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Search for graves at Yukon residential school site planned for this summer
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WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.The first ground search for unmarked graves at a former Yukon residential school will start...
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Yukon biathletes bring back gold, silver and bronze from nationals
Even a missed flight home couldn't dampen the spirits of Yukon biathletes who had an outstanding week at the Canadian Biathlon Nationals in Valcartier, Que.The championship ran from March 13 to 19. Three of the...
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Police watchdog says RCMP use of force in 2020 Whitehorse arrest was not criminal
An Alberta-based police watchdog agency has found that Yukon RCMP officers committed no offences when they used force to arrest a man who had been carrying an axe through Whitehorse's Rotary Park three years ago.But...
Nature & Outdoors
‘Airborne object’ response builds on UAF, military partnership
The Elvey Building, right, at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks houses the Geophysical Detection of Nuclear Proliferation University affiliated Research Center. Photo by JR Ancheta Robert McCoy, director of the University of Alaska...
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4th annual First Nation Education Conference wraps up in Whitehorse
It was day one of the First Nation Education Conference in Whitehorse when Melanie Bennett started to relax and enjoy herself.Bennett is executive director of the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate (YFNED), which organized the conference. The...
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Man returns to Yukon Native Hockey Tournament — this time alongside his sons
For some young players, the Yukon Native Hockey Tournament is a rite of passage. For older players, the tournament — back this week after four years — can be a test of the body and mind.And for...
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Yukon First Nation aims to develop alternative justice system for some crimes
The Carcross/Tagish First Nation (CTFN) in the Yukon is exploring a justice model that considers crime without punishment, which it hopes will better serve its citizens.The First Nation is developing an alternative court, separate...
Around Anchorage
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected...
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Tentative settlement reached with Jack Hulland school council in holds and seclusion lawsuit
The Jack Hulland school council has agreed to cooperate with families suing over the alleged use of holds and seclusion on students at the Whitehorse elementary school in exchange for legal amnesty.The tentative settlement, outlined...
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