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Whitehorse's F.H. Collins high school is over-capacity, 8 years after it was rebuilt

August 29 , 2024 at 05:17:47 p.m. CDT • :

It's been less than a decade since the old F.H. Collins Secondary School building in Whitehorse was razed in order to make way for a whole new building — and now the new building is already stretched at the seams.

After report on 2023 wildfires, calls for N.W.T. gov't to invest more in firefighters

August 29 , 2024 at 05:52:54 p.m. CDT • :

Northwest Territories MLAs are calling on the territorial government to implement all of the recommendations of a recent review looking at what went wrong during last year's fire season — especially those related to staff training and retention.

Yukoners concerned with quality of care at Wind River Hospice

August 29 , 2024 at 06:19:09 p.m. CDT • :

Some Yukoners are worried about the recent relocation of Wind River Hospice. The palliative care unit is in Whistle Bend Place, a long-term care facility. Earlier this summer the unit was moved from one section of Whistle Bend Place into another, prompting concern about quality of care. Now, experts, officials and residents are all pleading with the Yukon government to fix it. Virginie Ann has the details.

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3 arrested after RCMP carry out early-morning search warrant in Yellowknife

August 29 , 2024 at 12:38:21 p.m. CDT • :

RCMP in Yellowknife say they've arrested three people after executing a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Thursday morning.

2 charged with second-degree murder in Inuvik, N.W.T.

August 27 , 2024 at 06:10:13 p.m. CDT • :

RCMP in the Northwest Territories say they've charged two people in connection with the death of a 39-year-old man in the community.

August 28 , 2024 at 08:14:22 p.m. CDT • :

Victoria Gold legal woes continue as creditor list goes public

August 27 , 2024 at 02:18:01 p.m. CDT • :

Yukon man sentenced for selling drugs that caused fatal overdose

August 27 , 2024 at 06:26:37 p.m. CDT • :

Protest concert in Carmacks, Yukon, calls for a ban on heap leaching

August 29 , 2024 at 06:11:46 p.m. CDT • :

Ludacris's gulp of untreated Alaska glacier melt was totally fine, scientist says

August 29 , 2024 at 01:45:36 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. officials stress need for information-sharing agreement with B.C. Hydro on Site C dam

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