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Despite record-high gold prices, mining exploration in Canada's North declines
Preliminary federal data shows exploration spending decreasing across all three territories and B.C.
Indigenous land guardians help guide military training exercises in Carcross, Yukon
For the first time, Carcross/Tagish First Nation elders and land guardians helped plan and execute annual Canadian Armed Forces exercises in the Yukon.
Ottawa ends funding for national advisory committee on unmarked residential school graves
The National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials supports Indigenous communities looking to identify, locate and commemorate children who died at residential schools in Canada.
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Study finds northern prisons lack abortion and contraception policies
Northern governments say all inmates have the opportunity to access reproductive health services, but some researchers and advocates say clearer policies are needed to reduce barriers.
Whitehorse man wanted in connection with alleged 3D-printed gun trafficking
Anthony Luis Eduardo Desjarlais, 28, of Whitehorse faces five charges related to firearms manufacturing, trafficking, possession and unsafe storage.
2 running in upcoming mayoral byelection in Haines Junction, Yukon
Residents in Haines Junction, Yukon, are going back to the polls this week to elect a new mayor, after former mayor Michael Riseborough resigned just weeks into the job.
Yukon grandmother and grandson both receive Coronation Medal
Three Vuntut Gwich'in citizens were honoured at the Commissioner's Levee in Whitehorse
Push to remove Liard First Nation chief grows after meeting for members
The meeting was organized by Dene Ā́ Nezen, a group which formed in October to address concerns around Charlie's leadership. This month, two of the group's organizers were fired for publicly criticizing the First Nation's governance.
Canada and U.S. Department of Defence invest $35M in the Yukon's Mactung mine
Canada and the U.S. have announced joint funding for a mine that contains one of the largest tungsten deposits on earth.
Liard First Nation members to hold non-confidence vote against chief
Liard First Nation in the Yukon will soon vote on a motion that, if successful, could see Chief Stephen Charlie step down from his role. The announcement of the vote comes after months of tensions within the First Nation.