Whitehorse now has a passport pickup location, the 1st of its kind in the North
The federal government is now offering 10-day passport pickup in Whitehorse, the first time the service has been offered North of 60.
Read more
Whitehorse
Northern Nights Festival celebrates dark skies in the Yukon
Marie-Eve Owen and Tim Taylor wanted to spend one last family vacation outdoors as the midnight sun fades away and
Read more
Environmental impacts unknown after sewage system repair in Yukon capital
Water testing results could take up to 3 weeks, says senior technician A major leak in Whitehorse’s sewage system was
Read more
Hospital running at limited capacity in Canada’s Yukon territory
By Sissi De Flaviis · CBC News ‘It’s difficult to tell what’s driving this. We are busy, there’s no doubt about that,’
Read more
Regional carriers need protection, say northern airline experts
The federal government needs to mandate interline agreements with big carriers, experts say Cutbacks to flights in southern Canada could
Read more
2022 Arctic Arts Summit kicks off June 27 in Yukon, Canada
The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit will kick off on June 27 in Whitehorse, the capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory.
Read more
Yukon RCMP lay organized crime charges against 8 people following 6-month investigation
RCMP in Whitehorse say they have significantly disrupted drug trafficking in the territory after a six-month investigation led to the
Read more
Housing crisis focal point of Whitehorse draft community plan in Canada’s Yukon territory
Plan tackles housing and plots new neighborhoods to keep up with fast growth For the first time in a decade,
Read more
Federal gov’t makes temporary exceptions for unvaccinated travellers in remote communities
Transport Canada to offer COVID-19 testing at hub airports The federal government has made exceptions to its mandatory vaccination rule
Read more
‘Stay vigilant and stay aware’: grizzly bear attack serves as precautionary tale to Yukoners in northwest Canada
A grizzly bear attack left a person severely injured on Monday, says Environment official A person is recovering after being
Read more
Project aims to bring long-term support to at-risk men in Canada’s Yukon territory
‘The [current] system itself is failing people,’ says project founder Nelson Lepine Nelson Lepine knows just how hard it can
Read more
Northwest Territories residents experience “another world” in Ivvavik National Park
Seven-year-old Lindyn Fraser is the youngest visitor to Ivvavik National Park in Yukon this summer. “I’m having a lot of fun here,”
Read more
Canada’s Yukon territory reports 44 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend
Dr. Brendan Hanley recommends parents keep children home from daycare for next two weeks Parents are being told to keep
Read more
City of Whitehorse in northwestern Canada to bid for 2027 Canada Winter Games
Games a reason to build ‘tens of millions’ in new infrastructure, says mayor The City of Whitehorse is looking ahead
Read more
Soaring price of lumber puts squeeze on builders in Yukon, Canada
‘There are some substantial challenges in even acquiring the materials,’ says one Whitehorse contractor A year ago, you could buy
Read more