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Yellowknife city council weighs in on possible new environmental policies
;Resize=(620)) Environmental considerations included the protection of natural heritage features, wildfire polices and climate action.
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Yukon Energy heads face questions from opposition MLAs
;Resize=(620)) Officials from both the Yukon Development Corporation and the Yukon Energy Corporation appeared as witnesses at the Legislative Assembly Monday.
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Department of National Defence town hall brings out hundreds in Inuvik
;Resize=(620)) Hundreds of Inuvik residents showed up at the Midnight Sun complex Tuesday to grill the Department of National Defence on new spending.
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RCMP disrupts black market cannabis website after finding package bound for N.W.T.
;Resize=(620)) Police became aware of the "Culture Cannabis Canada" website after Canada Post flagged a parcel containing a "large quantity" of cannabis and its byproducts.
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N.W.T. education leaders meet to talk funding following Inuvik teacher layoffs
;Resize=(620)) While the Northwest Territories education minister meets with other leaders this week to discuss funding, Jordan's Principle cuts continue to hit schools across the territory, with Inuvik being the latest example.
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10 candidates step forward for shot at NTI presidency
;Resize=(620)) It's a crowded field for the top job at Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Ten candidates are in the running for president. Nominations closed Tuesday and candidates have until Friday to back out.
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Rangers, instructors share navigational skills during training in Wekweètì, N.W.T.
;Resize=(620)) Instructors with the Canadian Rangers visited the N.W.T. community to offer training in first aid and orienteering to members — and learned some new navigation skills themselves.
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B.C. man convicted of manslaughter, found not guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Yukon Supreme Court
;Resize=(620)) Seth Boss was found not guilty of 2nd-degree murder for the death of Anthony Primozic in Haines Junction by the Yukon Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Yukon government axes engineer on Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement project
;Resize=(620)) The Yukon government has axed the engineer of record on the Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement project because “different expertise” is needed to move the project forward, according to the highways minister.
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Mounties spied on 'Father of Nunavut' in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene alliance
;Resize=(620)) The RCMP Security Service spied on Inuit leaders like John Amagoalik as they developed their Nunavut proposal in the 1970s, newly declassified papers show. Between 1972 and 1980, Mounties compiled a three-volume intelligence dossier on the national Inuit organization under the "Native extremism" program.
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We asked Canada's premiers if they fly private. Here's what they said
;Resize=(620)) Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reversed course on the purchase of a $28.9-million private jet for his travel — a controversy that has raised questions about how often Canada's leaders fly on private aircraft. CBC News reached out to offices of the premier from coast to coast, to see how the provinces book air travel.
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Alberta man charged after alleged assault in Hay River, N.W.T., home
;Resize=(620)) Police in Hay River, N.W.T., have arrested a 30-year-old Edmonton man accused of threatening an individual with a firearm. He faces several assault and weapons-related charges.
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BMC says it wants to talk after Kaska slam approvals for Yukon mine
;Resize=(620)) BMC Minerals, the company behind the controversial Kudz Ze Kyah mine, says it wants to meet with Kaska First Nations after Ottawa and the Yukon government approved the zinc-silver-copper project.
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Police in Mayo, Yukon, say standoff resolved safely, 1 person in custody
;Resize=(620)) In a news release, RCMP said they safely resolved a standoff involving a barricaded person they believed to be armed.
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SPCA calls for stronger protection of animals under N.W.T. legislation
;Resize=(620)) The N.W.T. SPCA says it’s gotten concerns from tourists and residents alike for years over the care and conditions of animals, and the current legislation limits how and when authorities can intervene to protect an animal.
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