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Northbeat - August 14, 2026
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- Northbeat - August 14, 2026
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- 26:23
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Iqaluit hunters head out for first bowhead whale hunt in years
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- For the first time in years Iqaluit hunters took off to search for a bowhead whale. As the CBC’s Liam Britten explains the hunt is important for both food security and Inuit culture.
#Iqaluit #Nunavut #inuit #countryfood #North
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- Feds approve to upgrade aging water, sewage lines in Behchokǫ̀
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The federal government has approved funding to upgrade some underground water and sewer lines in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., according to local officials. The money approved is specifically for Rae, whereas a separate application for similar work in Edzo is still pending approval.
#behchoko #NWT #northwestterritories #hydro #sewage #water
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- Non-profit wants to bring 'guerilla solar' movement to the Yukon
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Amid a 34 per cent electricity rate hike, the Yukon Conservation Society is calling on Yukoners to take energy production into their own hands. The non-profit recently took to social media to encourage people to use plug-in solar panels, a technology rapidly growing in popularity, but is illegal in Canada. Caitrin Pilkington explains.
#Yukon #Whitehorse #Solar #WatsonLake #DawsonCity
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- Nunavut gov't, criminology expert, weigh in on efforts to crackdown on drug trafficking
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Nunavut communities have been struggling with drug trafficking for years. The Government of Nunavut promised a crackdown on drug dealers a year ago. One expert says it is a difficult task. Arty Sarkisian reports.
#nunavut #RCMP #drugtrade #iqaluit #cambridgebay
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- N.W.T. evacuations are on the rise, what's the gov't doing to prepare?
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- 7:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- According to data from the territorial government there have been as many evacuation orders in the last six years as there were in the previous 30. The CBC's Meghan Roberts spoke with the N.W.T. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs to find out how the government is handling this.
#NWT #Evacuation #Yellowknife #HayRiver #Fortsmith #behchoko #Fortsimpson #Wrigley #Fire #floods
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- Igalaaq - August 14, 2026
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- 29:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Yellowknife men's jail operating overcapacity, forcing some to triple bunk
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- An increasing number of incarcerated men has caused Yellowknife's jail to triple bunk some of its inmates. The Justice Department says despite the jail being at 109 per cent capacity, it is still operating safely. The CBC's Luke Carroll has the story.
#NWT #northwestterritories #Yellowknife #hayriver #fortsmith #jail #Bail #court
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- Keno City Music Festival back for it's 10th year
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Free musical festivals may be a rarity, but today, the Keno City Music Festival is back for its 10th year. The CBC's TJ Dhir spoke with some of the 23 performers on this year's bill.
#keno #yukon #Music #festival #whitehorse
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- Record number of young people calling Kids Help Phone crisis line in the North
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A record number of young people are staying up at night and calling the Kids Help Phone over mental health issues. It's a phenomenon that's especially prevalent in some parts of the North. As CBC's Saloni Bhugra reports, it's the most dramatic spike the non-profit has ever seen.
#NWT #Yellowknife #northwest #kidshelphone #mentalhealth #wellbeing #behchoko #Hayriver #Fortsmith #inuvik
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- Northbeat - August 13, 2026
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- 27:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Igalaaq - August 13, 2026
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- 27:48
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Yellowknife group speaks out on N.W.T. gov't shutting down mine oversight boards
- Runtime
- 5:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The territory’s environment minister is shutting down the two oversight boards that keep watch on Diavik and Snap Lake diamond mines. Kevin O’Reilly is a member of Alternatives North, and a former Yellowknife MLA. He disagrees with the decision and spoke to the CBC’s Shannon Scott about why he thinks this was not a good choice.
#NWT #Mining #northwestterritories #yellowkife #diavik #snaplake #diamond #diamondmining #canada #oversight #enviroment #hayriver #fortsmith
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- The Trailbreaker: Federal minister of emergency management in Yellowknife
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- 16:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- There are more than 200 wildfires burning in the N.W.T. as of mid-August. Two communities in the territory have evacuated so far this summer. Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resiliency Eleanor Olszewski joined the CBC’s Shannon Scott to talk about getting creative to prepare for emergencies including how some provinces are thinking about building permanent evacuation centres.
#NWT #northwestterritories #evacuation #emergency #emergencymanagement #yellowknife #hayriver #fortsmith #normanwells #inuvik #flood #wildfire #fire #evacuation
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- Two landslides close South Klondike Highway
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Two landslides just south of Carcross, Yukon, forced the closure of the South Klondike Highway. Officials aren't reporting any injuries, but local businesses are affected by the closure. TJ Dhir reports from the barrier.
#Landslide #Yukon #Whitehorse #Carcross #Highway
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- PSAC provides some clarity into Yukon Employee's Union trusteeship
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Public Service Alliance of Canada is providing some clarity to Yukoners for the first time since it's decision to take over leadership of the territory's largest union. Caitrin Pilkington has the details.
#PSAC #Yukon #Government #YG #Whitehorse #DawsonCity #WatsonLake
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- Yukon legislative committee releases child and family services report
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A Yukon legislative committee issued its own report looking into the state of child and family services in the territory. It follows a scathing report from the auditor general's office. Dana Hatherly has the details.
#Yukon #legislativeassembly #politics #childandfamilyservices #CFS #Foster #FosterCare #FamilyServices
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- Iqaluit's baseball field gets a makeover
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- After playing on sand and rocks for years, Iqaluit residents finally have access to a turf infield for softball, slo pitch and more. The CBC’s Mah Noor Mubarik has more.
#Iqaluit #nunavut #baseball
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- Kitikmeot country food sharing project gets $300k from gov't
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Polar Knowledge Canada is giving almost $4M to food projects in the North, including one in Nunavut focused on country food trade and developing fisheries. Bianca McKeown reports.
#Nunavut #CountryFood #Inuit #inuk #cambridgebay #kia #kitikmeot
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- Former employee reflects experience at Isachsen Arctic weather station
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A clean-up operation is planned for a former weather station near Resolute Bay, Nunavut. The abandoned site was once home to about a dozen people. The CBC's Arty Sarkisian spoke to a former employee of the site about what life was like in the high arctic.
#Arctic #North #Weather #highArctic #Canada #Nunavut
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- Northbeat - August 12, 2026
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- 25:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Igalaaq - August 12, 2026
- Runtime
- 29:00
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Trailbreaker: Yellowknife group expresses their position on N.W.T. mine oversight board closure
- Runtime
- 15:57
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The territory’s environment minister is shutting down the two oversight boards that keep watch on Diavik and Snap Lake diamond mines. Kevin O’Reilly is a member of Alternatives North, and a former Yellowknife MLA. He disagrees with the decision and spoke to the CBC’s Shannon Scott about why he thinks this was not a good choice.
#NWT #Mining #northwestterritories #yellowkife #diavik #snaplake #diamond #diamondmining #canada #oversight #enviroment #hayriver #fortsmith
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- Meet DJ Waffles, Yukon's youngest DJ making his mark landing major gigs
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A music program offered through the youth centre in Dawson City, Yukon, is spinning up a new generation of DJs. Chris MacIntyre introduces us DJ Waffles, the town's newest and youngest DJ.
#Yukon #DawsonCity #Music #DJ #electronicmusic #dawson #Whitehorse
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- Check out the 2026 Yukon Annual Hand Games Championships
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The sounds of drums and cheers echoed through the 38th Yukon Annual Handgames Championship this weekend. A total of 80 teams competed this year, setting a new participation record. Selkirk First Nation hosted the tournament in Minto. CBC stopped by to speak with players and organizers.
#Yukon #Haines #Hangames #Hainesjunction #Whitehorse
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- Malcolm Nerysoo found guilty of impaired driving death of GTC deputy grand chief in 2021
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- After a trial in Inuvik, Malcolm Nerysoo was found guilty in July of impaired driving causing the death of Kristine McLeod. At the time of her death McLeod was just wrapping up her first year as the deputy grand chief of the Gwich'in Tribal Council.
#NWT #Gwichin #Inuvik #Tuktoyaktuk #BeaufortDelta
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- Data shows N.W.T. has had as many evacuations in 2020s as previous 30 years combined
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- CBC News requested data from the N.W.T. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) about how many communities needed to evacuate since the 1990s. It showed that there were approximately 32 evacuation orders between 1990-2019 and 32 between 2020-26. The CBC's Luke Carroll breaks it down.
#NWT #Emergency #emergencyresponse #Fire #flood #Wildfire #Canada #NWT #northwestterritories #Yellowknife #HayRiver #FortSmith #NormanWells #Inuvik
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- Northbeat - August 11, 2026
- Runtime
- 28:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Igalaaq - August 11, 2026
- Runtime
- 28:27
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Live in the North? Here's how to prepare for Wednesday's solar eclipse
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- 9:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- In the vastness of space, a spectacle is set to take place later on Wednesday: a total solar eclipse. Northerners can expect to see a good part of it. The CBC's Samuel Wat brings us a preview of what to expect and how to prepare.
#Eclipse #NWT #NorthwesTerritories #Yukon #Whitehorse #nunavut #iqaluit #yellowknife #astronomy #solareclipse #sun #moon #earth
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- Yellowknifer embarks on $1500 odyssey for The Odyssey
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Now that Yellowknife’s only movie theatre permanently closed, local film fans have been forced to travel out of town just to watch summer blockbusters on the big screen. Samanntha Lee has more.
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- Botanist finds southern plant near Iqaluit, warns of potential warming sign
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A Nunavut scientist recently came across a plant that's almost never seen in Canada's north. He says the plant's presence might be a sign of a warming Arctic. Arty Sarkisian explains.
#Iqaluit #arctic #nunavut
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- Yukon gov't to remove existing cap on rent next year
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Yukon government says rent control is a failure. But the justifications for scrapping the cap remain shrouded in secrecy. Chris Windeyer has more.
#Yukon #Government #renting #owning #housing #landlord #Whitehorse #DawsonCity #WatsonLake
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- PSAC places Yukon Employee's Union under trusteeship: bylaws suspended, leadership ousted
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Yukon Employee’s Union represents more than 5,000 workers. Now, just months after being placed under administration by its parent union, the Public Service Alliance of Canada has placed the organization under trusteeship. Caitrin Pilkington reports.
#Yukon #Union #Whitehorse #DawsonCity #WatsonLake #YukonGovernment
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- Northbeat - August 10, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Igalaaq - August 10, 2026
- Runtime
- 27:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Northbeat - August 7, 2026
- Runtime
- 24:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- CORRECTION (August 10, 2026): A previous version of this broadcast said the shelter-in-place alert in Kinngait, Nunavut, ended Friday evening. In fact, it continued until Saturday. This broadcast has been edited to remove the segment.
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- Igalaaq - August 7, 2026
- Runtime
- 29:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Team Nunavut coaches and athletes react to 2028 AWG announcement
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The announcement comes just months after organizers decided to shift to a three-year cycle for the event. The next games were originally planned for 2029. CBC spoke to some Team Nunavut coaches and athletes about the announcement, Bianca McKeown reports.
#nunavut #arcticwintergames #awg #iqaluit #arctic #sports
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- Early learning centre in Carcross weaves in Tlingit teachings
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- At an early learning centre in Carcross, Yukon, traditional Tlingit teachings are weaved into the everyday. The centre provides childcare, year-round, to kids under six years old. The CBC's Gabrielle Plonka has this story.
#carcross #yukon #yukonterritory #earlylearning #tlingit #childcare #traditional
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- The Trailbreaker: Yellowknife’s deputy mayor on city’s plan for expanding housing
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- 17:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The City of Yellowknife is developing a 25-year plan, and a key part of that involves planning for where people will live. Deputy Mayor Rob Warburton spoke with the CBC’s Shannon Scott about how the city is pushing the territorial government to free up more land for development.
#yellowknife #nortwestterritories #nwt #landplanning #territorialgovernment
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- Ottawa looks at nuclear options to help solve the North's ‘energy deficit'
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The federal government is spending millions to look for new ways nuclear energy could support the North. Currently, there are no commercial micro-reactors up and running in Canada. But that could change, starting in Canada's Arctic. The CBC's Devon Tredinnick has the details.
#nuclear #energy #north #energy #microreactor #power #nwt #yellowknife
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- Whitehorse fish ladder sees highest chinook salmon numbers in 7 years
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Canadian-origin chinook salmon are starting to arrive at the Whitehorse fish ladder via the Yukon River. It's one of the final checkpoints as the fish migrate to their spawning grounds. After years of declining numbers, things are looking different this year. Hyunjung Kim has more.
#salmon #chinook #whitehorse #yukon #yukonriver #arctic #fish #fishmigration
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- 'Unprecedented' increase to Baffin Island caribou harvest prompts questions
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Hunters on Baffin Island in Nunavut are set to receive a tenfold increase for this year's caribou harvest. The population in the region is recovering after decades of low numbers, causing some officials to question the size of the increase. The CBC's Samuel Wat reports.
#caribou #nunavut #baffin #baffinisland #arctic #wildlife
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- Northbeat - August 6, 2026
- Runtime
- 26:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Igalaaq - August 6, 2026
- Runtime
- 28:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This preserved ancient baby mammoth is coming back home to a Yukon First Nation
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- One of the world's best-preserved baby mammoths is a step closer to coming home. Four years after the animal, named Nun Cho Ga, was dug up near Dawson City, Yukon, the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Government is planning for its return once preservation work is complete in Ottawa. Chris MacIntyre reports.
#Yukon #DawsonCity #Icecage #mammoth #yukonterritory #trondekhwechin #artifacts
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- Arctic Winter Games to return in 2028, as officials scrap 3-year cycle plan
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Just months after organizers of the Arctic Winter Games decided to shift to a three-year cycle for the event, they announced that the games will instead be back in 2028, in Fairbanks, Alaska. CBC's Mah Noor Mubarik reports.
#AWG #ArcticWinterGames #Sports #nunavut #NWT #Yukon #Arctic #North #Sweden #norway #Greenland #finland #nunavik #alberta #alaska
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- Are there more military aircraft in the Yukon these days? Some residents think so
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- As Canada ramps up its focus on Arctic defence, some Yukoners say they're seeing more military aircraft overhead. The CBC's Dana Hatherly looks at what we know and what we don't.
#Yukon #Whitehorse #Military #ArcticSecurity #DawsonCity #WatsonLake #Aviation #flight
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- This Nunavut woman says she’s lost hope of finding a home after 2 decades on the waitlist
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- It's a crisis thousands of Nunavummiut are facing every day – finding safe housing for themselves and their families. That includes Karen Nanook of Taloyoak, who says she’s lost hope of finding a home after spending two decades on the public housing waitlist. The CBC's Samuel Wat brings us her story.
#nunavut #housing #taloyoak #kugaaruk #renting #owning #publichousing
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