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Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2026-09-07

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Q & A | N.W.T. trapper explains how fur sales hit $1 million for the first time since 2014

September 6 , 2026 at 07:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Nathan Kogiak, the N.W.T.'s co-ordinator for fur marketing and sales, recently spoke to Lawrence Nayally, host of CBC's Trail's End, about the success of this year's sales, what is driving prices skyward and what is to come for trappers in the territory.

Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Yukon RCMP install decoy to deter speeding

September 6 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Yukon RCMP say a two-dimensional police cruiser cut-out is helping to deter speeding in a dangerous area of the South Klondike highway, north of Carcross.

'Actually making progress': Ember Fire Academy successfully bringing women into Yukon fire service

September 5 , 2026 at 07:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Ember teaches firefighting skills to women and non-binary people age 16 and older. This year's program was held in Teslin, the first time it's taken place outside Whitehorse.

North of North is back for Season 2: Here's what we know so far

September 5 , 2026 at 08:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

North of North returns for Season 2 with Siaja (Anna Lambe) nearly a year into rebuilding her life — still juggling work, motherhood, dating, and complicated relationships with her mother and estranged father. After last season's big confession, the show stays grounded in its mix of humour and heart, with Siaja's push for closure leading to a "very messy" place.

Q&A | Northern leopard frog on the N.W.T.'s endangered species list

September 5 , 2026 at 07:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Biologist Joanna Wilson shared some insight on one of the territory's newest additions to the endangered species list: the northern leopard frog. The amphibian's small population is isolated to a few rivers on the southern edge of the Northwest Territories.