Cheryl Kawaja
Cheryl Kawaja is a CBC North reporter based in Whitehorse.
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What time is it in Atlin, B.C.? It depends who you ask
There is no consensus in the community on which time zone to follow. Some favour Pacific time, like the rest of B.C., while others go by Yukon time, like their neighbours to the North.
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Yukon woman says relative was discharged from Whitehorse hospital without plan, or shoes
There's more frustration about rural Yukoners being discharged from the Whitehorse hospital with nowhere to go — while Yukon's health minister acknowledges there are "gaps" in health care that need to be fixed.
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Man medevaced to Whitehorse had nowhere to go after hospital discharged him
Mike Dobson of Pelly Crossing, Yukon, wants the Whitehorse General Hospital to do better when discharging rural patients who arrive by medevac.
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Yukon-based clinical social worker temporarily stripped of registration for supporting conspiracy theories
A Yukon-based clinical social worker has had her professional registration stripped — at least temporarily — for supporting conspiracy theories, but that's not stopping her from offering services.
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104-year-old Yukon woman looks back on life and love in wartime
Wanita Johnson, who celebrates her birthday this weekend in Whitehorse, still has a sharp memory for how the Second World War helped shape her life.
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No need for municipal campaign finance rules, says Whitehorse's incoming mayor
Whitehorse's municipal election candidates aren't required to disclose who paid for their campaigns, or how much they received. Some argue it's time to change that, but incoming mayor Kirk Cameron isn't convinced.
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Faro mayor running for re-election against former town councillor
Two people are running for mayor in Thursday's municipal election in Faro, Yukon: incumbent Jack Bowers and former town councillor Lisa Snyder.
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Nunavut's ski team debuts at Arctic Winter Games
Watching his skiers cross the finish line, Nunavut coach Benoit Havard chokes up with emotion.
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PB and J, together again: Whitehorse school eases longstanding ban on nuts
Some elementary students in Whitehorse are heading back to school after the holidays with something they haven't been able to pack in their lunches before: peanut butter sandwiches.
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People in Watson Lake, Yukon, wonder what happened to their promised long-term care beds
The cancellation of previously announced plans to create two long-term care beds in Watson Lake, Yukon, has doctors and residents in town wondering what happened.
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