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Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2026-02-02

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Cambridge Bay sisters stick it out to become only grads from their 8-student teacher education cohort

January 31 , 2026 at 03:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Denise VandenBrink says she and her sister Janielle are excited to be graduating in June. But they'll be the only two students to do so from their original cohort of eight who started the Nunavut Teachers Education Program in 2021 at the Cambridge Bay campus.

Film co-produced by Yukoner wins Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival

January 30 , 2026 at 06:08:35 p.m. CST • :

A documentary about a polar bear, co-produced by Yukoner Mike Code has taken home a top prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Imperial Oil says it will shutter Norman Wells oil operations this summer

January 30 , 2026 at 11:06:50 a.m. CST • :

The closure has been in the works since 2022, but until now, there has been no solid timeline for the shutdown.

NDP urges territory to grant Yukon River personhood

January 30 , 2026 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Personhood is a concept where entities in nature — be it mountains, animals, forests or rivers — are afforded rights akin to human beings.

South Slave communities won't be back on hydro until the end of March: NTPC

January 30 , 2026 at 01:52:04 p.m. CST • :

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says repairs on the surge tank are expected to be complete by the end of next month. It says testing follows repairs and South Slave communities could return to hydro by March end.

January 30 , 2026 at 01:36:24 p.m. CST • :

Fire badly damages two residential units in Edzo, RCMP say

January 29 , 2026 at 02:48:40 p.m. CST • :

Missing baby presumed dead after mother's remains found by Alberta RCMP

January 28 , 2026 at 09:29:27 a.m. CST • :

Yukon coroner identifies man fatally shot by police outside Whitehorse

January 29 , 2026 at 05:53:47 p.m. CST • :

Failure to regulate security profession in N.W.T. is a public safety risk, say experts

January 30 , 2026 at 04:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Pangnirtung MLA voices concerns over proposed Iqaluit hydro project

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