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Yes pro-wrestling has officially kicked on in the Arctic. Used to be you would have to hoof it down south to take in a bout of good old-fashioned wrestling, but thanks to the organizers and performers at Totally Arctic Wrestling (TAW), some of the best Full Nelsons and Diving Headbutts are actually found by going farther north.

Children and youth in Yukon First Nations rural communities are set to have access to two meals a day, five days a week thanks to a new initiative launched by the Council of Yukon First nations (CYFN) today. The announcement from Grand Chief Peter Johnston and Executive Director Shadelle Chambers outlined the aims of the new program and how the funding through Jordan’s Principle, approved by Indigenous Services Canada, would be put to use.

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship group at the Yukon College officially launched the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) at the Yukon College Northlight Innovation building in downtown Whitehorse. The hub is one of nine across Canada but is the only one in the territories and is aimed at aiding female business owners, or women interested in starting a business anywhere in the territory.

The Renewable Energy Panel is going on tour and hosting public meetings in four Yukon communities this week. The panel composed of 4 experts on renewable energy in the Yukon will be hosting consultation and conversations in Whitehorse, Dawson, Watson Lake and Haines Junction starting tonight at 7 and continuing each day until Thursday.

Tech giant Apple banned all vaping related Apps from its App Store amid health concerns over more than 2,100 reported cases of vaping-related lung injuries and serious illness. Some States in the US and provinces in Canada are moving to restrict the use of vaping products. Health authorities are calling it a public health crisis and youth epidemic.

Garbage Truck Santa, known for most of the year as Wayne Henderson, held a press conference today at the Yukon College to announce some exciting developments. Henderson has been a famous sight around Whitehorse for the past 27 years after first donning his Santa suit in 1991. Over the years his tradition has evolved from just the costume to ornate lights and decorations on a regulation sized garbage truck.

The AFN Yukon region launched the first Annual Yukon Regional Leadership Awards on the evening of November 14th. The event honours past AFN National Chiefs, Yukon AFN Regional Chiefs as well as new leaders in 6 different categories.

It has been 10 years since the Whitehorse Food Bank first opened in April 2009. Since its opening the food bank has grown and evolved to meet a growing population and a rising cost of living in Whitehorse. In October 2009 to food bank served 1160 individuals.

The winner of a pair of weekend passes to Blue Feather was announced on the Drive Home Show with Wayne Bobalicious this afternoon.

CHON-FM is broadcasting live tonight from the AFN leadership awards. The broadcast is sponsored by the First Nations Bank of Canada.

After 35 years of broadcasting to the Yukon, Northern BC and Western NWT, CHON-FM is getting a face lift

In case you missed it, here are all our Southern Tutchone - Tàá’an Män (Lake Laberge) Dialect First Nation Phrases of the Day. Please note, all these translation have been generously provided by Nakhela Bunbury.

Aboriginal live radio broadcasting partnership starting in July 2018 between CHON-FM and KRFF-Fairbanks to promote, exchange and distribute indigenous language programs.

CHON-FM engineering team working on upgrading the rural community transmitter facilities