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City of Yellowknife, feds announce $8.4M to spur new housing development
A new $8.4-million funding agreement between the federal government and the City of Yellowknife is intended to fast-track over 150 homes in the next three years and spur the construction of 2,500 homes in the city over the next decade.
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New ambulance in Dawson City, Yukon, better for patients and paramedics, officials say
The Yukon Emergency Medical Services team in Dawson City has a brand new ambulance. It comes equipped with features expected to not only improve the quality of care patients receive, but the ability to provide the care for responders.
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'We never asked to be saved': Whitehorse Star owners say doomed paper is not for sale
The owners of the 124-year-old Whitehorse Star newspaper say their decision to close the business is final. That's put a halt to local fundraising efforts to save the paper as it prepares to publish its final issue next month.
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Nunavut man charged with first-degree murder
Nunavut RCMP said in a news release Monday Danny Paul Eyaituk, 38, was charged after the body of Annie Tracy Oqaituq, 38, was found at their home.
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N.W.T. updates its emergency plan ahead of 'high-risk season'
The government of the Northwest Territories has made some changes to its emergency plan ahead of the 2024 "high-risk season." The plan describes the emergency management framework in the N.W.T. and the roles and responsibilities of departments, governments and non-government agencies. 
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Winner of Dawson City, Yukon's 1st potato race takes home trophy and bragging rights
'I'm feeling absolutely fantastic,' said the U.K.'s Conor Driscoll on Sunday, after his aerodynamic spud won Dawson City, Yukon's inaugural potato race on Sunday.
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Monday marks Gwich'in Day across the N.W.T.
Monday marks the day the Gwich'in land claim was signed and to celebrate it, events are being held all across the Mackenzie Delta.
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'A really big loss': Sadness greets the closure of The Local Bar in Whitehorse
Running a bar can be a thankless task, but a lot of people in Whitehorse say they are grateful for what Darla Hansen has done with The Local Bar. The news Hansen has decided not to renew her lease and step away from The Local has been greeted with a mixture of sadness and dismay.
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Yellowknife coffee shop pays for 900 meals in embattled Gaza
Rami Kassem, a Palestinian-Canadian, had initially hoped the food would be distributed in the city of Rafah during Ramadan, but pulling all the strings together on the operation wasn’t easy.
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Man hospitalized in Yellowknife shooting on Sunday
A man has been hospitalized after a shooting on 52nd Street in Yellowknife in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Yellowknife RCMP.
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