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Whitehorse city council eyes pockets of undeveloped urban land for new housing

March 17 , 2026 at 04:07:11 p.m. CDT • :

The lots — owned by either the Yukon government or the city — range in size from 1,100 square metres to more than five hectares.

RCMP officer in N.W.T. pleads not guilty to sexual assault

March 17 , 2026 at 01:37:34 p.m. CDT • :

Derek Young, an N.W.T. RCMP officer who was charged with sexual assault in November 2025, pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday.

Her body was left on a couch for 6 months. Family, advocates say the system failed her

March 17 , 2026 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Two brothers avoided jail time after they admitted to keeping the body of Alasie Tukkiapik on their couch for six months in 2023. As the court case comes to a close, advocates and family members say the authorities failed the 41-year-old Inuk woman.

Snow snake at the Arctic Winter Games does what it's always done: bring Indigenous people together

March 14 , 2026 at 07:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Snow snake is a game rooted in cross-cultural traditions and whose practitioners have kept alive across Turtle Island for centuries. That ethos was no different at the Arctic Winter Games, where, earlier in the week, dozens of athletes from the circumpolar North lined up to take their best shot along a 200-metre track.

N.W.T. MLAs say trespass law is urgent, civil liberties lawyer cautious

March 17 , 2026 at 12:13:28 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. trespass legislation could make it easier to remove uninvited guests who bring drugs or crime into communities. MLAs and the public say there is broad support for the legislation, but that giving arrest powers to agencies other than police is complex, and must consider vulnerable groups.