Teenagers are running a radio station in the First Nations community of Chateh, 850 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. They hope to keep the residents informed in the event of flooding and wildfire that could threaten the northern Alberta reserve.

In 2016, the Kaskawulsh Glacier retreated and the Slims River was reduced to a trickle. The waterway was dramatically rerouted south, to the Kaskawulsh River. Since, all that water has flowed into the Alsek, emptying into the Pacific. That could be dealing a blow to Kluane chum salmon.

Inuit are criticizing the prime minister's emphasis on the next governor general's bilingualism. They point out that the outgoing Governor General Mary Simon is also bilingual in English and Inuktitut.

In the event of an emergency and an ambulance is needed, it will come from Destruction Bay – a roughly two-hour drive – or by air from Whitehorse.

A new kind aviation program is trying to grow, and retain, Northern pilots. Now, to mark a near-end to ground school, students are receiving their flight jackets.

A flood watch has been issued for Old Crow, Yukon, along with an evacuation alert for some residents due to ice jams downstream on the Porcupine River. Flood risk in the Dawson area, meantime, has gone down after ice jams on the Klondike and Yukon Rivers released.

In a news release sent around 2 p.m. on Friday, RCMP said they were conducting a "planned police operation" on 57th Street and asked the public to avoid the area. About an hour later, RCMP said the operations were over and several people were taken in custody.

The federal government is proposing legislative changes to streamline the review process for major projects, including energy projects such as pipelines. The changes are aimed at completing these reviews within a year.

Yukon Environment Minister Wade Istchenko says the territory does not plan to introduce species at risk legislation, despite previous governments’ promises to do so.

A man in Fort Providence has been sentenced to roughly 3.8 years for his role in a 2024 breaking and entering and the aggravated assault of an elder. After accounting time served in pre-sentence custody, he will serve two years less one day.

Limited freezer space at airports, broken community freezers, and delays in cargo handling lead to expired food, according to one researcher.

The nonprofit that runs the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter is ending its contract with the territory — and the social services minister says that means his department may need to take over.

Joe Savikataaq Jr. wore a tuque with the Star of David and the word Israel during a public event celebrating the Inuit Nunangat University. Amid high tensions over the Israel-Hamas war, the use of the symbol at a public event has drawn heated criticism on social media.

Some leaders in the N.W.T. have mixed opinions about whether to expand involuntary treatment for people with addictions. 'There's a lot of people that really need that help, but they're stuck,' says one MLA.

NDP MLA Carmen Gustafson said the Official Opposition aligns with the Yukon Party on the need to develop successor mineral resource legislation.