Emissions rise as Yukon gov’t adds more items to climate change to-do list
Yukoners produced 7 per cent more carbon in first year of plan to hit net-zero by 2050 Yukon’s emissions rose
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Author: Chris Windeyer, CBC News
Analysis: A strained relationship in the Yukon legislature holds — for now
Fall sitting of Legislative Assembly ends with passage of $153M supplementary budget Stay together for the kids. It’s not only a
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Yukon municipalities call for new funding formula
Municipal governments ‘stretched thin’ by rising costs, limited revenue Yukon municipalities say they’re “stretched thin” by inflation, rising insurance costs
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Yukon NDP, Liberals continue to spar over free transit for Whitehorse
Community Services minister says Yukon gov’t won’t spend more than $1.5M to eliminate fares The debate between the Yukon NDP and
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After years of false starts on electoral boundaries, Yukon MLAs try again
Bill to establish new electoral boundaries commission could pass as early as this week There’s still plenty of partisan mistrust,
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NDP slams Yukon gov’t plan to spend $44M on Alaska port upgrade
NDP Leader Kate White says government cutting social spending to pay for infrastructure for mining industry Yukon NDP Leader Kate
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Gwich’in celebrate cancellation of oil exploration leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Alaska politicians, Iñupiat, say they’re disappointed by the Biden administration’s decision For Gwich’in on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border
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COVID-19 state of emergency ends in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
Officials report 2 new cases, say 36 remain active The Yukon government is ending its COVID-19 state of emergency, effective
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Parties start rolling out promises as Yukon election campaign ramps up
After a weekend mostly spent putting up signs, Yukon’s three main political parties started the campaign’s first full week with
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Some hotels in northwestern Canada still willing to book U.S. travellers, despite restrictions
Hotels in downtown Whitehorse are offering mixed messages to would-be guests from the U.S. Under the Yukon government’s current border
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Yukon Energy to build battery storage, upgrade power line in northwestern Canada
Yukon Energy will spend nearly $60 million to build a new battery storage facility in Whitehorse, northwestern Canada, and replace
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Northern Canada: Council of Yukon First Nations to train writers for Indigenous sentencing reports
The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is taking over a pilot project aimed at training people in the Northern
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New governance model for Yukon community in northern Canada
The Yukon government, in northwestern Canada, is looking for ideas to organize local government for southern community of Carcross. Currently,
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Arctic Canada: Lynda Dickson sworn in as new chief of Carcross/Tagish First Nation
Lynda Dickson was sworn in Wednesday as the new Haa Shaa du Hen, or chief, of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation,
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