Fort Providence residents will be allowed back home at noon on Thursday | Alaska Highway partially reopens after fatal collision near Whitehorse's Crestview subdivision | Couple in Mount Lorne, Yukon, 'didn't have anything left' after devastating house fire
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Fort Providence residents will be allowed back home at noon on Thursday; A sprinkler set up in Fort Providence, N\.W\.T\., last week\. On Tuesday, hamlet officials said residents can return to the community at noon on Thursday, more than a week after it was evacuated due to a nearby wildfire\.

Fort Providence residents will be allowed back home at noon on Thursday

September 9 , 2025 at 12:51:08 p.m. CDT • :

As of noon on Thursday, people from Fort Providence, N.W.T., will be allowed back into the community and the evacuation order is set to be downgraded, according to the hamlet's senior administrative officer.
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Alaska Highway partially reopens after fatal collision near Whitehorse's Crestview subdivision; Yukon RCMP responded to a collision between a semi-truck and a City of Whitehorse transit bus on the Alaska Highway just after 8 a\.m\. on Tuesday\. The highway was closed for several hours at Kathleen Road near the Crestview subdivision\. It reopened to alternating lanes of traffic early Tuesday afternoon

Alaska Highway partially reopens after fatal collision near Whitehorse's Crestview subdivision

September 9 , 2025 at 11:06:52 a.m. CDT • :

The Alaska Highway in Whitehorse has reopened to alternating lanes of traffic after a fatal collision on Tuesday morning closed the highway to traffic for several hours.
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Couple in Mount Lorne, Yukon, 'didn't have anything left' after devastating house fire; Several local fire departments and agencies responded to a house fire in the Mount Lorne area south of Whitehorse on Friday afternoon\. Nobody was hurt in the incident\.

Couple in Mount Lorne, Yukon, 'didn't have anything left' after devastating house fire

September 9 , 2025 at 03:57:28 p.m. CDT • :

A couple from the community of Mount Lorne, Yukon, are still trying to come to terms with what happened after a fire destroyed their house on Friday afternoon.
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Fire destroys home in West Dawson, Yukon; officials look to boost emergency response in neighbourhood; The aftermath of a house fire in West Dawson, outside Dawson City, Yukon, on Friday\. The local fire chief says there were 2 propane tanks inside the residence at the time\.

Fire destroys home in West Dawson, Yukon; officials look to boost emergency response in neighbourhood

September 8 , 2025 at 08:36:36 p.m. CDT • :

A house fire that destroyed a house in West Dawson, outside Dawson City, Yukon, on Friday has prompted the town's fire chief to secure fire protection resources for West Dawson ahead of the annual freeze-up.
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Former Nunavik police officer gets 7 years in prison for sex offences against minors; Former Nunavik police officer Charlie Keelan was sentenced Friday in a courthouse in Quaqtaq, Nunavik\. His crimes spanned from 1997 to 2020 while he was working as an officer in the region\.

Former Nunavik police officer gets 7 years in prison for sex offences against minors

September 9 , 2025 at 02:58:43 p.m. CDT • :

Former Nunavik police officer Charlie Keelan has been convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for sexual offences involving multiple victims. 
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Hay River, N.W.T., man facing sex-related charges found guilty of voyeurism, sexual assault; Justin Minute outside the Yellowknife courthouse in June 2025\.  

September 8 , 2025 at 08:06:21 p.m. CDT • :

Hay River, N.W.T., man facing sex-related charges found guilty of voyeurism, sexual assault

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Gold prices drive Yukon placer mining production to new heights; A placer mining operation in the Yukon\.  

September 9 , 2025 at 06:01:00 a.m. CDT • :

Gold prices drive Yukon placer mining production to new heights

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RCMP investigating shooting of youth in Fort McPherson, N.W.T.; The RCMP detachment in Fort McPherson, N\.W\.T\., pictured here in 2018\. RCMP are investigating a shooting that happened shortly before 4 a\.m\. on Sept\. 7\.  

September 9 , 2025 at 10:30:31 a.m. CDT • :

RCMP investigating shooting of youth in Fort McPherson, N.W.T.

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Canoe trippers complete 1,200-km expedition along historic fur trade route in northern Que.; Six paddlers arrive in Waskaganish, Que\. on Sept 4, after 1,200 kilometres of retracing a fur trade route\.  

September 9 , 2025 at 11:33:48 a.m. CDT • :

Canoe trippers complete 1,200-km expedition along historic fur trade route in northern Que.

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Court orders Yukon gov't to write rules protecting low-income earners from wage garnishment; The Yukon courthouse in Whitehorse\.  

September 9 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Court orders Yukon gov't to write rules protecting low-income earners from wage garnishment

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September 9 , 2025 at 12:54:27 p.m. CDT • :

Advocates call for more space for Yukon's only dedicated abortion clinic

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September 5 , 2025 at 06:50:55 p.m. CDT • :

Former N.W.T. coach to be sentenced next week for sexual assault, exploitation

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September 5 , 2025 at 06:17:40 p.m. CDT • :

One person charged with trying to smuggle drugs into Yellowknife jail

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September 9 , 2025 at 02:07:53 p.m. CDT • :

Privacy commissioner says Yukon Government is withholding information on Eagle Mine

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September 8 , 2025 at 02:25:49 p.m. CDT • :

Nunavut's newest gold mine enters production, with more exploration to come

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