Man medevaced to Whitehorse had nowhere to go after hospital discharged him | Baker Lake, Nunavut, mayor resigns | Polytechnic campus at Tin Can Hill possible, but Yellowknife college says it needs $400M to proceed
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Man medevaced to Whitehorse had nowhere to go after hospital discharged him; Mike Dobson of Pelly Crossing, Yukon, at the Whitehorse hospital\.

Man medevaced to Whitehorse had nowhere to go after hospital discharged him

December 10 , 2024 at 06:57:07 p.m. CST • :

Mike Dobson of Pelly Crossing, Yukon, wants the Whitehorse General Hospital to do better when discharging rural patients who arrive by medevac.
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Baker Lake, Nunavut, mayor resigns; Baker Lake's mayor Shawn Attungala was charged with assault in September\.

Baker Lake, Nunavut, mayor resigns

December 10 , 2024 at 04:51:58 p.m. CST • :

In a letter posted to the hamlet's Facebook page on Tuesday, Kevin Iksiktaaryuk said he's leaving the job.
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Polytechnic campus at Tin Can Hill possible, but Yellowknife college says it needs $400M to proceed; Left: Tin Can Hill as shown from a hiking trail on May 30, 2022\. Right: The proposed site by Aurora College for a new campus location\.

Polytechnic campus at Tin Can Hill possible, but Yellowknife college says it needs $400M to proceed

December 10 , 2024 at 03:48:40 p.m. CST • :

A media briefing held Tuesday on on the release of the environmental assessment report for the proposed Tin Can Hill site outlined what lies ahead for the polytechnic university.
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Local Indigenous communities key to Arctic security, experts say; The federal government is pledging to work with its American counterparts after the U\.S\. claimed parts of the Arctic seafloor that Canada also wants\. In this July 16, 2017, file photo, ice is broken up by the passing of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it sails through the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska\.

Local Indigenous communities key to Arctic security, experts say

December 10 , 2024 at 02:35:04 p.m. CST • :

Experts say that as the eyes and ears of the Arctic, local communities are the key to Canada's new Arctic foreign policy — though some northern leaders say they haven't heard what the announcement will mean for them.
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N.W.T. gov't to dissolve health authority's leadership board; Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital on Jan\. 19\.

N.W.T. gov't to dissolve health authority's leadership board

December 10 , 2024 at 01:57:45 p.m. CST • :

The N.W.T. government has announced it will dissolve the leadership council that oversees the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority and replace it with a public administrator.
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Whitehorse shop owners say they're fed up with property crime; Shelly Maximnuk, owner of Wines by Design, believes Canada needs stiffer penalties to deter people from breaking into shops like hers\.  

December 10 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Whitehorse shop owners say they're fed up with property crime

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How a Whitehorse salon owner snagged a $50K suite to see Taylor Swift; Shari McIntosh, co-owner of the Mint Salon Collective in Whitehorse\.  

December 7 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CST • :

How a Whitehorse salon owner snagged a $50K suite to see Taylor Swift

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Yellowknife's A&W to close at end of year; The Yellowknife A&W has long been a staple of downtown Yellowknife\. It's set to close its doors on Dec\. 31\.  

December 9 , 2024 at 06:04:35 p.m. CST • :

Yellowknife's A&W to close at end of year

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Yellowknife's options to discipline councillors too limited, says woman behind complaint; Both sides have agreed to continue mediator-led negotiations on Monday and Tuesday\. If a deal is not reached unionized City employees will strike Wednesday, the City of Yellowknife says\.  

December 10 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Yellowknife's options to discipline councillors too limited, says woman behind complaint

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Mayors, councillors elected in some N.W.T. hamlets; A voter drops their ballot into a ballot box for the 2021 St\. John's municipal election\.  

December 10 , 2024 at 01:35:06 p.m. CST • :

Mayors, councillors elected in some N.W.T. hamlets

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December 8 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Bow ties, fried chicken and heat: Yellowknife Explorer Hotel staff look back on 50 years

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December 9 , 2024 at 07:41:48 p.m. CST • :

Yukon appeal court orders more consultation on Kudz Ze Kayah mine project

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December 10 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. CST • :

First Nation, Yukon and federal gov'ts agree to look into new protected area

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December 10 , 2024 at 12:00:00 p.m. CST • :

Sahtu leaders in N.W.T. consider food banks as cost-of-living crisis continues in region

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December 10 , 2024 at 11:22:13 a.m. CST • :

Jeremy Tunraluk elected new president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

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