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Whitehorse, YT - This year's Kilrich Native Hockey Tournament marks the first one under a new set of rules aimed at boosting the competition. The biggest change is in the A division, which was opened earlier this year to allow more high-level players, including former professionals. In a previous interview with CKRW, t...

Whitehorse, YT - Team Yukon ended the 2026 Arctic Winter Games on a high note, finishing second overall in the medal standings. The hometown team took 174 medals, including 57 golds, 65 silvers and 52 bronzes. Team Yukon's standings marked an improvement over its 161-medal haul from the 2024 Mat-Su Games, including a j...

Whitehorse, YT - Halfway through the 2026 Arctic Winter Games, Team Yukon is racking up golds and setting new records in front of a hometown crowd. In Arctic Sports, Emily King set a new Arctic Winter Games record in the open female one-hand reach, earning a gold ulu. The Yukon Gymnastics team also captured its first-e...

Whitehorse, YT - It's a bit surreal for staff at the Arctic Winter Games Host Society that after all their work, the opening ceremony takes place this Sunday. "It's such a strange feeling," said AWG Host Society President Tracey Bilsky. "We've been at this for so long, planning for so long, and now to be...

Whitehorse, YT - The new biathlon facility on Grey Mountain has been completed just in time for the Arctic Winter Games. The roughly $3.8 million project began last June and was completed this winter, finishing slightly ahead of schedule despite a tight timeline before the Games, which kick off on March 8. The total is...