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Northern Review publishes special issue highlighting northern economic development

WHITEHORSE – The Northern Review, Yukon University’s open access scholarly journal, has published its 57th issue. This latest edition is the first of three special issues that will be published in collaboration with the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), exploring northern economic development.

“Within a few months of getting started, we discovered that we had tapped into a deep vein of talent and subject matter on northern commercial activity,” writes Ken Coates, a founding editor of The Northern Review.

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Construction underway for Yukon University's new science building
Yukon University’s First Nations Arts certificate program is accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year
Respected Elder and proud Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Citizen Mary Jane Jim receives YukonU Honorary Doctorate of Arts Degree

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