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Indigenous fashion week in Santa Fe, New Mexico, explores heritage in silk and hides
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Fashion designers from across North America are bringing together inspiration…
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…
Dutch leader says NATO’s chief insists allies should spend at least 3.5% of GDP on defense budgets
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Friday that NATO’s chief wants the…
In the news today: Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Here’s a list of March inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says.…
Man from Phoenix, Ariz., missing after truck plunges into Yukon River
WHITEHORSE — Whitehorse RCMP say a man from Phoenix, Ariz., is missing after the truck…
B.C. police divers unable to find American man after Yukon River crash
WHITEHORSE — Mounties in Yukon say specialized police divers have been unable to find an…
Yukon RCMP officer cleared in 2022 fatal shooting at Whitehorse airport
EDMONTON — Independent investigators have cleared a Yukon police officer in a 2022 fatal shooting…
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the United States on…
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the United States in…
US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the…
US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the…
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, marking its third authorization of vaccine…
Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute
OTTAWA — Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to…
Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico, a country with pressing problems
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum will take the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s…
Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president,…
Man charged with setting fire to van filled with gasoline cans at Vancouver City Hall
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a 78-year-old man has been charged after setting fire…
Yukon’s remote fresh waters are producing NHL-calibre talent in Dylan Cozens and Gavin McKenna
WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) — Buffalo Sabres centre Dylan Cozens had just finished a gruelling summer…
Mercury found in water near Yukon mine disaster, Yukon government says
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury levels that “exceeded the water quality objective” were…