Some Whitehorse NGOs 'very pleased' with court decision striking down SCAN Act evictions | 'Everyone plays a part': Yukon organizations gather in support of FASD awareness day | Popular Yellowknife-area hiking trail closed after wolf attack
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Some Whitehorse NGOs 'very pleased' with court decision striking down SCAN Act evictions; A close-up of the sign on the side of the courthouse in Whitehorse\.

Some Whitehorse NGOs 'very pleased' with court decision striking down SCAN Act evictions

September 10 , 2024 at 08:56:43 p.m. CDT • :

Community organizations including Blood Ties Four Directions are hailing a recent court decision striking down short-notice evictions under Yukon's Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act as a victory for vulnerable and marginalized people in the territory. 

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'Everyone plays a part': Yukon organizations gather in support of FASD awareness day; Marina Bailey is the Council of Yukon First Nation's FASD Action Plan Coordinator\. She says the support for the community barbecue shows that the need for FASD awareness is a national issue\.

'Everyone plays a part': Yukon organizations gather in support of FASD awareness day

September 10 , 2024 at 07:54:26 p.m. CDT • :

A number of national and territorial organizations gathered at Shipyards Park in downtown Whitehorse on Monday to show support for International FASD awareness day.

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Popular Yellowknife-area hiking trail closed after wolf attack; Signs and tape warn people away from the entrance to the Ranney Hill trail north of Yellowknife on Tuesday as wildlife officers continue to investigate a wolf attack\.

Popular Yellowknife-area hiking trail closed after wolf attack

September 10 , 2024 at 06:43:59 p.m. CDT • :

Wildlife officers are still searching for a wolf that reportedly followed and bit a person on a popular walking trail near Yellowknife.

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Owner of downtown Whitehorse 'purple cabin' ordered to vacate property; The "purple cabin" in downtown Whitehorse\.

Owner of downtown Whitehorse 'purple cabin' ordered to vacate property

September 7 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

The Yukon Supreme Court ordered the owner of the 'purple cabin' in downtown Whitehorse to vacate the cabin's property within 90 days, ending a three-year legal battle with the Yukon government.

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Remembering Rolf Hougen, pioneering entrepreneur and 'true Yukoner'; Yukon businessman Rolf Hougen, who died in 2024\.

Remembering Rolf Hougen, pioneering entrepreneur and 'true Yukoner'

September 9 , 2024 at 06:20:12 p.m. CDT • :

Rolf Hougen, the Whitehorse businessman, broadcasting pioneer, historian and philanthropist, is being remembered as a "true Yukoner" and a towering figure in the territory's history.

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Pharmacists worry updated health benefits program is a 'barrier' for N.W.T.ers with chronic diseases; Ian Wasserman, a pharmacist at the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Yellowknife, is worried the change means some patients will stop taking prescribed medications\.  

September 10 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Pharmacists worry updated health benefits program is a 'barrier' for N.W.T.ers with chronic diseases

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Joseph Novak, WW II veteran who gave $1M to Yukon hospitals, has died at 100; Centenarian Joseph Novak in his room at the Whistle Bend Place Care Facility in Whitehorse, Yukon, on Monday June 24, 2024\.  

September 10 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Joseph Novak, WW II veteran who gave $1M to Yukon hospitals, has died at 100

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'Essential' water pumps allegedly stolen from N.W.T. fire crews; Smoky skies seen on Highway 1, south of Fort Providence, on Aug 11, 2024\.  

September 10 , 2024 at 05:45:33 p.m. CDT • :

'Essential' water pumps allegedly stolen from N.W.T. fire crews

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Victim of alleged murder in Inuvik, N.W.T., was 'very quiet young fella,' uncle says; The Yellowknife courthouse on Sept\. 20, 2023\. Ron Barlas, the CEO of Denesoline, the economic arm of the Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation is scheduled to appear in court on Sept\. 27 after being sued by his corporation and the community for stealing from them\. The charges have not been proven in court and Barlas maintains his innocence\.  

September 9 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Victim of alleged murder in Inuvik, N.W.T., was 'very quiet young fella,' uncle says

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Indigenous cultural leave, pay raises in tentative deal between City of Yellowknife and union; Yellowknife city hall with overgrown grass and gardens on Sep\. 6, 2023\. Councillors expect to meet Aug\. 26 to make a final decision on increased appeal fees\.  

September 9 , 2024 at 07:01:29 p.m. CDT • :

Indigenous cultural leave, pay raises in tentative deal between City of Yellowknife and union

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September 10 , 2024 at 03:12:37 p.m. CDT • :

More than 1,300 Nunavut gov't employees made over $100k in 2023

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September 9 , 2024 at 03:05:47 p.m. CDT • :

Birthing services temporarily back in Inuvik, N.W.T. — but future unclear after Sept.

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September 9 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Yukon commission proposes new electoral boundary adjustments ahead of final report

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September 8 , 2024 at 06:26:14 p.m. CDT • :

Pierre Poilievre gets warm reception at Yellowknife rally

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September 8 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Cree-owned 'Wachiya' store selling Indigenous arts and crafts in Old Montreal

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