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Overloading, unknown protocols caused Iqaluit barge capsize, investigation finds

October 8 , 2025 at 03:03:40 p.m. CDT • :

On Oct. 27, 2023, a barge near the Iqaluit port tipped and sent a crew member and 23 shipping containers into the water. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has found that crew members were not aware of proper safety procedures include correct ways to load and handle containers.

Constitutional rights group drops legal challenge to Whitehorse's civility policy

October 8 , 2025 at 02:54:09 p.m. CDT • :

A Canadian charity focused on defending constitutional rights has dropped its legal challenge to the City of Whitehorse's civility policy after council approved a less-restrictive version of the document.

Mistissini unveils memorial for residential school survivors and lost children

October 8 , 2025 at 01:49:37 p.m. CDT • :

Residents of Mistissini took part in a commemorative walk from Voyageur Memorial Elementary School to the shores of Mistissini Lake, where children were once flown out to residential schools, wearing orange in recognition of survivors and those who never came back.

N.W.T. Council of Leaders tells Ottawa it's 'time to build the North'

October 7 , 2025 at 02:53:35 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. leaders emphasized Ottawa's role in getting major projects off the ground in the North at a press conference on Tuesday, where they shared their priorities.

Yukoners will vote on electoral reform, but will anything actually change?

October 8 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

The Yukon is the latest Canadian jurisdiction to flirt with electoral reform, with voters in next month's territorial election being asked to cast a ballot in a plebiscite on the issue. But if recent history is any indication, the "Yes" side has steep obstacles to climb.

October 8 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

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Overloading, unknown protocols caused Iqaluit barge capsize, investigation finds

Constitutional rights group drops legal challenge to Whitehorse's civility policy

Mistissini unveils memorial for residential school survivors and lost children

N.W.T. Council of Leaders tells Ottawa it's 'time to build the North'

Yukoners will vote on electoral reform, but will anything actually change?

Greenhouses in Tulı́t'a, N.W.T., grow free produce that 'always tastes better'

2 dead, 5 others injured after fire breaks out at mining camp near Dawson City, Yukon

Trial in death of Behchokǫ teen hears from first responder, people at the scene

International flight diverted to Yellowknife after woman dies on board

Coroner's inquest begins into death of man shot by RCMP in Whitehorse in 2022

'A whole lost generation': Why Yukon's substance use emergency matters most for some voters

Wrestling inspired project nabs Dawson City artist Yukon Prize

Air Tindi pausing flights between Yellowknife and Whatı

N.W.T. gov't, water advocate raise concerns with proposed northern Alberta nuclear project

Fort Smith growers say new permit rules create barriers for local food producers