First Nation in Dawson City, Yukon, plans for return of ancient baby mammoth ‘Nun cho ga’
Rare specimen found in 2022 currently being preserved at Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa It’s been four years since a
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Yukon ‘not greatly affected’ by U.S. duties, Dixon says, as tariffs trump talks with Carney
By Dana Hatherly Premiers met with each other and prime minister last week in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Recent news out of
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Yukon’s find-a-health-provider waitlist down by half as territory welcomes new doctors
By Dana Hatherly The territorial government also created a new licensing path for some internationally trained physicians The Yukon’s waitlist
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Premier will consider resigning if Yukon goes over debt cap, but commits to avoiding that
By Dana Hatherly Yukon government wants feds to increase borrowing limit from $1.2 billion to $3 billion Premier Currie Dixon
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Ottawa Invests $2M to Modernize Security at Whitehorse Airport
The Government of Canada is injecting just over $2 million into the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport for the purchase
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Yukon Energy sues company, alleging botched work at Mayo dam
Yukon Energy is suing a Finnish company for millions following work it did at the Mayo hydroelectric dam. Filed to
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Hospitals flag ‘unfunded’ pressure points, $2.5M deficit to Yukon health minister
The Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) wrote to the territorial health minister warning of pressure points that remain “unfunded” amid a
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Placer miners in the Klondike get back to work as Yukon gov’t tackles licence
By Chris MacIntyre A backlog of licence and permit renewals has had some placer miners in the Klondike uncertain whether
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Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years
By Gabrielle Plonka A Yukon non-profit says its new action plan aims to cut homelessness by 50 per cent by
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Watchdog dubs Yukon’s political party finance system worst in Canada
By Dana Hatherly A democracy watchdog dubs the Yukon as the “worst” in the country when it comes to its
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Eagle gold mine cleanup costs more than $11M a month, receiver says
By Gabrielle Plonka Remediation at the Eagle gold mine is projected to cost $76.5 million this spring and summer, according
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Yukon First Nation says it can pump out 250 houses per year — if it gets the timber
Living in a log cabin, according to Devin Brodhagen, has long been an “ideal” in the Yukon. But the timber
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Plastic Pollution: Ottawa Funds Indigenous Research in the North
Minister of Environment Julie Dabrusin has announced a $2.4 million investment to study the impact of plastic pollution on Indigenous
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Tariffs: $1.5M to Support Yukon Workers
The federal and territorial governments are injecting $1.5 million over three years to help the Yukon workforce adapt to global
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Yukon issues flood watch advisories for Dawson City, Carmacks
Flood watch advisories have been issued for the Yukon River in the Dawson region, as well as the Nordenskiold River
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