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Today's top headlines from CBC North - 2026-01-23

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Yellowknife security guards fired, arrested after allegedly throwing 63-year old head first down stairs

January 22 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Clifford Antoine, 63, says two security guards from Risk Control Canada threw him head first off the top of the stairs of Norseman Manor apartments in downtown Yellowknife, leaving him bloodied, with a black eye and broken wrist.

Q+A: Danish Ambassador Nikolaj Harris on resilience, security and the Arctic in a time of global upheaval

January 22 , 2026 at 03:22:50 p.m. CST • :

Ambassadors from five nordic countries were in Yellowknife Wednesday for a seminar called "Resilience in the Arctic." The session was centred on discussions between Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Canada about areas of co-operation in the Arctic.

Yukon parents frustrated by frequent school bus cancellations

January 22 , 2026 at 02:02:24 p.m. CST • :

Some Yukon families have been growing increasingly frustrated with frequent school bus cancellations, saying it's affecting their finances and also causing stress for the students.

Boiler caused smoke to billow from Yellowknife's Watermark Tower

January 21 , 2026 at 02:27:46 p.m. CST • :

No fire was reported and emergency vehicles had left by about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Meet the 26-year-old chief attending the Dene National Assembly

January 22 , 2026 at 11:45:00 a.m. CST • :

Wednesday saw day two of the Dene National Assembly in the Northwest Territories. Chief Devon Felker of West Point First Nation is attending the assembly for the first time since getting elected this summer. At 26 years old he's the youngest person at the table. Sarah St-Pierre caught up with him in Fort Good Hope.

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January 21 , 2026 at 07:13:31 p.m. CST • :

Mike Pemberton resigns as Yukon Liberal leader

January 21 , 2026 at 01:57:01 p.m. CST • :

As food gets more expensive, Yukoners struggle with 'ridiculous' grocery bills

January 21 , 2026 at 05:00:00 a.m. CST • :

Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., woman latest in her family to take to the skies

January 20 , 2026 at 02:30:19 p.m. CST • :

Man accused of armed robbery, stealing toy swords from Yellowknife store

January 21 , 2026 at 06:50:28 p.m. CST • :

Jeremy Tunraluk resigns at Nunavut Tunngavik president

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