Yukon and Alaska sign agreement to address MMIWG2S+ crisis
The agreement was first initiated in April 2024 The Yukon government has signed an agreement with Alaska to address the
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Do you speak Yukon English? These researchers want to hear it
‘Linguists know very, very little about what’s going on with Englishes in the Canadian North,’ researcher says As research projects
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Yukon FN says mineral staking ‘unwelcome, unlawful’ during land-use planning process
By Marissa Meilleur Territorial government maintains its authority, saying ‘the law is the law of the Yukon’ The First Nation of
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No nurses in Faro, Yukon, prompts month-long closure of health centre
Faro’s health centre will be closed from Aug. 6 to Sept. 5 The health centre in Faro, Yukon, will be
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Reduced service at Pelly Crossing, Yukon, health centre because of staffing
Centre will remain open, with one nurse until Friday The community health centre in Pelly Crossing, Yukon, is operating at
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There’s a new way for Yukon residents to recycle household hazardous waste
Interchange Recycling opened collection site in Whitehorse as part of territory’s EPR program There is a new way for Yukoners
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Wildfire protection plans coming for many Yukon communities
By Cali McTavish At mid-season update, wildfire officials say it’s been an intense summer for crews and communities Yukon Wildland
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First Nation, chamber of mines blast Yukon gov’t’s efforts to develop new mining laws
‘At every turn, our rights were ignored and our voice was unheard. Our interests were discarded’ The Yukon government’s efforts
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Preferential treatment for northerners key for trade zone between territories: N.W.T. premier
By TJ Dhir · Zone will be aimed at reducing trade barriers and promoting movement of goods and workers The N.W.T.’s
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Pool at Whitehorse’s Canada Games Centre to close for 10 weeks
The pool at Whitehorse’s Canada Games Centre typically closes for a few weeks every summer, for routine maintenance. But this
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Yellowknife school launches land-based junior kindergarten
By Sarah St-Pierre Gloria Gaudet has been teaching junior kindergarten for two years, and come the fall, she will be doing
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Beaver Creek, parts of Alaska Highway in Yukon under evacuation alert
A wildfire north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, has prompted a warning to residents of the community, as well as parts of
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Whitehorse saw driest June in nearly a century
If it seemed drier than normal last month in Whitehorse, you weren’t imagining it — the city saw the lowest amount
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Territorial ministers seek full funding for national plan on gender-based violence
Ministers meet with federal counterpart in Yellowknife about tackling gendered violence Amid the federal government’s bid to reduce spending, territorial ministers
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What a Yukon hockey star’s choice of a U.S. college means for Canadian hockey
By Verity Stevenson The language used to describe Gavin McKenna’s game often comes straight from the realm of fantasy. “He’s a
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