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Elections Canada confirms win for NDP incumbent Lori Idlout in Nunavut

Elections Canada confirms win for NDP incumbent Lori Idlout in Nunavut

IQALUIT — Elections Canada has confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has won the riding of Nunavut over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona. The results were posted on Elections Canada's website Friday evening after a vote validation process.
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Nunavut election result not validated as ballot box held up in cargo by blizzard

OTTAWA — The federal election result in Nunavut still has not been validated by Elections Canada, because one final ballot box has been delayed by a blizzard.
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N.W.T. closely monitoring measles vaccine supply as top docs in North face down virus

N.W.T. closely monitoring measles vaccine supply as top docs in North face down virus

Health officials in Northwest Territories are closely monitoring measles vaccine supply, while those in Nunavut work to boost immunization in low-uptake areas amid concern the virus could spread in Canada's North. Dr.
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Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won't run in next election

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won't run in next election

Before he decided to run in the 2022 leadership campaign to become premier of the Yukon, Ranj Pillai says he had a conversation with his son on the shores of the Yukon River. Pillai said they discussed what it would mean to take on the job.
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Territorial premiers say internal trade talks should consider northern context

Territorial premiers say internal trade talks should consider northern context

The premiers of Canada's three territories say the country's push to remove internal trade barriers needs to consider the unique economic situation of the North. Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, Northwest Territories Premier R.J.
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Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump

Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump — and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief — when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington.
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TSB investigating helicopter on training flight crashes in Whitehorse

TSB investigating helicopter on training flight crashes in Whitehorse

A team with Canada's Transportation Safety Board is in Whitehorse to investigate a helicopter crash. Spokesman Liam MacDonald says the Airbus AS350B was on a training flight with two people onboard when it crashed around 3 p.m. on Friday.
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Snowmelt means possibly contaminated water being discharged from Yukon mine site

Snowmelt means possibly contaminated water being discharged from Yukon mine site

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says the spring snowmelt means a "large amount" of extra water is being managed at the site of the Eagle Gold mine disaster.
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Yukon politicians threaten contempt over mine manager's refusal to answer questions

Yukon politicians threaten contempt over mine manager's refusal to answer questions

Yukon politicians could hold an official with the company managing the cleanup of a disaster at the Eagle Gold mine in contempt of Parliament after she refused to answer questions in front of the legislature.
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Yukon launches first-time homebuyer loan program to pay up to half of down payments

Yukon launches first-time homebuyer loan program to pay up to half of down payments

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's government is launching a first-time homebuyer program in the territory that will see eligible residents receive low-interest loans to help with down payments.
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