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Mistissini residents still without safe tap water as community plans UV and chlorination fix
;Resize=(620)) For nearly a year, the simple act of turning on a tap in Mistissini has come with a warning: boil the water before you consume it or use it to wash food or brush your teeth.
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Mixed grades for Yukon on new Food Banks Canada Poverty Report Card
;Resize=(620)) The Yukon has outperformed the rest of Canada when it comes to food security and social assistance benefits, according to the latest Poverty Report Card released by Food Banks Canada. But it received failing grades for its poverty rate and its legislative performance on addressing poverty.
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Ross River residents renew calls to find missing Kaska woman
;Resize=(620)) It’s been more than three years since Ramona Peter disappeared with few if any traces from Ross River, a community located about 400 kilometres northeast of Whitehorse. The last time someone saw the then-40-year-old woman, she was in front of one of the community’s most popular meeting places, the Dena General store.
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Judge partially removes publication ban in Nunavut sexual assault case
;Resize=(620)) A Nunavut judge ruled Tuesday the media may report the name of a man facing historical sexual assault charges. However, the man cannot be named because of previous reporting linking the man to sexual assault charges that date back to when he was a youth.
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An iconic N.W.T. trail is now a 'serious risk' because of soil erosion
;Resize=(620)) A riverside trail in the N.W.T. that is known for its waterfall views has been closed to visitors due to substantial damage from soil erosion, the territorial government says.
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Yellowknife mulls bylaw change to expand $1 land sales for affordable housing
;Resize=(620)) City council currently can sell municipal land for as little as $1 to just one organization: Habitat for Humanity. Deputy Mayor Rob Warburton wants to see that expanded.
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Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, Yukon University sign agreement to co-design curriculum in Dawson City
;Resize=(620)) The Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation, and the Yukon University have entered into a memorandum of agreement that implements Section 17.7 of the First Nation's self government agreement stating that the First Nation shall negotiate the division and sharing of responsibility for the design, delivery and administration of programs delivered within its traditional territory.
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Former board member, instructor express concern as N.W.T.'s Camp Connections 'on hiatus' for 2026
;Resize=(620)) People who have been involved with a Northwest Territories camp for foster and adopted children and their siblings are speaking about its importance after The Foster Family Coalition announced Camp Connections is going on hiatus in 2026.
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More campsites coming to Pine Lake Campground by Aug. 1, Yukon Parks says
;Resize=(620)) A planned expansion of the Pine Lake Campground near Haines Junction, Yukon is expected to be complete by Aug. 1, according to the director of Yukon Parks.
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Whitehorse realtor issued 30-day suspension by territorial real estate association
;Resize=(620)) Whitehorse realtor Terence Tait has been issued a 30-day suspension by the Yukon Real Estate Association.
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Residential school site stewards explore potential of UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
;Resize=(620)) Site stewards of former residential schools across Canada met last week to start the process of proposing residential schools for UNESCO World Heritage site designation.
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Indigenous governments take the lead on building housing in Fort Smith, N.W.T.
;Resize=(620)) With Salt River First Nation in the process of building a new housing subdivision and the Fort Smith Métis Council building new social housing for Housing N.W.T., Indigenous governments in the town are pushing ahead to address the demand for housing
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RCMP in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., seek help finding man 'actively evading police' on sexual assault warrant
;Resize=(620)) Police are asking for public assistance locating a man wanted by RCMP on assault and sexual assault charges, who they say may be in either Toronto or Yellowknife.
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Yellowknife RCMP seek assistance locating missing man
;Resize=(620)) The police are asking for the public to assist in locating a Nunavut man last seen in Yellowknife on Saturday.
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1950s passenger airliner converted to airtanker among Yukon’s aerial firefighting fleet
;Resize=(620)) A 1950s commercial airliner converted into a firefighting airtanker is one of seven aircraft the Yukon government contracted for this year’s wildfire season. CBC takes a look at the numbers behind the fleet.
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