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Outgoing head of teachers' association slams Yukon education system

June 15 , 2026 at 08:28:38 p.m. CDT • :

Ted Hupé, president of the Yukon Association of the Education Professionals for the last 6 years, has harsh criticisms of territory's the education department, describing it as hamstrung by bureaucracy and over-reliant on EAs to fill teaching roles.

Heavy rain in N.W.T.'s South Nahanni River basin expected to increase flood risk

June 15 , 2026 at 07:45:10 p.m. CDT • :

Heavy rainfall expected in the South Nahanni River basin in the N.W.T. over the next day or two has local officials watching for potential flooding.

'It really warms my heart': Watson Lake, Yukon, holds 1st Filipino Fiesta

June 15 , 2026 at 07:24:00 p.m. CDT • :

The Filipino Canadian Association of Watson Lake held its first Filipino Fiesta over the weekend, to mark Philippines Independence Day. Participants say the event, with traditional games and food, highlighted the local Filipino community's growth over the last decade.

Yellowknife sailing club lifts in for the season — but soon it'll have to clear out

June 15 , 2026 at 04:27:58 p.m. CDT • :

After the 2027 season, Great Slave Sailing Club president says the club's wharf will be closed so that the Giant Mine Remediation Project can move in.

Nunavut's new school curriculum 'going well' 1 year in, education minister says

June 15 , 2026 at 12:07:46 p.m. CDT • :

The Government of Nunavut launched its new kindergarten and Grade 1 curriculum this past school year. Nunavut's education minister says though it's going well, he worries about the territory's teacher shortage.