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Chris Van Dyke

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Yellowknife NWT | University of Guelph | Fan of under-the-radar cities, towns and places | SAFC, Flames & CanMNT. Opinions my own

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Territory's rent to be capped for final time this year, says Yukon Party | CBC News Cory Bellmore, community services minister, said eliminating the rent cap will allow more people to be interested in investing into the rental market. The amendment to remove the rent cap is expected ...

Disappointing news for Yukon renters, but not surprising with a conservative government now in place. Will we see the supply increase? I'm skeptical. But there will certainly be an increase in rent
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

19.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He said without a university in "the North". No matter how you slice it, that includes Whitehorse

12.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean this is great, but are you forgetting Yukon U?

12.02.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Yellowknife Airport arrivals area after several flights arrived within a short period of time. Several dozen tourists are surrounding the stuffed polar bear and seal on the baggage carousel.

Yellowknife Airport arrivals area after several flights arrived within a short period of time. Several dozen tourists are surrounding the stuffed polar bear and seal on the baggage carousel.

Meanwhile arrivals is pretty well equally crazy

03.02.2026 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Yellowknife airport from the outside, showing the lineup for security going past the departures door.

Yellowknife airport from the outside, showing the lineup for security going past the departures door.

At Yellowknife Airport right now, the lineup for our (very small) security lounge is going past the departures door (including a double back for half its length). 4 southern flights leaving in the next 75 minutes. This piece of infrastructure hasn't kept up with the rebound in aurora tourism here.

03.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district.

I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.

ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.

24.01.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3133    πŸ” 705    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 21

Mark Carney’s off making big speeches to distract from how he’s gutting the public service and by extension the capacity of the federal government.

23.01.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Mayor Jacob Frey: β€œTo ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

07.01.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 14446    πŸ” 3841    πŸ’¬ 244    πŸ“Œ 372

Surprised no Patrick Metcalfe after a strong season in Norway, with the league being out of season

06.01.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

03.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13410    πŸ” 2210    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 82

What a pile of shit

30.12.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These pre-security washrooms are the least of the airport's issues. YZF's post-security area is an embarrassment for an airport of its size - from the washrooms, to amenities, to its overall size, it's in urgent need of expansion.

08.12.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Curacao just qualified for the World Cup! How great is that? They've made a ton of strides in recent years to establish themselves as one of the best Caribbean teams πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ό

19.11.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally!

16.10.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Downtown YK needs this project to get across the finish line and this developer took it on when no one else would. There's certainly an element of developer responsibility here but from what we're reading the City's planning department isn't without blame.

10.09.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UN chief AntΓ³nio Guterres has called Israel’s 'targeted strike’ on Hamas officials in Doha a β€˜flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar.'

09.09.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 364    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 16

Israel is bombing Qatar now too? This rogue state needs to be stopped.

09.09.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the β€˜assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.

πŸ”—: aje.io/eeht0q | #JournalismIsNotACrime

11.08.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 849    πŸ” 352    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 22

Who needs high speed rail when we can have a bunch of bombs or something?

17.07.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can't crack open a cold one: N.L. only province to abstain from alcohol trade agreement | CBC News Customers in Newfoundland and Labrador are out of luck if they were hopingΒ to buy a specific beer or spirit from another province without having to leave.

I wish someone would ask why the NWT is also abstaining (while the Yukon isn't). Guessing it's to do with shipping costs but I'm dying for better craft beer selection www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

15.07.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interesting - undeveloped lot at the south end of Twin Pine Hill for sale (and apparently already sold). Noticed the boundary stakes last week but sign just went up today. Curious what the plan is. #Yellowknife

08.07.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the west: β€œrussia’s invasion of ukraine is a violation of international law and putin is a brutal war criminal”

also the west: β€œisrael is completely justified in attacking iran in violation of international law and we fully support war criminal netanyahu”

18.06.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 265    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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US Regime Deploys Troops, Arrests Citizens, and Detains Opposition Amid Mass Pro-Democracy Protests What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?

Wrote a dispatch from the US β€” inspired by how the Western media often covers African, Middle Eastern, and Latin American countries.

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US Regime Deploys Troops, Arrests Citizens, and Detains Opposition Amid Mass Pro-Democracy Protests

13.06.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

As a Sunderland fan I'm obviously biased, but that game was yet another example of how European sports are a complete different level to North America, due to promotion/relegation vs the franchise model

24.05.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SUNDERLAND AFC ARE PREMIER LEAGUE!!!! 😍😍😍

24.05.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 685    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 45

Sunderland back in the Premier League! Holy shit! πŸ”΄βšͺ

24.05.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TOMMY WATSON!!!!! SUNDERLAND LEAD AT WEMBLEY!!

24.05.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

What a perfectly weighted ball by Patrick Roberts for Mayenda's goal #safc

24.05.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Land for housing, more First Nation involvement among Yukoners' priorities for new Public Lands Act | CBC News The Yukon government heard a few priorities during public consultations about the territory's new Public Lands Act: Developing more land for housing; supporting more First Nations involvement; and def...

Imagine that - a territory recognizing its public land legislation has impacts on housing! Hope the GNWT pays attention as it works thru its own Public Land Act & Reg's. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

15.05.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sunderland scoring on the last kick of the game to go to Wembley 🀯🀯

13.05.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0