline of their community from ongoing erosion will be successful, even though they only completed 50 per cent of the work they planned to do this spring.

'Predatory monopoly': Canadian North, feds criticized over new baggage fees

May 29 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Two weeks ago, the airline unveiled sweeping changes and increased costs. While passengers still receive their first bag for free, the cost of a second bag on the lowest ticket fare has jumped by 50 per cent, and the cost of an overweight bag (anything over 51 pounds) has tripled on all fare types.

Rio Tinto lays out plans to resurrect Yellowknife's Frame Lake

May 28 , 2024 at 05:41:03 p.m. CDT • :

Rio Tinto will install an aerator in Yellowknife's Frame Lake next week in the hopes of introducing a fish habitat to the anoxic lake.

May 24 , 2024 at 02:57:58 p.m. CDT • :

This N.W.T. man was on a survey looking for birds. Instead he found the wreckage of a plane

May 29 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

MLAs put Nunavut Arctic College under the microscope

May 29 , 2024 at 11:19:00 a.m. CDT • :

Whitehorse mayor shuts down motion to support Palestine

May 28 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Here's what a Yukon farmer did when faced with a risky cow birth and no vet

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May 28 , 2024 at 12:05:15 p.m. CDT • :

Yukon court dismisses appeals of Whitehorse airport apron case

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