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Confidential files accessed, phones stolen during break-in at Yukon victim services office
The Yukon victim services office in Whitehorse is closed for two days and RCMP are investigating after a weekend break-in that involved an intruder accessing confidential files that contain personal information and sensitive legal documents.
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'This is totally unacceptable': Tuktoyaktuk mayor, road contractors decry state of highway
Tuktoyaktuk Mayor Erwin Elias says that the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway is unsafe, and is calling on the N.W.T. Government to provide more funding for maintenance.
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Police say double-homicide investigation in Yellowknife points to illicit drug trade
The RCMP says drug trafficking may have been a factor in what they're calling a double homicide that occurred in Yellowknife on Saturday morning.
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Proposed Kam Lake campground passes first reading by Yellowknife City Council
A proposed campground in Yellowknife's Kam Lake district has passed a first reading by city council.
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Warm weather in Alaska highlights risk climate change poses to future Arctic Winter Games
After a warm Arctic Winter Games in Alaska, some officials and coaches have suggested moving the games up from March to February in an effort to ensure that temperatures are cold enough for winter sports.
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2024 Arctic Winter Games end with song, dance and celebration
Athletes, coaches and volunteers said goodbye to this year's Arctic Winter Games at Saturday afternoon's closing ceremony.
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2 people dead in Yellowknife, RCMP investigating as double homicide
Police were called to a home on Bigelow Crescent, between Williams and Wolgar avenues, just after 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning where they found one person dead and another suffering from serious injuries, according to RCMP.
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Yukon gov't sells empty Whitehorse lot for $1, promising new development
The Yukon government has sold a vacant lot at Fifth Avenue and Rogers Street in downtown Whitehorse for development, but the buyer must remediate the soil and ensure protection from potential landslides.
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Behchokǫ̀ elder now has running water but laments lack of info from Tłı̨chǫ Government
A Behchokǫ̀ elder is now getting help repairing her house after going more than two months without running water this winter but still has concerns about what the repairs will be and how long she'll be out of her home.
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Arctic Winter Games committee considers reducing games to every 3 years to cut costs
The Arctic Winter Games is undergoing a broad review of what changes to make to the games moving forward. That includes whether to make the games less frequent, age categories and number of competitors per sport.
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Whitehorse man sentenced for drug charges, including conspiracy to traffic cocaine into jail, skipping trial
Taylor Duke, 21, pleaded guilty in territorial court last month to one count each of conspiracy to commit cocaine trafficking, possession of hydromorphone for the purpose of trafficking, and failing to appear in court.
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Man who stabbed Whitehorse RCMP officer during wellness check gets conditional discharge
At the time of the incident, Jason Acklack, according to his lawyer, was “concerned about obesity” and approximately 35 days into a 40-day fast, had not drank water in several days and had also smoked “a couple of joints” of cannabis.
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Parent-child duos enjoy the chance to compete together at Arctic Winter Games
The new open category for Dene Games is giving generations of athletes to compete together at the Arctic Winter Games (AWG).
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CRTC to reconsider Cabin Radio's application to get on Yellowknife's FM airwaves
The news comes after the CRTC concluded last year that N.W.T.'s capital city can't support another commercial radio station.
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'Failure of government': Nunavut elder care needs to be brought home, federal minister says
Seniors in Nunavut are flown thousands of kilometres south for care, often removing them from their communities, culture and language.
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