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Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2026-05-12

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Yukon's top doctor says hantavirus risk low in territory, as 2 Yukoners isolate in B.C.

May 11 , 2026 at 06:54:46 p.m. CDT • :

Yukon's chief medical officer says the risk associated with hantavirus in the territory is low, even as two Yukoners isolate in B.C. after being on a cruise ship during a hantavirus outbreak.

B.C. Supreme Court approves extended creditor protection for Ekati mine operator

May 11 , 2026 at 05:18:50 p.m. CDT • :

Supreme Court proceedings in Vancouver also granted the Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, the Calgary-based operator of Northwest Territories' Ekati Diamond Mine, time to refinance, seek new investment or sell the mine.

'The thing that keeps me up at night': Yukon mayors demand funding for infrastructure at AYC

May 11 , 2026 at 05:05:34 p.m. CDT • :

Delegates at the annual meeting of the Association of Yukon Communities passed 17 resolutions, including one calling for the creation of a "cost index" that would tie Northern infrastructure funding to inflation and recognize the higher costs of building in the North.

4 passengers isolating for hantavirus in Victoria are from B.C. and Yukon, top doctor says

May 11 , 2026 at 12:55:09 p.m. CDT • :

Dr. Bonnie Henry said the travellers include a Vancouver Island resident in their 70s, someone in their 50s who is from B.C. but lives abroad, and a Yukon couple in their 70s.