
Isabel Ruitenbeek
Reporter
Isabel Ruitenbeek is a reporter at CBC Whitehorse. She has previously worked with The Coast in Halifax and The Tyee in Vancouver. You can reach her at isabel.ruitenbeek@cbc.ca.
Latest from Isabel Ruitenbeek

A chicken, goats, fast food, driftwood: Strange things Yukoners have brought on Air North flights
In response to a call out for stories, CBC received almost two hundred comments, and 124 distinct travel tales. Yukoners were eager to share their experiences bringing up albino corn snakes, pints of olive oil and lilac tree trimmings – all on Air North flights.
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Yukon RCMP 'not going anywhere,' says commanding officer, responding to PM's proposed reforms
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's proposal for bold reform of the RCMP — including a shift away from boots-on-the ground policing they provide in provinces and territories — is getting mixed reaction in the Yukon.
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Indigenous education conference in Yukon explores culture and curriculum
Nearly 300 people took part in a conference held at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse this past week, hosted by the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate.
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