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Canada - North 4 hours ago. In Depth. The N. However, accessing territorial services in any language other than English or French remains a challenge for residents. Canada - North 11 hours ago.

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Canada - North 3 hours ago. Yukon Hospital Corp. Canada - North March 1. Yukon ombudsman says territory's Safer Schools Action Plan doesn't go far enough The Yukon education department needs to further clarify its internal processes, ombudsman Jason Pedlar wrote in a report released this week, so that its botched response to a sexual abuse case at Hidden Valley Elementary School doesn't happen again. Yukon gov't to spend 3 years remediating abandoned Minto mine site The Yukon government is planning to spend three years remediating the Minto mine site, regardless of whether another company buys it. Yukon hospital workers give union strike mandate as contract talks resume Unionized employees of the Yukon Hospital Corporation have voted in favour of strike action if they cannot reach a new deal with their employer. Canada - North February According to the government, it is the single largest affordable housing development in the territory's history. Sweeping zoning changes in Whitehorse could permit dense housing, more garden suites Whitehorse city council wants to allow four units per lot in areas currently dominated by single, detached-style homes. It's also set to tweak the rules around garden and living suites, yard setbacks and parking, as it looks for ways to increase Whitehorse's housing supply. A spring ice jam last May caused several historic buildings to be swept away, and the rest to be damaged. New shuttle service connects Whitehorse and Haines Junction, Yukon A new shuttle service starting on Wednesday will offer trips between Whitehorse and Haines Junction, Yukon, three times a week, year-round. Whitehorse's safe consumption site sees big jump in visits so far this year The supervised consumption site in downtown Whitehorse has seen record-breaking attendance this month, with about 1, visits to the facility between Feb. Yukon handgames tournament gets a new name to honour the elder who created it Yukon Rendezvous wrapped up this weekend in Whitehorse, along with the first-ever Yvonne Ann Smarch Memorial Handgames Tournament. Founder of Western Arctic Youth Collective honoured for work promoting culture, mental wellness Alyssa Carpenter, founder of Western Arctic Youth Collective, is trying to provide youth with the social, cultural and mental health programming she wishes she'd had when she was younger.

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Canada - North 4 hours ago. Canada - North March 1. The Nunavut capital continues to deal with the aftermath of a blizzard that swept thought the city on Thursday, leaving people unable to get out of their homes and snowdrifts lining the streets. On Thursday, a pep rally was held in the community. Blizzard shuts down Iqaluit's streets, schools Residents are advised to stay off the roads and take shelter because of reduced visibility and unsafe road conditions.

A man from Fort McPherson, N. John Blake, 49, said he wanted to deal with his addiction, something he's done in the past after staying at the Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centres, a facility no longer contracted by the territorial government. Blake said the territorial government arranged a flight out of Inuvik in late January for him to get that treatment at a facility in Alberta. Blake said he knew he was in need of a medical detox, a program that helps people manage acute intoxication and withdrawal. Made to have a piss test. Brought back over to the room and told that I wasn't welcome in the facility, that they didn't have a detox centre," Blake said. CBC News reached out to Thorpe about the incident by email, but didn't hear back immediately.

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The next issue of CBC North newsletter will soon be in your inbox. North - CBC News. Radio One -. North Video Carousel Page 1 of 1. Featured Content. Seniors in Nunavut are flown thousands of kilometres south for care, often removing them from their communities, culture and language. Canada - North 1 hour ago.

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Simpson read the bill for the second time in the legislature Monday. Staff and bed reductions at Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital paused Plans to reduce the number of staff and beds at Stanton Territorial Hospital as COVID-era funding comes to an end have been put on hold, according to a spokesperson from the N. Justice Minister R. Yukon Hospital Corp. Blizzard shuts down Iqaluit's streets, schools Residents are advised to stay off the roads and take shelter because of reduced visibility and unsafe road conditions. Radio One -. Video Inuvik arena closing early over mechanical issues Steve Krug, Inuvik's parks, recreation and leisure services director, said the repairs need to be done as soon as possible before any potential damage is caused to the facility. Priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut will not be dismissed from Oblates Johannes Rivoire, who is in his mids and lives in Lyon, France, has long faced allegations he sexually abused Inuit children during his time in Nunavut. In Depth. Supreme Court of Canada agrees Nunavut man should be acquitted of murder Daniel Hodgson was acquitted by a trial judge of second-degree murder in the chokehold death of Bradley Winsor, but the Nunavut Court of Appeal ordered a retrial. Karen Nutarak to fill vacant Nunavut cabinet seat. Canada - North February Canada - North 4 hours ago.

The City of Whitehorse is facing a pricey upgrade to its water treatment system, after officials noticed changes in the quality of the city's groundwater in recent years.

Canada - North 4 hours ago. Spouse seeking answers after young N. Canada - North March 1. Man who murdered N. Yukon receives federal funding to streamline hiring foreign-trained health workers The Yukon is receiving federal healthcare funding with the objective of streamlining the employment process for foreign-trained workers in health care. MLAs disappointed by cabinet's vote against wildfire inquiry The N. CBC launches a series of seven new podcasts across Canada. Receivership ending at Yukon's abandoned Wolverine mine, gov't now looks to closure, remediation PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has been the receiver for the now-defunct Yukon Zinc Corporation since , successfully applied to be discharged from the receivership of the Wolverine mine in Yukon Supreme Court this week. First Nation warns of 'ecocide' as spring melt poses risk to tailings pond at Yukon mine site The Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation is warning spring melt could cause the tailings dam at the abandoned Mount Nansen mine in central Yukon to overflow or breach, which would send a toxic slurry into the environment. The N. Man who murdered N. Canada - North 3 hours ago. However, accessing territorial services in any language other than English or French remains a challenge for residents. Trudeau sparks confusion with passing mention of new bridge at Dawson City, Yukon 'We are building projects like a new bridge over the Yukon River in Dawson City,' the prime minister said in the House of Commons on Wednesday.