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The train whistle was once again heard almost daily in Carcross this summer (Courtesy/Derek Crowe)

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Indigenous business owner Kim Koyczan was among three Yukon-based semi-finalists in the 2023 Pow Wow Pitch, a competition that celebrates Indigenous entrepreneurs across North America. (Matthew Bossons/Yukon News)

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    Kaylyn Baker gives a tour of artwork in the Yukon Prize 2023 exhibit. (Mike Thomas/Yukon Arts Centre)

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    U.S.-based Tibetan monk Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé. (Eric Swanson Photography)

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      Participants are seen at the 2022 Terry Fox Run in Whitehorse. The 2023 event will be held Sept. 17 at Rotary Park. (Yukon News file)

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