Today's top headlines from CBC North

Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2025-06-17

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Man pleads guilty to charges linked to death of Whitehorse cyclist

June 16 , 2025 at 05:18:37 p.m. CDT • :

Adam Lougheed pleaded guilty to driving while prohibited, dangerous driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene of a fatal crash. That's in relation to a hit-and-run last June that killed Joseph Morrison.

U.S. appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska's Willow oil project

June 16 , 2025 at 05:33:45 p.m. CDT • :

The decision comes in a long-running dispute over the project, most recently greenlit in March 2023 by former president Joe Biden's administration and under development in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska by ConocoPhillips Alaska.

Some Yukon youth soccer tournament games cancelled due to smoke

June 16 , 2025 at 05:01:08 p.m. CDT • :

Wildfires in the northeastern part of B.C. blanketed Whitehorse in smoke this past weekend, forcing some games, part of a youth soccer tournament, to be cancelled.

New $52M science building at Yukon University to put new emphasis on Indigenous knowledge

June 16 , 2025 at 04:56:19 p.m. CDT • :

Construction has begun on Yukon University's new $52-million science building. Officials say it will be a space where Western science can blend with Indigenous world views, school officials say.

Man killed in Alaska Highway collision, Yukon's 2nd fatal crash in 3 days

June 16 , 2025 at 03:53:25 p.m. CDT • :

An Arizona man died after his motorhome went off the road near Marsh lake, south of Whitehorse, on Sunday afternoon. It follows another fatal collision on Friday, a little further north on the highway.

June 16 , 2025 at 12:40:53 p.m. CDT • :

Yukon Supreme Court approves sale of Minto mine to Selkirk First Nation

June 16 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Families furious over treatment of foster children in Kinngait, Nunavut

June 13 , 2025 at 02:28:08 p.m. CDT • :

Gold being recovered at Yukon's Eagle mine site to help pay for remediation

June 16 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Yellowknife recruiting lifeguards as new pool sees thousands of users within first month

June 13 , 2025 at 07:55:52 p.m. CDT • :

N.W.T. Supreme Court grants eviction orders for occupants of 2 cabins

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June 12 , 2025 at 03:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Weight of traditional knowledge discussed at public hearing for Diavik's water licence

June 13 , 2025 at 12:32:50 p.m. CDT • :

Alaska Highway reopens after fatal collision south of Whitehorse

June 14 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Nunavut bodybuilder winning medals and hoping to lift Inuit in the process

June 15 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

Pride flag vandalized in Mistissini, Que.; community support grows, one window at a time

June 15 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. CDT • :

One year after Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., evacuation, leaders reflect on lessons learned

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