Today's top headlines from CBC North

Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2025-09-11

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Routine maintenance at Whitehorse dam last fall ends with hundreds of dead fish

September 10 , 2025 at 04:23:14 p.m. CDT • :

According to a consultant's report done for Yukon Energy, and obtained by CBC News through an access to information request, the fish were killed last October when the company caused water levels below the dam to drop too low.

More nominee spots in the N.W.T. a good start, but some say it's not enough

September 10 , 2025 at 03:58:12 p.m. CDT • :

New spots for the N.W.T.'s nominee program is a step in the right direction, some residents say, but still leaves applicants in the lurch and falls short of what businesses need.

Advocates say N.W.T. tobacco settlement money should go into smoking prevention

September 10 , 2025 at 02:29:23 p.m. CDT • :

At the end of August territories and provinces began to receive initial payouts from a $32.5-billion tobacco settlement, the N.W.T. received around $46 million.

Passenger who died in semi, transit bus collision identified as a Whitehorse resident

September 10 , 2025 at 01:36:49 p.m. CDT • :

The Yukon Coroner's Service confirmed 29-year-old Isaiah Brodhagen is the semi truck passenger who died at the scene of the collision with a Whitehorse city bus. The collision occurred at the intersection of Kathleen Road near the Crestview subdivision.

Police arrest 15-year-old after 7-year-old allegedly stabbed in Yellowknife

September 10 , 2025 at 01:28:06 p.m. CDT • :

RCMP said they responded to a report that a 15-year-old had a knife and was threatening to kill a person on Sisson's Court early Monday morning.

September 9 , 2025 at 03:57:28 p.m. CDT • :

Couple in Mount Lorne, Yukon, 'didn't have anything left' after devastating house fire

September 9 , 2025 at 02:58:43 p.m. CDT • :

Former Nunavik police officer gets 7 years in prison for sex offences against minors

September 9 , 2025 at 11:06:52 a.m. CDT • :

Alaska Highway partially reopens after fatal collision near Whitehorse's Crestview subdivision

September 5 , 2025 at 06:50:55 p.m. CDT • :

Former N.W.T. coach to be sentenced next week for sexual assault, exploitation

September 10 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Fort Smith weighs cost of intervening in N.W.T. power corp. rate hike review

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September 9 , 2025 at 11:33:48 a.m. CDT • :

Canoe trippers complete 1,200-km expedition along historic fur trade route in northern Que.

September 9 , 2025 at 02:07:53 p.m. CDT • :

Privacy commissioner says Yukon Government is withholding information on Eagle Mine

September 8 , 2025 at 08:06:21 p.m. CDT • :

Hay River, N.W.T., man facing sex-related charges found guilty of voyeurism, sexual assault

September 9 , 2025 at 12:51:08 p.m. CDT • :

Fort Providence residents will be allowed back home at noon on Thursday

September 8 , 2025 at 08:36:36 p.m. CDT • :

Fire destroys home in West Dawson, Yukon; officials look to boost emergency response in neighbourhood

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