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CBC Yukon panellists glad country gets minority gov't despite 'wasteful' election
Canadians re-elected a Liberal minority government on Monday, and Yukoners voted in Liberal Brendan Hanley, who will be replacing an outgoing Liberal, as the next...
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Decades-long friendship leads to Sask. ladies recording video with Yukon viral bhangra dancing sensation
There they were, nine women who had been friends for decades, dancing their hearts out with viral internet sensation Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon.The unlikely scenario played out last week at Pandher's cabin in the Yukon...
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Afghanistan girls soccer team given asylum in Portugal
The girls on Afghanistan’s national soccer team were anxious. For weeks, they had been moving around the country, waiting for word that they could leave.One wants to be a doctor, another a movie...
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COVID-19 patients in B.C.'s north being flown elsewhere for care as local hospitals hit limits
Critically ill COVID-19 patients in B.C.'s north are being flown as far away as Vancouver Island to receive care because local hospitals no longer have enough capacity, provincial officials said Tuesday.Health Minister Adrian Dix said a...
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Northern voters chose more of the same in what could be the 1st of many pandemic elections
This column is an opinion by Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, a consultant, academic, and author who lives in Yellowknife. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ.The Whitehorse Star used to carry a column by artist Jim...
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If regulators approve, MEA will purchase power from new solar project near Houston, to be state’s largest
Matanuska Electric Associations’ board has given its management the green light to execute a purchase agreement to buy electricity from a 6 megawatt solar power facility planned to be built near Houston, north...
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Yukon reports 12 new COVID-19 cases, declares outbreak in Grade 4 class in Watson Lake
Yukon is reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19 across the territory since Friday. Sept. 17. The number of active cases across the territory now stands at 30. Of the 12 new cases, eight are...
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From chief medical officer to Liberal MP: Brendan Hanley wins in Yukon
Brendan Hanley, who guided Yukon's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the territory's chief medical officer of health, will now head to Ottawa as the territory's Liberal MP."This is a win for the Liberal...
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Federal election latest updates
Meet the new government, same as the old government. After 36 days of parties campaigning for the votes of Canadians, there will be another Liberal minority government. As of 2 a.m. ET, the Liberals...