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Oath to monarch now optional in Yukon after council refused pledge to King

Oath to monarch now optional in Yukon after council refused pledge to King

DAWSON CITY, Y.T.
RCMP review body calls for complaint policy revamp after report finds long wait times

RCMP review body calls for complaint policy revamp after report finds long wait times

A federal oversight body is calling for changes to how Nunavut RCMP handle complaints from the public, starting with fixing investigation turnaround times that should take months but sometimes stretch into years.
After record-breaking warmth, winter to 'salvage its reputation': Weather Network

After record-breaking warmth, winter to 'salvage its reputation': Weather Network

Canada's warmest winter on record is unlikely to make a repeat performance this year, The Weather Network's chief meteorologist says, as a new seasonal forecast suggests the season will try to "salvage its reputation.
‘Who profits on hunger?’ Inuit send pleading emails to minister about food costs

‘Who profits on hunger?’ Inuit send pleading emails to minister about food costs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — People in Nunavut and northern Labrador have been writing to Canadian government officials this year to say grocers were charging exorbitant prices despite receiving a federal subsidy.
'No disrespect to His Majesty': Yukon council refuses to take oath to King

'No disrespect to His Majesty': Yukon council refuses to take oath to King

DAWSON CITY, Y.T. — Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swearing-in ceremony.

$375M announced for Indigenous-led conservation in Northwest Territories

OTTAWA — K'ahsho Got'ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the waters last week, distributing them to community members in the Northwest Territories who often struggle with the high cost of foo
N.W.T. offsetting high fuel costs in Norman Wells after barge season cancelled

N.W.T. offsetting high fuel costs in Norman Wells after barge season cancelled

NORMAN WELLS, N.W.T. — The government of the Northwest Territories says it will step up with financial support to offset skyrocketing gasoline and heating fuel costs that have occurred in Norman Wells due to low water levels on the Mackenzie River.
Mercury downstream of Yukon mining disaster, other chemicals also above 'objectives'

Mercury downstream of Yukon mining disaster, other chemicals also above 'objectives'

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury has been detected in water samples three kilometres downstream from a gold mine disaster that spilled several million tonnes of contaminated rock in June.
Case of whooping cough confirmed on flight from Whitehorse to Vancouver

Case of whooping cough confirmed on flight from Whitehorse to Vancouver

WHITEHORSE — Yukon says its Communicable Disease Control and the territory's chief medical officer have confirmed a case of whooping cough on a flight from Whitehorse to Vancouver earlier this month.
Ottawa provides $9 million to fight homelessness among veterans in B.C., Yukon

Ottawa provides $9 million to fight homelessness among veterans in B.C., Yukon

SURREY, B.C. — The federal government is providing more than $9 million in funding for programs in British Columbia and Yukon to combat homelessness among veterans. The announcement, which comes a day after Remembrance Day, includes $4.
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