Yukon tourism forecasts ‘very good season’ after record cruise traffic in 2025
By Dana Hatherly Department estimates cruise passengers entering territory reached new levels last year. After what the Department of Tourism
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Alaska Highway reopens near U.S. border in Yukon
The Alaska Highway has reopened north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, after an earlier closure due to flooding on the road.
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Flooding closes Alaska Highway, cuts off access to U.S.-Canada border
By Caitrin Pilkington The Alaska Highway has been flooded just north of Beaver Creek in the Yukon. Officials have closed
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Hibernation season is over in Dawson City, Yukon, as businesses, town prepare to welcome tourists this summer
There is still plenty of snow on the ground in Dawson City, Yukon, but it hasn’t stopped the town from
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First Nation of Nacho Nyäk Dun neutral on possible gold mine sale, slams Yukon gov’t handling of process
The First Nation of Nacho Nyäk Dun says it has no opinion about the possible sale of the mothballed Eagle
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Hundreds march in Whitehorse to protest manslaughter conviction
About 450 people gathered in downtown Whitehorse Tuesday to protest a recent Yukon Supreme Court decision and advocate for judicial reform. The
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N.W.T. gov’t hopes for ‘rebound’ in spring water levels this year on Mackenzie River
By Yumna Iftikhar Heavy winter snowpack to the south could help bring the Mackenzie River closer to normal this summer
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Yukon government axes engineer on Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement project
The Yukon government has axed the engineer on the Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement, with the highways minister saying “different expertise”
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This northern Yukon island shows how thawing permafrost is transforming the Arctic
By Tori Fitzpatrick Thawing permafrost on a small island off the Yukon’s north coast is shedding light on how climate
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Yukon government offers incentives to switch to fossil fuels and rebates on electric bills
By Dana Hatherly This week in Yukon politics, Yukoners learned about new rebates and MLAs voted to review election financing
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Two Yukon First Nations looking to take over their own health care needs
By TJ Dhir Chiefs have written to Yukon and federal governments over proposed territorial health authority Two Yukon First Nations
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Northern water, housing and transit projects to receive funding from Ottawa
Ottawa announced federal infrastructure investments across the country this week, with water systems, housing development and transportation projects among the
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Electricity bills expected to go up again as Yukoners await new rebate details
By Dana Hatherly End of government rebates and rate rider hikes add up to higher bills Yukoners can expect their
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Yukon government passes bill to allow it to halt health authority, minister says
By Dana Hatherly Opposition motion calling on health authority board representatives to testify in legislature defeated The Yukon government has
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Commission issues recommended land use plan for Yukon’s vast Dawson region
Final plan will determine how roughly 10 per cent of Yukon’s land mass should be managed in future A proposed
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