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Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2026-06-15

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PHOTOS: Yellowknife Pride Parade takes to the streets

June 14 , 2026 at 06:10:00 p.m. CDT • :

The annual Yellowknife Pride Parade took over downtown on Sunday, followed by a free barbecue and entertainment in Sombe K'e park.

How one Cuban dance teacher is bringing diversity to Yellowknife dancefloors

June 14 , 2026 at 08:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Yensy Garcia came to Yellowknife with a dream of bringing Latin styles to the city's dancefloors. But she was surprised to learn just how much diversity was already waiting for her there.

Just how many days do provincial politicians spend legislating? We did the math

June 14 , 2026 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Some politicians say the number of days spent in the legislature doesn't matter too much, because the most important work is done in their constituency offices. Others say less time in legislatures allows provincial and territorial governments to avoid accountability and pass flawed legislation.

Some of Robert Munsch's work to be translated into four Yukon First Nations languages

June 13 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

The Yukon Native Language Centre is working on translating 20 Robert Munsch books, thanks to a territorial government grant of almost $300,000.

Placer miners in the Klondike get back to work as Yukon gov't tackles licence, permit backlog

June 13 , 2026 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

The Yukon Government said it's reducing the long backlog of permit and licence renewal applications submitted by placer miners in the Klondike region.