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new Yellowknifer wins Diamond Jubilee medal

Canada's Governor General David Johnston handed out the first Diamond Jubilee medals in Ottawa this morning, and Yellowknife's Gail Cyr was awarded one of the medals for her work with St. John's Ambulance in the North. 1:21 PM ET

new Grise Fiord gets new mayor

Meeka Kiguktak has been acclaimed as the community's mayor after no one else ran for the job. 1:13 PM ET

Missing Whitehorse boy found

The Whitehorse RCMP has located a 12-year-old boy who went missing last week. 1:18 PM ET

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